Milton vs Saratoga Springs

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

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

Saratoga Springs has the higher population (28,542 vs 4,353 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($103,680 vs $100,485 in Saratoga Springs). Saratoga Springs has the higher median home value ($445,100 vs $330,100 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Saratoga Springs
Population	4,353	28,542
Median age	47.2 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$103,680	$100,485
Median home value	$330,100	$445,100
Median gross rent	$1,881	$1,439
Housing units	1,988	14,813
Homeownership rate	67.4%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	58.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Saratoga Springs
Population	3,194 → 4,353 (+36.3%)	27,943 → 28,542 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$88,798 → $103,680 (+16.8%)	$82,816 → $100,485 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$230,700 → $330,100 (+43.1%)	$365,900 → $445,100 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,593 → $1,881 (+18.1%)	$1,293 → $1,439 (+11.3%)

Milton

Population

3,1944,353

Median household income

$88,798$103,680

Median home value

$230,700$330,100

Median gross rent

$1,593$1,881

Saratoga Springs

Population

27,94328,542

Median household income

$82,816$100,485

Median home value

$365,900$445,100

Median gross rent

$1,293$1,439

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Saratoga Springs
Under 5	2.3%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.4%	10.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	12.2%
25 to 34	10.0%	12.6%
35 to 44	8.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	16.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.5%
65 to 74	15.0%	11.3%
75 and over	10.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Saratoga Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	85.0%
Black or African American	2.7%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Saratoga Springs
No high school diploma	5.0%	4.3%
High school graduate	24.6%	18.1%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	27.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Saratoga Springs
Drove alone	74.4%	64.8%
Carpooled	13.9%	4.7%
Public transit	0.2%	1.4%
Walked	0.2%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.7%	22.5%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Saratoga Springs
1-unit, detached	65.0%	49.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	23.2%	9.8%
20 or more units	6.3%	14.8%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Saratoga Springs
Poverty rate	2.3%	10.3%
Average household size	2.22	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	2001	1974