City Score: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA scores 39 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 42 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 35 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

  • What San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is up against: 64 out of 100 — Better than 28% of cbsas, down 1 points
  • Where grace is growing: 33 out of 100 — Better than 59% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 78 out of 100 — Better than 88% of cbsas, down 5 points
  • Christian liberty: 20 out of 100 — Better than 5% of cbsas, down 3 points

What takes San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 35 → 40

What affected it

  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married down 15 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 7 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 6 percentile points (Christian liberty)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · California · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · California · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · California · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · California · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · California · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · California · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · California · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · California · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · California · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · California · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · California · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 19 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

  1. Los Altos, CA — 47, Liberty
  2. Cupertino, CA — 46, Liberty
  3. Tres Pinos, CA — 45, Liberty
  4. San Juan Bautista, CA — 44, Liberty
  5. Saratoga, CA — 44, Liberty
  6. Los Gatos, CA — 42, Liberty
  7. San Martin, CA — 42, Liberty
  8. Palo Alto, CA — 41, Liberty
  9. Los Altos Hills, CA — 40, Liberty
  10. Milpitas, CA — 40, Liberty
  11. Santa Clara, CA — 40, Liberty
  12. Sunnyvale, CA — 40, Liberty
  13. Hollister, CA — 39, Liberty
  14. Mountain View, CA — 39, Liberty
  15. Morgan Hill, CA — 38, Liberty
  16. Campbell, CA — 37, Liberty
  17. San Jose, CA — 36, Liberty
  18. Gilroy, CA — 33, Liberty
  19. Monte Sereno, CA — 30, Liberty

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/san-jose-sunnyvale-santa-clara-ca. Methodology.

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