MiltonWV
A town of 2,817. A typical home worth about $219K.
Population
2,817
+16% since 2010
Typical home
$219K
+6.7% in a year
Household income
$46K
median
Jobs based here
1,319
Balanced
What makes Milton stand out The 3 things Milton does most differently from other towns.
A growing town Milton has grown 16% since 2010 2,423 people in 2010; 2,817 today.
What’s changed most in Milton? 2,423 2010
2,811 2020
2,817 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Milton is #55 of 55 in WV for “Most conserved land”. Fair?
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Housing
A typical Milton home is worth about $219K The typical Milton home is worth about $219,000, up 6.7% in a year, 22% above the West Virginia typical home.
$219K Zillow home value
Typical home value Milton $219K
West Virginia $180K
+6.7%
value change, 1 year
Schools
Milton’s public schools outperform 63% of West Virginia districts The public schools Milton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of West Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
B School Grade
Health
Healthier than 19% of U.S. towns Milton beats the West Virginia average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
C− Health Grade
32 measures vs. West Virginia
What stands out Milton WV Fewer adults with COPD 8.6% 10.6% Fewer adults with heart disease 7.1% 8.7%
St. Marys Medical Center
14.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
75th
percentile among WV towns
Outdoors
0.1% of Milton is conserved land 0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
0.1% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 0.1%
conserved · 1 of 1,386 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. April Dawn Park — 1 2. Jarel Sargent Park — 1
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.
82 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
82 Very high risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Heat waves
161
paid flood claims since 1978
7
federal disasters paid out here
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Milton has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
11″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 27–46°
Spring 43–68°
Summer 63–86°
Fall 45–69°
Oct 30
typical first frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Milton Most working residents leave Milton for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Huntington (19%), Charleston (10%) and Barboursville (5%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
7% work in town
Where working residents work In Milton 7%
Huntington 19%
Charleston 10%
Barboursville 5%
Teays Valley 4%
15 mi
median commute distance
1,319
jobs based in Milton
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
1934 · BlenkoFactory1944InsMap · Wikimedia Commons
Milton’s story
Milton in pictures
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
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