San Jose vs Milpitas
San Jose, CA compared with Milpitas, CA · 10 miles apart
San Jose has 989,814 residents to Milpitas’s 78,596. San Jose comes out ahead on median rent, clear days a year. Milpitas does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| San Jose, CA | Milpitas, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 989,814 | 78,596 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,563 | 5,830 |
| Median household income | $146,427 | $178,798 |
| Median home value | $1,233,200 | $1,251,700 |
| Median rent | $2,669 | $3,120 |
| Homeownership | 55.8% | 58.4% |
| Average commute | 27.3 min | 25.8 min |
| Median age | 38.2 | 36.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.3% | 58.2% |
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 5.9% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 7× |
| Clear days a year | 80 | 60 |
| Days above 90°F | 32 | 14 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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