Milton vs Norwood

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

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

Norwood has the higher population (31,380 vs 28,481 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($178,053 vs $97,110 in Norwood). Milton has the higher median home value ($896,500 vs $613,500 in Norwood).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Norwood
Population	28,481	31,380
Median age	40.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$178,053	$97,110
Median home value	$896,500	$613,500
Median gross rent	$1,503	$2,056
Housing units	9,402	13,961
Homeownership rate	84.7%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.4%	53.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Norwood
Population	27,572 → 28,481 (+3.3%)	29,306 → 31,380 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$133,718 → $178,053 (+33.2%)	$90,133 → $97,110 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$618,800 → $896,500 (+44.9%)	$439,300 → $613,500 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,330 → $1,503 (+13.0%)	$1,563 → $2,056 (+31.5%)

Milton

Population

27,57228,481

Median household income

$133,718$178,053

Median home value

$618,800$896,500

Median gross rent

$1,330$1,503

Norwood

Population

29,30631,380

Median household income

$90,133$97,110

Median home value

$439,300$613,500

Median gross rent

$1,563$2,056

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Norwood
Under 5	4.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	21.3%	13.2%
18 to 24	10.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	7.1%	16.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.5%
75 and over	6.6%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Norwood
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	70.2%
Black or African American	14.5%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	2.8%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Norwood
No high school diploma	4.3%	6.8%
High school graduate	12.7%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	12.6%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	37.1%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Norwood
Drove alone	56.0%	63.3%
Carpooled	3.8%	9.2%
Public transit	8.8%	9.6%
Walked	2.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.5%
Worked from home	25.6%	14.6%
Other means	2.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Norwood
1-unit, detached	74.9%	44.5%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	20.5%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	16.9%
20 or more units	4.7%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Norwood
Poverty rate	4.7%	8.2%
Average household size	2.95	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1944	1961