Rankings · How Milton ranks in NY
Milton ranks #15 in New York for affordable rent
Milton is ranked on 34 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
34
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #15 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Milton does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Milton marked.
At a glance
Milton lands in the top half on 16 of 22 lists
Each dot is Milton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Milton does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#29/709 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#115/774Most active#140/774Healthiest#280/774Fewest smokers#280/774Lowest depression#311/774Closest to a top hospital#471/777Lowest obesity#496/774 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#15/197Lowest property tax#352/777Most affordable#517/777Cheapest rent#548/769 People
Most educated#311/777 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#411/777 What kind of place
Colder winters than 84% of New York
Not better or worse, just Milton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Colder winters than 84% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
12.6° January low
Fewer seniors than 80% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16% of residents are 65+
Shorter growing season than 65% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
158 days between frosts
More kids than 64% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.3% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 64% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
81.9° July high
Wetter than 58% of NY towns
DrierWetter
44 in of rain + melted snow a year
More snow than 57% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
64 in of snow a year
Younger than 56% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
42.2 median age
More year-round than 51% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.2% of homes are seasonal
Almost there
4 spots from the top 25 for new homes
Lists where Milton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Milton out-ranks 2 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.