Milton vs Somersworth

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

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

Somersworth has the higher population (12,060 vs 382 in Milton). Somersworth has the higher median household income ($79,677 vs $55,313 in Milton). Somersworth has the higher median home value ($295,800 vs $225,000 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Somersworth
Population	382	12,060
Median age	50.3 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,313	$79,677
Median home value	$225,000	$295,800
Median gross rent	$1,075	$1,410
Housing units	220	5,677
Homeownership rate	81.8%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Somersworth
Population	400 → 382 (-4.5%)	11,925 → 12,060 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$63,974 → $55,313 (-13.5%)	$66,663 → $79,677 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $225,000 (+40.9%)	$184,700 → $295,800 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	$686 → $1,075 (+56.7%)	$1,071 → $1,410 (+31.7%)

Milton

Population

400382

Median household income

$63,974$55,313

Median home value

$159,700$225,000

Median gross rent

$686$1,075

Somersworth

Population

11,92512,060

Median household income

$66,663$79,677

Median home value

$184,700$295,800

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,410

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Somersworth
Under 5	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	9.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	5.8%	19.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	29.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	27.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	17.8%	9.5%
75 and over	0.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Somersworth
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.7%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Somersworth
No high school diploma	19.3%	5.1%
High school graduate	39.5%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Somersworth
Drove alone	86.1%	77.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	10.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Somersworth
1-unit, detached	55.0%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	12.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	32.3%	25.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Somersworth
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.4%
Average household size	1.99	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1938	1970