Milpitas

Known as a culturally diverse and progressive community, Milpitas boasts a resident population of approximately 70,000+ and features quality schools, conveniently located neighborhood parks and abundant shopping centers. Milpitas is an affluent and well-educated community with an average household income of $98,979. More than 65% of Milpitas households have an annual income that exceeds $75,000 and the homeownership rate is close to 70% with a median home value of $745,000. Milpitas’ housing market remains affordable relative to the majority of Santa Clara County.

Milpitas is often called the “Crossroads of Silicon Valley” with most of its 13.63 square miles of land situated between two major freeways (I-880 and I-680), State Route 237, and a County expressway. Milpitas offers it’s residents many public transportation options including an extensive light rail system opened for service in 2004 connecting the city to neighboring San Jose and Santa Clara, as well as a BART extension opening in 2017 that will connect Milpitas to Alameda County and San Francisco.

Boasting a vibrant local economy, Milpitas is currently headquarters for several Silicon Valley enterprises including Cisco Systems, SanDisk, Flextronics, Linear Systems & Lifespan which provide thousands of local jobs. Plus, Milpitas offers many shopping, dining and entertainment options from big-box stores such as Safeway, Target and Walmart, to smaller mom-and-pop boutiques that anchor many of Milpitas’ culturally diverse neighborhoods. And with numerous transportation options, the rest of Silicon Valley is a quick commute away from this ideally located community.