Burlington vs Milton

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

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

Burlington has the higher population (44,649 vs 3,510 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($82,750 vs $68,854 in Burlington). Burlington has the higher median home value ($400,200 vs $309,000 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Milton
Population	44,649	3,510
Median age	26.7 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,854	$82,750
Median home value	$400,200	$309,000
Median gross rent	$1,609	$1,643
Housing units	18,339	1,290
Homeownership rate	39.8%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.5%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	16.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Milton
Population	42,545 → 44,649 (+4.9%)	2,507 → 3,510 (+40.0%)
Median household income	$51,394 → $68,854 (+34.0%)	$70,000 → $82,750 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$284,500 → $400,200 (+40.7%)	$255,400 → $309,000 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,213 → $1,609 (+32.6%)	$1,169 → $1,643 (+40.5%)

Burlington

Population

42,54544,649

Median household income

$51,394$68,854

Median home value

$284,500$400,200

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,609

Milton

Population

2,5073,510

Median household income

$70,000$82,750

Median home value

$255,400$309,000

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,643

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Milton
Under 5	3.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	7.9%	9.3%
18 to 24	35.5%	12.1%
25 to 34	16.8%	19.8%
35 to 44	9.2%	8.0%
45 to 54	7.1%	7.7%
55 to 64	8.4%	24.7%
65 to 74	7.5%	8.3%
75 and over	4.6%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	91.1%
Black or African American	3.6%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Milton
No high school diploma	5.6%	13.3%
High school graduate	15.8%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.0%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	27.5%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Milton
Drove alone	47.3%	75.3%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.9%
Public transit	5.3%	0.0%
Walked	16.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	5.2%	0.9%
Worked from home	16.7%	12.0%
Other means	0.8%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Milton
1-unit, detached	33.2%	43.7%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	25.9%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	21.3%	7.9%
20 or more units	11.8%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Milton
Poverty rate	23.0%	8.5%
Average household size	2.07	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1957	1987