PlainZIP

Milton, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Milton, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,003. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MILTON-MA · Milton, MA 1 ZIPs · 27,003 pop · #326/25278 · Norfolk County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $188,033
  • RANK-TOP #326/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Chestnut Hill
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,003
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $933,200

Nearest income peer: Chestnut Hill, MA ( $18,929 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Milton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Milton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Milton, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,003
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$188,033
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $188,033 and home value $933,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 71.9%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Milton as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Westford is the closest lower-income city and Norwell the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Milton.

Population concentration

Milton's single ZIP 02186 carries the town

Milton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 02186 is the entire residential footprint (27,003 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Milton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 482 establishments, 5,544 employees , annual payroll $316,357k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02186 (482 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (96) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Milton, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Norfolk County, which covers 40 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Milton. See the Norfolk County roll-up →

Milton sits in the upper half of Norfolk County on income: Quincy, Brookline and Braintree report less, while Needham reports more. Quincy marks the far end of that range at $102,267, 46% below Milton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02186 27,003 $188,033 482 801
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Milton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Milton, .