Milton vs Wellesley

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

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

Wellesley has the higher population (29,906 vs 28,481 in Milton). Wellesley has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $178,053 in Milton). Wellesley has the higher median home value ($1,513,400 vs $896,500 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Wellesley
Population	28,481	29,906
Median age	40.2 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$178,053	$250,001
Median home value	$896,500	$1,513,400
Median gross rent	$1,503	$2,849
Housing units	9,402	9,428
Homeownership rate	84.7%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.4%	87.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Wellesley
Population	27,572 → 28,481 (+3.3%)	28,747 → 29,906 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$133,718 → $178,053 (+33.2%)	$197,132 → $250,001 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$618,800 → $896,500 (+44.9%)	$1,149,100 → $1,513,400 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,330 → $1,503 (+13.0%)	$1,938 → $2,849 (+47.0%)

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

Wellesley

Population

28,74729,906

Median household income

$197,132$250,001

Median home value

$1,149,100$1,513,400

Median gross rent

$1,938$2,849

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Wellesley
Under 5	4.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	21.3%	18.6%
18 to 24	10.3%	19.8%
25 to 34	7.1%	4.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.3%	8.3%
75 and over	6.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Wellesley
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	71.7%
Black or African American	14.5%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	5.9%	13.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.2%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Wellesley
No high school diploma	4.3%	1.5%
High school graduate	12.7%	3.9%
Some college or associate's	12.6%	7.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	37.1%	55.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Wellesley
Drove alone	56.0%	49.0%
Carpooled	3.8%	4.0%
Public transit	8.8%	4.9%
Walked	2.5%	10.6%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.2%
Worked from home	25.6%	30.8%
Other means	2.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Wellesley
1-unit, detached	74.9%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.1%
20 or more units	4.7%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Wellesley
Poverty rate	4.7%	3.2%
Average household size	2.95	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1944	1954