Household Moving Tips to San Jose, CA
San Jose, home to a population of over one million residents, is the third-largest city in the state of California, the largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area and the county seat of Santa Clara County.
The city was founded in November 1777 by the Spanish. It was the first civilian settlement in Alta California, which was its name before joining the United States. San Jose was primarily a farming community, and remained relatively agricultural and rural until the end of World War II.
After the war, a housing boom saw much of San Jose’s farmland slowly develop into the commercial and residential powerhouse the city is today.
In 1850 the city was home to 3,500 residents; a century later, it was home to 95,000 residents, which jumped up to over 204,000 in 1960, and over 459,000 in 1970. San Jose has experienced unprecedented growth since 1950, which has made it one of the most popular areas in the state of California to relocate to.
With a mix of retail, technology, healthcare, education, and even some manufacturing. It sits in the heart of Silicon Valley, which has led to exorbitant housing prices when compared to other parts of the Bay Area.
However, San Jose is still one of the most popular areas in the state of California to move to, which tends to make it cheaper to get your goods shipped to or from the city.
Located at the southern tip of San Francisco Bay, San Jose is easily accessible via US-101 as well as several auxiliary interstates.
For household moving companies, this really doesn’t break the bank much; the industry sees a lot of traffic through California and the rest of the west coast, so most household movers are used to the routes and can easily get from one area to another.
It also helps with both your prices and your pickup windows that San Jose sees a lot of people moving to the area. With the city’s focus on more population density in their downtown core and the sprawl of the city as a whole, San Jose is a focal point for household moving services in the Bay Area.
If you’re interested in household goods transportation to or from San Jose, take a minute to visit our Household Moving Articles page, where you will get access to our exclusive household moving quote request form. You can fill it out and, when you do, you’ll get multiple free quotes from top-rated household moving companies free of charge.
If you’re looking to ship a vehicle as well as your household items, you can request a free quote to ship your vehicle via our online quote request form. You can also contact one of our agents any time at 800-930-7417. They can give you a quote, book your shipment, answer your questions, and much more.
Since 2007 Dave has written all the content and blogs for American Auto Shipping and during this time added the duties of customer support and transport logistics.
He currently resides in Washington with his three kids and their mom and cat. A fan of Marvel movies and good stories, when not shipping cars Dave can be found working on his novel, enjoying a good book or playing some tournament HALO.
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