Milton vs South Burlington

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

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

South Burlington has the higher population (20,488 vs 3,510 in Milton). South Burlington has the higher median household income ($97,229 vs $82,750 in Milton). South Burlington has the higher median home value ($399,600 vs $309,000 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	South Burlington
Population	3,510	20,488
Median age	37.6 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$82,750	$97,229
Median home value	$309,000	$399,600
Median gross rent	$1,643	$1,755
Housing units	1,290	9,587
Homeownership rate	67.6%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	65.1%
Unemployment rate	16.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	South Burlington
Population	2,507 → 3,510 (+40.0%)	19,162 → 20,488 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$70,000 → $82,750 (+18.2%)	$73,065 → $97,229 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$255,400 → $309,000 (+21.0%)	$307,500 → $399,600 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,169 → $1,643 (+40.5%)	$1,401 → $1,755 (+25.3%)

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

South Burlington

Population

19,16220,488

Median household income

$73,065$97,229

Median home value

$307,500$399,600

Median gross rent

$1,401$1,755

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	South Burlington
Under 5	6.4%	4.6%
5 to 17	9.3%	13.7%
18 to 24	12.1%	9.2%
25 to 34	19.8%	15.4%
35 to 44	8.0%	15.2%
45 to 54	7.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	24.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.3%	9.2%
75 and over	3.7%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	South Burlington
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	80.9%
Black or African American	4.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	8.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	South Burlington
No high school diploma	13.3%	1.7%
High school graduate	37.3%	13.9%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	37.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	27.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	South Burlington
Drove alone	75.3%	71.4%
Carpooled	7.9%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	1.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	2.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	16.3%
Other means	2.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	South Burlington
1-unit, detached	43.7%	40.1%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	18.0%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	8.5%
20 or more units	9.7%	23.3%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Milton	South Burlington
Poverty rate	8.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.75	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1987	1988