Neighborhood Profile

Alum Rock-East Foothills

San Jose, CA | Santa Clara County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
40.6
National rank: #10,847 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
51.0
Score
Value Opportunity
40.1
Score
Momentum
24.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSan Jose, CA
CountySanta Clara County
National rank#10,847 of 14,967
State rank#1,346 of 1,814
City rank#15 of 16
County rank#93 of 95
National percentile27.5
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$1,252,201
Year-over-year home value change-1.9%
Month-over-month home value change-0.23%
Home value to income ratio10.01
Median household income$125,117
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%
Civilian unemployment rate7.4%
Homeownership rate52.4%
Housing vacancy rate4.1%
Rent burden 30% or higher55.7%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Alum Rock-East Foothills

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Alum Rock-East Foothills?

Alum Rock-East Foothills is ranked #15 of 16 eligible neighborhoods in San Jose; #1,346 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #10,847 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Alum Rock-East Foothills one of the best neighborhoods in San Jose?

Alum Rock-East Foothills has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 40.6 and a city ranking of #15 of 16 eligible neighborhoods in San Jose.

How much are homes worth in Alum Rock-East Foothills?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Alum Rock-East Foothills is approximately $1,252,201.

Are home values rising or falling in Alum Rock-East Foothills?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -1.9% year over year and -0.23% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Alum Rock-East Foothills?

Alum Rock-East Foothills has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 24.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Alum Rock-East Foothills?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $125,117.

How affordable is Alum Rock-East Foothills relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.01. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Alum Rock-East Foothills primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 52.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in Alum Rock-East Foothills?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.4%.

How educated are residents of Alum Rock-East Foothills?

Approximately 31.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Alum Rock-East Foothills face high rent burden?

Approximately 55.7% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Alum Rock-East Foothills?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications555
Estimated originations287
Home-purchase applications219
Origination rate51.8%
Home-purchase share39.5%
Average application loan$564,300
Total application loan amount$313,006,972
National application rank#471 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 44.0% YoY; originations 39.5% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.