Montrose vs New Milford

A side-by-side comparison of Montrose and New Milford: population, income, housing, and more.

Montrose and New Milford are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Montrose has the higher population (1,427 vs 695 in New Milford). Montrose has the higher median household income ($56,484 vs $51,250 in New Milford). New Milford has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $160,000 in Montrose).

Population, income & housing

	Montrose	New Milford
Population	1,427	695
Median age	42.9 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,484	$51,250
Median home value	$160,000	$162,500
Median gross rent	$854	$938
Housing units	748	354
Homeownership rate	57.3%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montrose	New Milford
Population	1,517 → 1,427 (-5.9%)	915 → 695 (-24.0%)
Median household income	$41,823 → $56,484 (+35.1%)	$44,563 → $51,250 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$140,600 → $160,000 (+13.8%)	$129,300 → $162,500 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $854 (+36.6%)	$775 → $938 (+21.0%)

Montrose

Population

1,5171,427

Median household income

$41,823$56,484

Median home value

$140,600$160,000

Median gross rent

$625$854

New Milford

Population

915695

Median household income

$44,563$51,250

Median home value

$129,300$162,500

Median gross rent

$775$938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montrose	New Milford
Under 5	3.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.0%	21.4%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	14.1%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	7.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	17.0%	10.4%
65 to 74	11.8%	11.5%
75 and over	10.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montrose	New Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montrose	New Milford
No high school diploma	14.0%	11.0%
High school graduate	44.8%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montrose	New Milford
Drove alone	73.2%	71.8%
Carpooled	3.3%	18.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	10.5%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montrose	New Milford
1-unit, detached	68.0%	56.8%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	20.1%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	18.1%
20 or more units	6.3%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Montrose	New Milford
Poverty rate	24.0%	22.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1938	1938