Milton Mills vs Rochester

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

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

Rochester has the higher population (32,866 vs 126 in Milton Mills). Since 2019, Rochester's population has grown faster (+6.2% vs -38.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Milton Mills	Rochester
Population	126	32,866
Median age	73.5 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$79,388
Median home value	—	$262,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,220
Housing units	46	14,613
Homeownership rate	100.0%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton Mills	Rochester
Population	206 → 126 (-38.8%)	30,955 → 32,866 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$55,938 → $58,533 (+4.6%)	$62,179 → $79,388 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$256,000 → $192,200 (-24.9%)	$172,300 → $262,600 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,041 → $1,220 (+17.2%)

Milton Mills

Population

206126

Median household income

$55,938$58,533

Median home value

$256,000$192,200

Rochester

Population

30,95532,866

Median household income

$62,179$79,388

Median home value

$172,300$262,600

Median gross rent

$1,041$1,220

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton Mills	Rochester
Under 5	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.7%
25 to 34	22.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	6.3%	15.9%
65 to 74	4.8%	12.1%
75 and over	50.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton Mills	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton Mills	Rochester
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.6%
High school graduate	56.4%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	10.3%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton Mills	Rochester
Drove alone	100.0%	76.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton Mills	Rochester
1-unit, detached	100.0%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Milton Mills	Rochester
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.5%
Average household size	2.74	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1985	1979