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Milton is a small town of 3,567 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 29 miles from Dover, DE and 79 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $407k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,567people
$407kTypical home
$1,310/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
11"Snow
243Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,567
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,919 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 29 mi to Dover, DE
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,567/mo)
- Median rent $1,310/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (401 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,683 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to DOV airport
- 76 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 342 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sussex County: R+11 in 2024
- Delaware: D+15 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk