The biggest problem with Willow Glen, to be honest, is that it is in San Jose. The city has a high housing-to-business ratio, which means it generates less income than neighboring cities. It is also massively sprawling, and sprawl leads to high maintenance costs. The result is that the city struggles to keep with basic maintenance, has a low police/citizen ratio, and can't fund many services like parking enforcement. Pick a park in Willow Glen, then pick any park in Sunnyvale or Cupertino, and you'll see what I mean. If you have the money to buy a house in Willow Glen, I would check out smaller cities nearby like Los Gatos, Santa Clara, or even Sunnyvale, which is investing massively in its downtown. You'll get a similar amount of square footage, and a much cleaner and safer place to live.
The biggest problem with Willow Glen, to be honest, is that it is in San Jose. The city has a high housing-to-business ratio, which means it generates less income than neighboring cities. It is also massively sprawling, and sprawl leads to high maintenance costs. The result is that the city struggles to keep with basic maintenance, has a low police/citizen ratio, and can't fund many services like parking enforcement. Pick a park in Willow Glen, then pick any park in Sunnyvale or Cupertino, and you'll see what I mean.
If you have the money to buy a house in Willow Glen, I would check out smaller cities nearby like Los Gatos, Santa Clara, or even Sunnyvale, which is investing massively in its downtown. You'll get a similar amount of square footage, and a much cleaner and safer place to live.