Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$1,251,700
San Jose $1,447,800
Median rent$3,120/mo
San Jose $2,840/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
San Jose 35%
Milpitas
Santa Clara County78,578 residentsMilpitas Unified
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
9th of 16 San Jose suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
68
San Jose median 68
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Milpitas is like to live in, by category
Bars show Milpitas against San Jose. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 72/100
B−
Within-state proficiency93rd pct
San Jose median 87th pct
Student–teacher ratio23.2
San Jose median 21.4
Graduation rate93%
San Jose median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Housing cost index104
San Jose 100
Eff. tax rate0.64%
San Jose 0.68%
Local sales tax10.00%
San Jose median 9.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Mean commute25.8 min
San Jose 26.6 min
Under 30 minutes62%
San Jose 62%
Transit stops / sq mi11
San Jose median 10 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 97/100
A+
Restaurants & cafés281
San Jose median 175 · within 2 miles
Groceries20
San Jose median 13 · within 2 miles
Parks148
San Jose median 113 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median household income$178,798
San Jose $162,111
Unemployment4.1%
San Jose 4.9%
Professional occupations62%
San Jose 58%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Milpitas on housing & affordability
Milpitas's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Saratoga14 mi from MilpitasC+ 71 B− Los Altos12 mi from MilpitasC+ 77 B Cupertino12 mi from MilpitasC 75 B Los Gatos14 mi from MilpitasC 66 C+ Palo Alto14 mi from MilpitasC 74 B Sunnyvale8 mi from MilpitasD+ 73 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Milpitas
Is Milpitas, CA a good place to live?
Milpitas scores 68 out of 100, 9th of 16 San Jose suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Milpitas expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $1,251,700, 14% below the San Jose median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.64%. $3,120/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Milpitas?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Milpitas sit at the 93rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 23.2 student–teacher ratio. Milpitas is served by Milpitas Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Milpitas?
The mean commute is 25.8 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 25% working from home. Transit density is 11 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Milpitas?
Within two miles there are 20 groceries, 281 restaurants and cafés and 148 parks, which grades A+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Milpitas old or new?
The median home in Milpitas was built in 1987 — newer than the San Jose median of 1976. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 66% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.