Farmington vs Milton

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

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

Farmington has the higher population (3,753 vs 382 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($55,313 vs $51,094 in Farmington). Milton has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $215,100 in Farmington).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	Milton
Population	3,753	382
Median age	44.5 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,094	$55,313
Median home value	$215,100	$225,000
Median gross rent	$957	$1,075
Housing units	1,765	220
Homeownership rate	62.7%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	Milton
Population	4,477 → 3,753 (-16.2%)	400 → 382 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$56,000 → $51,094 (-8.8%)	$63,974 → $55,313 (-13.5%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $215,100 (+30.0%)	$159,700 → $225,000 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$989 → $957 (-3.2%)	$686 → $1,075 (+56.7%)

Farmington

Population

4,4773,753

Median household income

$56,000$51,094

Median home value

$165,400$215,100

Median gross rent

$989$957

Milton

Population

400382

Median household income

$63,974$55,313

Median home value

$159,700$225,000

Median gross rent

$686$1,075

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	Milton
Under 5	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.5%	9.7%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.2%
25 to 34	18.6%	5.8%
35 to 44	6.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.7%	29.3%
55 to 64	28.6%	27.2%
65 to 74	5.2%	17.8%
75 and over	6.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	90.3%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	Milton
No high school diploma	16.1%	19.3%
High school graduate	38.5%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	Milton
Drove alone	80.9%	86.1%
Carpooled	6.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	13.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	Milton
1-unit, detached	52.7%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	32.3%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	Milton
Poverty rate	12.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.22	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1958	1938