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Milton is a small town of 3,555 people in Chittenden County, Vermont. It's about 11 miles from Burlington, VT and 190 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,555people
$338kTypical home
$1,471/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
73"Snow
182Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,555
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,141 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Boston, MA
- 11 mi to Burlington, VT
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,129/mo)
- Median rent $1,471/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k)
- Low property crime (936 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 16% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BTV airport
- 134 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 244 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chittenden County: D+54 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk