Milton, VT

The affordability dashboard for Milton, VT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 12,942 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (67/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $114,709, median home value of $372,200, median rent of $1,547 per month, and 33.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $2,140 per month (studio $1,497, 1BR $1,651, 3BR $2,745, 4BR $2,833).

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Strengths visible in the raw data for Milton, VT include income. Unemployment currently reads 5.5% and poverty 3.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.