San Jose
Rank: 33
Population: 956,368

San Jose already has pro sports teams, but Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison has tried to add an NBA team to the city for years. Ellison’s attempt to buy and move the Memphis Grizzlies this spring was stymied, so for now this Silicon Valley center will have to make do with having the third-best combination of unemployment and median household income on our list, thanks largely to its more than 6,600 technology companies.

Bars: 68
Restaurants: 1,578
Museums: 12
Libraries: 31
Pro sports teams: 4
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 17
Colleges: 4
Percent with graduate degree: 9.8
Median household income: $92,539
Percent unemployed: 8.7