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Milton is a big small town of 5,706 people in Rock County, Wisconsin. It's about 7 miles from Janesville, WI and 53 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $930 a month.
5,706people
$249kTypical home
$930/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
36"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,706
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,212 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 7 mi to Janesville, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,571/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (501 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MSN airport
- 54 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 929 ft
- 675 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 274 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 132 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rock County: D+7 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk