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Milton is a tiny town of 133 people in Caswell County, North Carolina. It's about 35 miles from Burlington, NC and 58 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $727 a month.
133people
$199kTypical home
$727/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
242Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 133
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 342 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 35 mi to Burlington, NC
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,258/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (777 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to GSO airport
- 51 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 459 ft
- 120 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caswell County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.