Milton vs South Glens Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Milton and South Glens Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Milton has the higher population (4,353 vs 3,739 in South Glens Falls). Milton has the higher median household income ($103,680 vs $57,865 in South Glens Falls). Milton has the higher median home value ($330,100 vs $189,800 in South Glens Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	South Glens Falls
Population	4,353	3,739
Median age	47.2 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$103,680	$57,865
Median home value	$330,100	$189,800
Median gross rent	$1,881	$1,100
Housing units	1,988	1,685
Homeownership rate	67.4%	50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	South Glens Falls
Population	3,194 → 4,353 (+36.3%)	3,617 → 3,739 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$88,798 → $103,680 (+16.8%)	$47,200 → $57,865 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$230,700 → $330,100 (+43.1%)	$161,300 → $189,800 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,593 → $1,881 (+18.1%)	$909 → $1,100 (+21.0%)

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

South Glens Falls

Population

3,6173,739

Median household income

$47,200$57,865

Median home value

$161,300$189,800

Median gross rent

$909$1,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	South Glens Falls
Under 5	2.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	16.4%	13.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	18.3%
25 to 34	10.0%	10.0%
35 to 44	8.3%	15.4%
45 to 54	16.4%	8.4%
55 to 64	12.7%	11.7%
65 to 74	15.0%	11.2%
75 and over	10.6%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	South Glens Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	89.8%
Black or African American	2.7%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	South Glens Falls
No high school diploma	5.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	24.6%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	South Glens Falls
Drove alone	74.4%	83.2%
Carpooled	13.9%	3.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	9.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	South Glens Falls
1-unit, detached	65.0%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	28.5%
5 to 19 units	23.2%	11.0%
20 or more units	6.3%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Milton	South Glens Falls
Poverty rate	2.3%	11.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	2001	1949