Mccoy Ave, San Jose, CA

Tucked between Westgate Center’s big-box bustle and the quieter creeks of West San José, the McCoy Avenue tract is a grid of post-war ranch houses and seventies two-stories shaded by mature liquidambar and magnolia. Yards are generous and mostly level, so basketball hoops and raised-bed veggie gardens share space with RV pads. Walkers and dog owners gravitate south to the open fields and tennis courts at Westmont High, while El Quito Park offers a leafier loop and a popular tot lot just across Saratoga Avenue. Weekends often start with coffee at the neighborhood Starbucks or dim sum at Marvel Cake before errands at Target, REI, or AMC’s multiplex five minutes north. Families prize the school lineup: Harker Lower School sits inside the eastern edge, and public options include Easterbrook Discovery K-8 and Westmont High. Traffic hum from Lawrence Expressway is noticeable on the northwest blocks, but interior streets stay calm enough for evening bike rides. Residents run a lively Nextdoor network that advertises block movie nights and holiday light contests, keeping the community vibe friendly and well connected.