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Milpitas is a mid-size city of 78,578 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 10 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $3k a month.
78,578people
$1.3MTypical home
$3,120/moRent
81° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 78,578
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,829 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to San Jose, CA
- 10 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$7,893/mo)
- Median rent $3,120/mo
- Median household income $179k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,818 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SJC airport
- 5 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 36 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,815 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 158 bars within 25 mi
- 1,198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Clara County: D+40 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk