Rankings · How Milpitas ranks in CA
Milpitas makes California’s top 10 on 3 lists
Milpitas is ranked on 33 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 11.
Lists ranked on
33
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
3
Best: #7 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
11
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Milpitas does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Milpitas marked.
At a glance
Milpitas lands in the top half on 17 of 22 lists
Each dot is Milpitas’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Milpitas does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#9/844Lowest depression#9/844Fewest smokers#97/844Healthiest#107/844Fewest uninsured#166/844Most active#310/844Closest to a top hospital#459/844 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#45/574 People
Most educated#126/844 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#151/438 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#298/843 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#7/422Lowest property tax#721/835Most affordable#727/835Cheapest rent#764/830 SafetySafety →
Safest#333/411 What kind of place
More homes per newcomer than 76% of California
Not better or worse, just Milpitas’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More homes per newcomer than 76% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.3 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Cooler summers than 70% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.5° July high
Fewer kids than 66% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.3% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 66% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
13.9% of residents are 65+
Younger than 64% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
36.8 median age
More year-round than 61% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.3% of homes are seasonal
Drier than 54% of CA towns
DrierWetter
14 in of rain + melted snow a year
Milder winters than 53% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
40.4° January low
Steadier prices than 52% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+42.4% in home prices, 5 years
Almost there
4 spots from the top 3 for affordable rent
Lists where Milpitas sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Milpitas out-ranks 1 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.