Milton, Massachusetts
Cost of Living: Above the National
Average
You will find Milton located in the Norfolk County,
Massachusetts, USA. This city is famous as the place of birth of
former US President George W Bush. Another distinguished person
who lived in this town was William O. Partridge who was a renowned
American sculptor. One peculiarity of this town is that it has the
highest number of people with Irish lineage.
Milton has bagged the seventh place in the survey conducted
last year by the CNN and Money Magazine on which is the best US
city to live in.
This city has a population of about 26 thousand people with a
density of about 2000 people per square mile. The race mix in
Milton consists mostly white (non-Hispanic) people (approx. 82%),
followed by Blacks (about 13%) and others (about 5%).
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A large majority of people in Milton are
religious (about 75%) out of which you will find that the
majority are Catholics, followed by other Christian
faiths, Protestants, Muslims, Jews, and other faiths.
The economy of this city is looking up with a job
growth projection of about 21% over the next ten years –
which is excellent. The income per household in Milton is
about US $97 thousand which is above normal. The cost of
an average American home is quoted to be about US $ 524
thousand, which is quite affordable for the residents of
the city.
Owing to the comfortable pricing of real estate, most
residents prefer to own their house (about 82%) instead of
living in rented premises (18%). |
Planning to settle in Milton? If yes, you will be glad to
know that this is a city which has about 500 physicians per capita
against the US average of 170. There is a slight disadvantage
observed in the quality of the air and water which have indexed at
27 and 35 out of hundred respectively (where the higher you go,
the better it is).
The climate here is wonderful with a record number of about 202
days full of sunshine waiting for you. The highest temperature
recorded in Milton was 81 degrees in July and the lowest 12 which
was recorded in January is 19.
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