Cost of living in Milton, New York
Milton, New York has about 4,450 people. Typical rent is $1,873 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $94,982 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,873 a month.
Milton is a Census community, not a separate city government in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $94,982 a year.
- People
- 4,450
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,873
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $94,982
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $354,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,711
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
Milton, New York has about 4,450 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $354,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Saratoga County is $1,711 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Milton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, prices sit at 99.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New York taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Milton's exact store tax.
Some places in New York add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.60% of income. That is not a Milton bill.
In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Milton's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in New York averaged $3.18 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 745 places we list in New York with a rent figure, 275 have higher typical rent than Milton.
Nearby places
- North Ballston Spa
Typical rent $1,641
Compare with Milton - Ballston Spa
Typical rent $1,122
Compare with Milton - Saratoga Springs
Typical rent $1,470
Compare with Milton - Country Knolls
Typical rent $1,196
Compare with Milton - Mechanicville
Typical rent $1,070
Compare with Milton - Stillwater
Typical rent $1,154
Compare with Milton - East Glenville
Typical rent $1,470
- Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.