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Milpitas survey: 86% of residents satisfied, housing costs and road conditions remain top concerns
Summary
A consultant presented results of the 2025 citywide community survey to the Milpitas City Council, showing high overall satisfaction but strong resident concern about housing costs and street repair. Council members asked staff how the results will inform the budget and follow-up work.
Milpitas City Council on Tuesday received results of the citywide community engagement survey showing 86% of respondents said they were satisfied with quality of life in Milpitas, while a large majority identified rising housing costs and cost of living as serious problems.
The presentation, delivered by Kurt Baylo of FM3 Research, summarized responses from about 647 interviews with an overall margin of sampling error of about ±4%: "86% of the people who took this survey...said they're satisfied with the quality of life in Milpitas," Baylo said during the presentation. He advised caution in reading small year-to-year shifts because they can be within the survey's margin of error.
The survey found broad approval of local police and fire services (82% and 92% approval respectively) and high satisfaction with emergency response and sewer systems, but flagged two…
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