Milton vs Rochester

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

Milton 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 382 in Milton). Rochester has the higher median household income ($79,388 vs $55,313 in Milton). Rochester has the higher median home value ($262,600 vs $225,000 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Rochester
Population	382	32,866
Median age	50.3 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,313	$79,388
Median home value	$225,000	$262,600
Median gross rent	$1,075	$1,220
Housing units	220	14,613
Homeownership rate	81.8%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Rochester
Population	400 → 382 (-4.5%)	30,955 → 32,866 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$63,974 → $55,313 (-13.5%)	$62,179 → $79,388 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $225,000 (+40.9%)	$172,300 → $262,600 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	$686 → $1,075 (+56.7%)	$1,041 → $1,220 (+17.2%)

Milton

Population

400382

Median household income

$63,974$55,313

Median home value

$159,700$225,000

Median gross rent

$686$1,075

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	Rochester
Under 5	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	9.7%	14.5%
18 to 24	10.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	5.8%	12.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	29.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	27.2%	15.9%
65 to 74	17.8%	12.1%
75 and over	0.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.7%	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	Rochester
No high school diploma	19.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	39.5%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Rochester
Drove alone	86.1%	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	13.9%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Rochester
1-unit, detached	55.0%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	12.7%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	32.3%	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	Rochester
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.5%
Average household size	1.99	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1938	1979