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A town of 4,538 people in Strafford County, New Hampshire
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About Milton

Town in New Hampshire, United States
1802Established
4,482Population
34.3 sq miArea
459 ftElevation

Milton is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,482 at the 2020 census. A manufacturing, resort and residential town, Milton includes the village of Milton Mills. The primary village in town, where 593 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Milton census-designated place (CDP), and is located along New Hampshire Route 125 and the Salmon Falls River, just north of Route 75.

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Housing in Milton

$462K▲ 8.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Milton home is worth about $462,000, up 8.5% in a year, 11% below the New Hampshire typical home.

Only 1 sale in April 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Milton

B

Safety Grade B

Milton reports less crime per resident than 64% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Hampshire has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Milton sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Milton 1.5
New Hampshire 1.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Milton 7.6
New Hampshire 8.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D

The public schools Milton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 90% of New Hampshire’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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