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Officially the City of San José, is an economic, cultural and political center of Silicon Valley and the largest city in Northern California. San Jose is the third most populous city in California with an estimated 2017 population of just over 1,000,000. Located on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay and in the center of Santa Clara Valley, San José covers an area of 178 square miles. San José is the county seat of Santa Clara County, the most affluent county in California and one of the most affluent counties in the United States.

San Jose is a global city, known for innovation, for its wealth, weather, and high cost of living. San Jose's location within the booming high tech industry, as a cultural, political, and economic center has earned the city the nickname "Capital of Silicon Valley". The San Jose Metropolitan Area has the most millionaires and the most billionaires in the United States per capita.

With a median home price of $1,085,000, San Jose has the most expensive housing market in the country and the fifth most expensive housing market in the world, according to the 2017 Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey. Major global tech companies including Cisco Systems, eBay, Cadence Design Systems, Adobe Systems, PayPal, Brocade, Samsung, Acer, and Western Digital maintain their headquarters in San Jose, in the center of Silicon Valley.