Milton, Georgia.
Typical home $936,770 (+2.6% in a year), asking rent $2,337 (+3.1%). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$2,930 (+147%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $23,804 +3%
- $912,966$936,770 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $265,044 +39%
- $671,725$936,770 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Milton$4,917
- Georgia$1,727
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.
Typical home values in Milton, GA rose 2.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Asking rents in Milton, GA rose 3.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +2.7%.
Owning the typical home in Milton runs $4,269/mo more than renting one. The gap peaked at $4,272 in Jan 2025.
That is $6,606 a month against $2,337 rent: a $4,917 mortgage payment, plus $686 property tax and $1,003 insurance & upkeep.
Owning vs renting — Milton
The owning line is the typical home's monthly payment at that month's rate, plus property tax and insurance & upkeep; the renting line is the typical asking rent; the grey line is the mortgage payment on its own. Same homes, same months, both ways of paying for a roof.
- Owning all in$6,606
- Renting$2,337
- Mortgage only$4,917
Property tax · $686/mo 0.88% of value a year — the ACS 2020-2024 median bill over the median home value for Fulton County, GA
Insurance & upkeep · $1,003/mo insurance, maintenance and repairs together, from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey — the national figure for mortgaged homeowners, scaled to this market's home value. BLS publishes the three bundled and they cannot be split.
Both are priced off the same month's home value, so they rise with the market. Neither is a quote — a specific home's bill depends on its assessment, its age and its insurer.
Living in Milton, Fulton County, Georgia
Milton is a city of 41,296 people in Fulton County. Half its households earn more than $171,295 a year and half less, against $95,292 across Fulton County; 4% of its people live below the poverty line. 72% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 28% are rented. Unemployment in Milton was 2.6% in August 2026, and Fulton County had 0.1% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in professional services, then schools and health care.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Milton is a city in Fulton County where most homes are lived in by their owners, and incomes run well above the county's. Homes here cost far more than in most places, and rents are high too. Winters are mild, with almost no snow, while summers are hot, and rain falls through the year.
Work. Residents work mostly in professional and business services, in schools, hospitals and social care, in banks, insurance and property, and in shops. A large share of adults hold a four-year degree, and more people work from home than in most towns. Among the largest workplaces in Milton are Walmart, Target and Publix Super Markets, and the typical commute is a fairly long one.
Things to do. For a day out, the Georgia Aquarium is one of the best known attractions in the region, and the High Museum of Art is a short list away for those who prefer galleries, though both are a longer drive. Lake Lanier, a large reservoir, is also a longer drive away and suits time on the water. Closer to home, Vickery Creek is a river with a reputation among walkers.
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- 15,225households
- 78%of adults have a degree
- 4%below the poverty line
- 28 mintypical commute
- 39%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Fulton County had 948,768 jobs in 2025, 0.1% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 51° and lows near 31°; warmest in July, with highs near 89° and lows near 67°. About 1 inches of snow and 56 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Cumming 2N weather station, 12 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Milton
- WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters263
- TargetDiscount department stores219
- Publix Super MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores165
- Publix Super MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores122
- Kroger Atlanta KMASupermarkets and other grocery except convenience stores120
- Kohl's54
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 6 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 943 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Inland floodingRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Milton’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Fulton County and the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA metro.
Milton home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Milton$936,770
- Georgia$329,115
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 3 Milton listings, and the typical home goes pending in 45 days — the market is roughly in balance.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Milton29.78%
- United States26.90%
Days to pending
How long the typical listing takes to go under contract.
- Milton45
- United States27
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Milton229
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Milton53
Median sale price
What buyers actually paid — closed sales, not asking prices.
- Milton$1,098,373
- United States$371,407
Sale-to-list ratio
Above 100%, homes sell over asking; below, buyers negotiate wins.
- Milton97.48%
Zip codes with a Milton address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Milton — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.