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Milton is a tiny town of 356 people in Strafford County, New Hampshire. It's about 37 miles from Manchester, NH and 74 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.
356people
$240kTypical home
$1,245/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
59"Snow
230Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 356
- Part of a metro area
- About 441 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Boston, MA
- 37 mi to Manchester, NH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,516/mo)
- Median rent $1,245/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (740 per 100k)
People
- Median age 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PSM airport
- 38 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 410 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 397 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Strafford County: D+12 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk