The top destinations are Richmond (20%), Indianapolis (10%) and Cambridge City (9%). For most workers, Milton is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Its average commute is 30 minutes. Employers in Milton added 160 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 192.

1%work in town

	Milton	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	30 minutes	24 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$47,000	$71,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	1.2%	11%	8%
Below the poverty line	14%	10%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Milton1%

Richmond20%

Indianapolis10%

Cambridge City9%

Connersville7%

15 mi

median commute distance

192

jobs based in Milton

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here192 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work1% work in Milton Commute times30 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 15 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Housing

A home in Milton is worth about $215K, on Zillow’s estimate

Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5.6% in value. The midpoint rent for Milton comes to $686 a month, where Indiana’s towns sit at $947 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Milton: 80% of households live in a home they own.

$215KZillow home value

	Milton	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$686 a month	$947 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	80%	76%	73%

Typical home value

Milton$215K

Indiana$257K

+5.6%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsUp 5.6% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.6 years of income Rents$686 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Health

How healthy Milton is

The share of adults in Milton who say their health is fair or poor is 24%, above both the Indiana town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). For adults in the town, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 28%.

	Milton	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	21%	17%	14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	20%	18%	17%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	28%	26%	23%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	15%	14%

32 measures vs. Indiana

0 better25 too close to call7 worse

What stands out	Milton	IN
More smokers	21.1%	15.7%
More adults with COPD	10.8%	8.1%
More adults with heart disease	8.1%	6.8%

Reid Health

15.3 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby15.3 miles to an ER · Reid Health How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IN on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Milton, mostly inland flooding

For Milton, the risk rating from FEMA is 59 of 100. Flood insurance has paid one claim in the town since 2026. 64% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 20%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Milton after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.

59risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

paid flood claims since 2026

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims1 paid flood claims · Since 2026 Past disasters4 federal disasters · Paid out in Milton Get ready2.1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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