Milton vs Richmond

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

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

Milton has the higher population (3,510 vs 675 in Richmond). Milton has the higher median household income ($82,750 vs $62,240 in Richmond). Milton has the higher median home value ($309,000 vs $261,900 in Richmond).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Richmond
Population	3,510	675
Median age	37.6 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,750	$62,240
Median home value	$309,000	$261,900
Median gross rent	$1,643	$1,814
Housing units	1,290	329
Homeownership rate	67.6%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	75.6%
Unemployment rate	16.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Richmond
Population	2,507 → 3,510 (+40.0%)	387 → 675 (+74.4%)
Median household income	$70,000 → $82,750 (+18.2%)	$51,722 → $62,240 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$255,400 → $309,000 (+21.0%)	$258,300 → $261,900 (+1.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,169 → $1,643 (+40.5%)	$967 → $1,814 (+87.6%)

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

Richmond

Population

387675

Median household income

$51,722$62,240

Median home value

$258,300$261,900

Median gross rent

$967$1,814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Richmond
Under 5	6.4%	4.7%
5 to 17	9.3%	23.6%
18 to 24	12.1%	0.7%
25 to 34	19.8%	16.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	16.4%
45 to 54	7.7%	16.3%
55 to 64	24.7%	13.0%
65 to 74	8.3%	7.3%
75 and over	3.7%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Richmond
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	89.0%
Black or African American	4.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Richmond
No high school diploma	13.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.3%	2.5%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	45.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Richmond
Drove alone	75.3%	63.6%
Carpooled	7.9%	19.9%
Public transit	0.0%	4.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	11.8%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Richmond
1-unit, detached	43.7%	20.1%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	16.7%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	43.5%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	19.8%
20 or more units	9.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Richmond
Poverty rate	8.5%	5.2%
Average household size	2.75	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1987	1938