DowntownMilton
Milton’s story
136 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1946 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1890Milton is settled
MiltonLA
A town of 2,793, settled in 1890. Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Public domain · Public domain
Population
2,793
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$265K
Census ACS
Household income
$106K
median
Median age
35.1
years
Jobs based here
135
A commuter town
TownGrade
B
#15 of 161 in LA
Is Milton a good place to live?
Milton is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 15th of 161 graded towns in Louisiana, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 84% of Louisiana towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $265K, 4.3 years of the Lafayette metro’s $61K median household income. 37% of residents are under 18 in Milton, above both Louisiana’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (22%). FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Among 161 Louisiana towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Milton.
What makes Milton stand out
Where Milton beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A shrinking town
Milton has shrunk 15% from 2010 to 2020
3,030 counted in 2010 and 2,590 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Milton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Milton is from typical.
Hazard riskhurricanes tops the listDOpen →SchoolsA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.3 of 20; 2.7% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →HealthOur Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center 3 miles awayB+Open →Jobs & income$106K median household income; 135 jobs based hereB−Open →Cost of livingB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 92° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.1; 47% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Milton: who provides what
Milton is unincorporated, so Lafayette Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSouthwest Louisiana E M C11.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMilton Purchase Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLafayette ParishLafayette Parish provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLafayette Parish Registrar of VotersLafayette Parish; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes70508, 70592, 7055870508 72% · 70592 23% · 70558 5%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Milton.
Milton has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less tooth loss than most of Louisiana, but it has little public open land.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Milton has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Milton, 47% come from hurricanes and 32% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Milton after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2020. 23 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 2016.
90risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingCold waves
23
paid flood claims since 2016
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsA−
Milton earns an A− for schools
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Lafayette Parish school district. Milton’s only public school teaches 1,261 students.
84%of LA districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 1,261 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Milton stands out in Louisiana and nationally, with the median household income higher than most
Milton has 135 jobs for its 1,322 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The top destinations are Lafayette (46%), Broussard (6%) and Youngsville (5%). Milton: a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
1%work in town
| Milton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Milton1%
Lafayette46%
Broussard6%
Youngsville5%
Baton Rouge4%
8 mi
median commute distance
135
jobs based in Milton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthB+
A smaller share of adults get no exercise outside work in Milton than in most of Louisiana or the rest of the country
Its widest gap with Louisiana is tooth loss: 8.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 18.1% statewide. Within Louisiana it is healthier than 98% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
For adults in Milton, the share who have obesity is 31%. Of the 161 Louisiana towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Milton. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Milton is ahead of Louisiana on 21 and behind on 2.
72%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Milton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 42% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 34% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 43% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Louisiana
21 better9 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Milton | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 18.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 22.5% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.2% | 16.9% |
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center
3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
98th
percentile among LA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Milton
January nights average 42.5°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.3°.
The peak summer temperature in Milton is 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
92°summer high
| Milton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 43°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 92°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter44–64°
Spring59–79°
Summer73–91°
Fall59–80°
Dec 4
typical first frost
Feb 13
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsC−
Milton has set aside 0.9% of its land for conservation
Just 26 of its 2,968 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Milton itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
The biggest park or preserve is Picard Park, at 22 acres.
0.9%conserved
0.9%
conserved · 26 of 2,968 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Picard Park | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade B−
A home in Milton sells for about $399K at the median
$399Kmedian sale price
3
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nearby attractions
All 14 attractions →Lake Peigneur and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi LakeLake Peigneur
7 mi Stadium & arenaCajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium40 mi Park & preserveSpaceX Starbase, Louisiana
17 mi GardenJungle Gardens
15 mi MuseumLongfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site36 mi MuseumZigler Art Museum
7 mi Stadium & arenaCajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium40 mi Park & preserveSpaceX Starbase, Louisiana17 mi GardenJungle Gardens15 mi MuseumLongfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site36 mi MuseumZigler Art MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium: Jcarriere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jungle Gardens: Skb8721, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site: Mike (msm62166), CC BY 2.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Milton
17pages on Milton
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Milton
Remington College-Lafayette CampusCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Lafayette3.7 mi$16,312 tuitionSouth Louisiana Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Lafayette7.3 mi$4,210 in-state tuitionUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteUniversity or college · Public · Lafayette7.4 mi$10,418 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Milton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Milton for work
Where Milton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
135jobs based in Milton
1%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Milton
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Milton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Milton had a population of 2,590. Milton is part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- ZIP code
- 70558
Milton’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Milton.
LafayetteMilton
How the neighbors grade
Milton reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Milton with a neighbor →
Questions about Milton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Milton, LA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Milton grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #15 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Milton, LA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $265,000, 24% above the Louisiana typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.