Low crime rate. Dynamic, changing town that in 1994 opened one of the largest and most unusual shopping centers in the Bay Area. Business parks scattered throughout the flatlands. High-tech jobs and relatively low home prices attracted many professionals to Milpitas. Much of Milpitas is new or fairly new.
School district runs morning and evening care programs for kids.
New middle school. For a middle-class suburban city, the overall crime rate is low. Lots of family activities in Milpitas. New community center and library. Soccer, tennis, baseball, Little League, racquetball, waterslides, two golf courses in foothills, basketball, softball, volleyball, hang gliding, day camp, movies, bowling, roller skating, billiard parlor.