Hot-summer humid continental
Milton, New York
Saratoga County, New York · Population 4.4k · 436 ft elevation
Living in Milton
Milton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Milton at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 436 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,416 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $330k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,881/mo83th percentile
- Median household income
- $104k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.43%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 41 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 532 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,476 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 14°F | 3.4″ | 16.5″ | 127 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 16°F | 2.6″ | 15.7″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 3.4″ | 11.4″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 1.8″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 4.8″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 5.0″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 3.8″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 164 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 3.5″ | 2.9″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 21°F | 3.9″ | 15.1″ | 104 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology