Best PlacesMilton, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Milton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Milton ranks 33,736th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Milton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Milton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Milton ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$515 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 79% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 76% of towns
Where Milton ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Milton
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Milton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,766, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Milton's effective rate of 1.21%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Milton
Milton's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Milton.
Who works in Milton, and how
Work in Milton centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Milton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Milton.
What the weather is like in Milton, month by month
Milton sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 33° | 22° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 69° |
| October | 76° | 60° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Milton
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 208 miles away.
The best schools in and around Milton
Schools across Milton average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cheney ElemA · 72% proficient
- St. Marks SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Norwich Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cheney Middle School 6-8B · 43% proficient
- Norwich Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Conway Springs Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Garden Plain HighC · 33% proficient
- Cheney HighC− · 28% proficient
- Conway Springs High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Milton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Milton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Milton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Milton
Is Milton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Milton ranks 33,736th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, affordable childcare, and few empty homes, and lowest on tree cover and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Milton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,519. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $77,766 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Milton safe?
Milton is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $426 per resident a year.
Compare Milton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Milton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Milton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Milton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Milton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Milton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Milton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Milton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Milton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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