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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. 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×
Clear days a year 80
Days above 90°F 32

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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