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Milton is a big small town of 8,894 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 25 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $540k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,894people
$540kTypical home
$2,199/moRent
77° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,894
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,197 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Seattle, WA
- 25 mi to Seattle, WA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $540k (≈$3,403/mo)
- Median rent $2,199/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,717 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to TIW airport
- 14 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,953 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 792 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: D+11 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk