There's just something about San Jose that sparks your creativity, renews your entrepreneurial spirit, and makes your heart content. International and national publications and sources are recognizing the heart of Silicon Valley as the ultimate place to live, work and play. Here's a short list of some of the #sanjoselove.
recently recognized
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Top Happiest Cities in U.S.
March 2026
San Jose ranks #10 among the nation's happiest cities to live.
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Best Place to Travel in 2026
December 2025
Reader's Digest ranks San Jose the 7th best place to travel in 2026.
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#1 Greenest City in the U.S.
October 2025
Wallethub ranks San Jose as the Greenest City in the U.S. in 2025
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Top 10 Best City in the U.S.
June 2023
San Jose is #10 best U.S. city to live in and visit in Resonance Consultancy's 2023 list of best cities in America.
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#1 California City to Live In
May 2023
San Jose ranks #1 place to live in California and #13 across the nation in U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings.
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#1 Most Educated City on the West Coast
August 2022
San Jose ranks #2 in Most Educated Cities in the United States by WalletHub based on levels of education attainment, quality of public school and universities, and education attainment based on race and gender.
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Best City for Asian Professionals
May 2022
San Jose top's Apartment List's Best Cities for Asian Professionals with community, economic and housing opportunities, and business environment as factors.
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Top 5 Best Cities to Start a Small Business
May 2022
San Jose places fourth on Client Giant's 10 Best Cities to Start a Small Business
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#1 Most Dynamic Metropolitan
April 2022
The region tops the “Most Dynamic Metropolitans” report based on economic, employment, wage growth and entrepreneurship metrics.
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Most Popular Metros for Millennial Homebuyers
February 2022
San Jose ranked #7 on the list of Most Popular Metros for Millennial Homebuyers.
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Top 20 Tech Towns
2021
San Jose, the Capital of Silicon Valley, took second place in the Top 20 Tech Towns.
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Best Cities for U.S. Job Seekers for 2022
December 2021
San Jose is one of the best cities in the United State for job seekers.
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#1 City for Small Businesses
May 2021
San Jose lands the #1 spot on the Top 25 Cities for Small Bussinesses.
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Top 10 Culturally Diverse Cities in the U.S.
February 2021
San Jose is #9 among the country's most diverse cities and ranks #1 among big cities.
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Symphonic Spooktacular – Symphony San Jose
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Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band
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FandomCon Silicon Valley
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Global Soccer Match Jordan vs. Algeria - Group J Watch Party
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San Jose Earthquakes vs. LAFC PRIME TIME/Mexican Heritage Night Game
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8th Annual San Jose Day
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Back to the Future
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2026 San Jose Museum of Art Gala After Party
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Extended Stay America San Jose - Santa Clara
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Residence Inn San Jose Airport
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Casa Linda Motel
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Days Inn San Jose Convention Center
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Clarion Inn Silicon Valley
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SpringHill Suites by Marriott San Jose Airport
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Homewood Suites by Hilton San Jose Santa Clara
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Hyatt House San Jose Airport
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On A Roll
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Nomikai
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Sushi Confidential
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Vahl's Restaurant
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Scratch Cookery
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Gombei
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Bertucelli's La Villa Delicatessen
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Smoking Pig BBQ
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3rd Annual San Jose Cinco de Mayo Cultural Parade & Festival
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Tiny Room Poetry Series with Saul Williams, Derrick Sanderlin and Ramona Webb
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San Jose Earthquakes vs. Colorado Rapids - College Night
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Global Soccer Match Round of 32 Watch Party
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43rd Annual Fountain Blues and Brews Festival
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South Bay Flashback
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Global Soccer Match Jordan vs. Algeria - Group J Watch Party
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Phantom of The Opera – Broadway San Jose
