Milton vs West Hurley

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

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

West Hurley has the higher population (1,733 vs 1,692 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($95,909 vs $70,960 in West Hurley). West Hurley has the higher median home value ($369,000 vs $338,700 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	West Hurley
Population	1,692	1,733
Median age	53.6 yrs	52.9 yrs
Median household income	$95,909	$70,960
Median home value	$338,700	$369,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,073
Housing units	848	980
Homeownership rate	61.3%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	52.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	West Hurley
Population	1,294 → 1,692 (+30.8%)	1,920 → 1,733 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$80,513 → $95,909 (+19.1%)	$75,417 → $70,960 (-5.9%)
Median home value	$209,700 → $338,700 (+61.5%)	$234,700 → $369,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,539 → $1,500 (-2.5%)	$1,141 → $1,073 (-6.0%)

Milton

Population

1,2941,692

Median household income

$80,513$95,909

Median home value

$209,700$338,700

Median gross rent

$1,539$1,500

West Hurley

Population

1,9201,733

Median household income

$75,417$70,960

Median home value

$234,700$369,000

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	West Hurley
Under 5	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	15.8%	11.0%
18 to 24	3.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	10.7%
35 to 44	6.3%	7.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	10.2%
55 to 64	26.7%	20.4%
65 to 74	12.5%	18.6%
75 and over	9.5%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	West Hurley
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	93.8%
Black or African American	11.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.4%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	West Hurley
No high school diploma	6.5%	0.6%
High school graduate	26.6%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	23.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	West Hurley
Drove alone	69.7%	80.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.9%
Walked	1.1%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.7%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	West Hurley
1-unit, detached	70.5%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	3.0%
20 or more units	9.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Milton	West Hurley
Poverty rate	17.1%	6.5%
Average household size	2.09	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1984	1967