South 10th St, Fairgrounds

South 10th is really long. This review covers E. San Carlos to William St.
I lived on 10th for about a year. Where I was, directly across the street from San Jose State wasn't too bad. My rent was cheap, it was 900 for a two bedroom apartment. However this was in 2004 and by 2005 the 2 bedroom apartments were being turned into single room occupancy units or something like that so the owner could get much more money.

I want to say there was a lot to eat in this area of the street, but mainly the Super Taqueria was the high point, they have excellent food. Other than that the food was more close than anything else. You could get fast food like pizza or hot dogs or sandwiches around the corner at subway or you could walk onto campus and eat at the student union.

I didnt have a car here and the bus stop is really close. Going south the stops are on 10th or san carlos and going north you have to go to 11th.

While there are a lot of students living on the street it didnt seem overly loud, except for the dorm that was built across from me, but it was occasional noise. I didnt feel like the homeless from further up the street near Santa Clara st really came down that far, so this area was cleaner than areas more south or north on 10th street.

As far as living on this street, if you are a young or a student, it is probably the street for you. It is downtown, walking distance from bars and clubs. Easy to get to the public transportation. I would not recommend this street to families with kids. 10th is a really busy street and cars drive really fast...sometimes even the wrong way.