4San Jose
Cost of Living: 49.3% above U.S. average
City Population: 982,765
Median Household Income: $81,349
Median Home Value: $575,100
San Jose is the largest city within Silicon Valley and when California gained statehood in 1850, San Jose served as its first capital.
By the 1990s, San Jose’s location within the booming local technology industry earned the city the nickname “Capital of Silicon Valley”. San Jose is now considered to be a global city, and notable for its affluence and high cost of living.
A nice house here would cost you about $ 3 million.
