Milton vs Sandy Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Milton and Sandy Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Milton and Sandy Springs are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sandy Springs has the higher population (107,198 vs 41,305 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($151,235 vs $101,593 in Sandy Springs). Milton has the higher median home value ($712,200 vs $583,900 in Sandy Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Sandy Springs
Population	41,305	107,198
Median age	40.5 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$151,235	$101,593
Median home value	$712,200	$583,900
Median gross rent	$1,853	$1,789
Housing units	15,773	55,765
Homeownership rate	73.8%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.5%	69.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Sandy Springs
Population	38,759 → 41,305 (+6.6%)	107,072 → 107,198 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$128,559 → $151,235 (+17.6%)	$78,613 → $101,593 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$541,000 → $712,200 (+31.6%)	$471,800 → $583,900 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,359 → $1,853 (+36.4%)	$1,327 → $1,789 (+34.8%)

Milton

Population

38,75941,305

Median household income

$128,559$151,235

Median home value

$541,000$712,200

Median gross rent

$1,359$1,853

Sandy Springs

Population

107,072107,198

Median household income

$78,613$101,593

Median home value

$471,800$583,900

Median gross rent

$1,327$1,789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Sandy Springs
Under 5	5.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	21.0%	12.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	20.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	15.4%
45 to 54	17.5%	13.3%
55 to 64	15.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.3%
75 and over	2.4%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Sandy Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	56.4%
Black or African American	13.5%	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	16.3%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Sandy Springs
No high school diploma	4.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	5.0%	9.2%
Some college or associate's	13.5%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	45.3%	39.8%
Graduate or professional degree	32.2%	30.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Sandy Springs
Drove alone	59.2%	60.1%
Carpooled	5.2%	4.2%
Public transit	0.5%	3.6%
Walked	0.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	33.7%	29.0%
Other means	0.9%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Sandy Springs
1-unit, detached	64.2%	32.2%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	11.5%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	25.3%
20 or more units	5.0%	25.6%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Sandy Springs
Poverty rate	4.4%	7.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	2002	1988