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Milton in short
- 2,485
- households in Milton
- 74%
- owner-occupied (county 71.2%)
- 70.5%
- detached houses (county 74.4%)
- 1974
- median year built (county 1970)
The local numbers
Who clears the snow in Milton
Owners live in 74% of Milton's 2,485 occupied homes (Rock County: 71.2%). The owner is who a sidewalk ordinance lands on, and who usually decides between shoveling, a snow blower and a plow contract. That is the highest owner-occupied share of the 5 cities on this site.
70.5% of Milton's 2,533 housing units are single-family detached houses, fewer than the county's 74.4%. More of the town lives in apartments and attached homes, where a landlord or association contracts the lot and walks. 12.6% are in buildings of five or more units, which means parking lots to plow around parked cars.
The median home in Milton was built in 1974 (county 1970), and 24.2% predate 1940. Older blocks mean sidewalks on both sides, narrow single-car drives, detached garages off alleys and steps up to the porch: hand work as much as plow work. It ranks 3rd of 5 here.
Milton housing and households vs Rock County
| Measure | Milton | Rock County |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | 5,706 | 164,350 |
| Housing units | 2,533 | 71,109 |
| Occupied (households) | 2,485 | 67,201 |
| Owner-occupied households | 1,838 (74%) | 47,819 (71.2%) |
| Renter households | 647 (26%) | 19,382 (28.8%) |
| Single-family detached | 70.5% | 74.4% |
| Median year built | 1974 | 1970 |
| Built before 1940 | 24.2% | 19.2% |
| Built 2000 or later | 21.7% | 16.3% |
| Mobile homes | 1.7% | 2.6% |
| In buildings of 5+ units | 12.6% | 11.7% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024), tables B01003, B25003, B25024, B25034 and B25035.
Local rules
Snow rules in Milton
- Sidewalk snow
- Milton's code section 66-71 puts sidewalk snow and ice on the abutting owner. Lots zoned for business must be cleared by 10:00 a.m. every day; homes and other non-business lots have 24 hours after the snow stops. Miss it and the public works director can have the walk cleared or sanded and bill the owner, and an unpaid bill becomes a tax lien plus a ten percent fee. source
- Winter parking
- Traffic code 70-155: after a snowfall of 1 and a half inches, no vehicle may park on any city street or municipal lot until that street or lot has been plowed. Downtown, the Parkview Drive and Merchant Row areas have marked stalls for overnight parking; every other stall has to be moved by 2:30 a.m. source
About Milton. The city of Milton was formed in 1967 when the villages of Milton and Milton Junction merged. Wikipedia
ZIP codes. 53563. Census 2020
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Common questions
Milton snow removal questions
How long do I have to shovel my sidewalk in Milton?
Milton's code section 66-71 puts sidewalk snow and ice on the abutting owner. Lots zoned for business must be cleared by 10:00 a.m. every day; homes and other non-business lots have 24 hours after the snow stops. Miss it and the public works director can have the walk cleared or sanded and bill the owner, and an unpaid bill becomes a tax lien plus a ten percent fee.
What are the winter parking rules in Milton?
Traffic code 70-155: after a snowfall of 1 and a half inches, no vehicle may park on any city street or municipal lot until that street or lot has been plowed. Downtown, the Parkview Drive and Merchant Row areas have marked stalls for overnight parking; every other stall has to be moved by 2:30 a.m.
How many homes in Milton are detached houses?
Per the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, 70.5% of 2,533 housing units in Milton are single-family detached, against 74.4% for Rock County, and 74% of households own their home.
What does snow removal cost in Milton?
A Janesville contractor publishes $40 to $75 per push for a standard driveway and $400 to $900 for a seasonal contract across Janesville, Beloit, Milton and Edgerton for 2026-27; long rural drives run $60 to $120 a push. Every range is on the cost page.
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