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Milton is a small city of 28,587 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It's about 7 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $933k and rent runs about $1k a month.
28,587people
$933kTypical home
$1,474/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
69"Snow
233Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,587
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,197 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Boston, MA
- 7 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $933k (≈$5,885/mo)
- Median rent $1,474/mo
- Median household income $189k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (572 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 43% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BOS airport
- 9 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,550 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 199 bars within 25 mi
- 1,486 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 208 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Norfolk County: D+29 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk