Living
In Milton
Your next adventure is
around the corner.
From festivals to farmland, Milton, Wisconsin is a place to work, play, and stay healthy and happy.
Living in Milton, WI
Milton, WI is a small town feel with big opportunities. With a population of approximately 5,700 and approximately 2,250 households (by recent census readings), Milton, Wisconsin is home to a surprising amount of medium sized businesses, making it a great place to live and work with less than a 15 minute commute. If you’re looking for a true corporate ladder climb, Milton is perfectly triangulated to a 45 minute commute from Madison, WI and Milwaukee, WI. If you’re no stranger to long commutes, Milton is only two hours away from the major metropolis of Chicago, Illinois.
With fifteen public parks spread throughout the town, every neighborhood has a place to get out, get together, and unwind without undoing the family savings plan.
Our local government has been working tirelessly with state and federal grant programs to increase affordable housing to new and low income families looking for a quality starting home or next-step-up apartment.
Live | Work | Play | Stay
Milton, Wisconsin
Work Hard / Play Hard
With a variety of hobby opportunities in Milton, WI, there is no shortage of things to do when living or visiting. With hobby shops, antique stores, an 18-hole golf-course, public splash pad, and a number of family friendly parks, Milton, WI packs a whole lot of fun year after year. Come for the music festival or renaissance fair, stay for your career.
Hobbies
Get Fit / Live Well
Surrounded by fields of groomed grass, soccer fields, swingsets and a winding bicycle path sits the Parker YMCA. The Milton YMCA is more than just another place to work out. Along with its Early Learning Center, the Parker YMCA offers child care services, wholistic health classes, a full free-weight and extensive exercise machine area. The Parker YMCA also has multiple basketball courts for Milton residents to practice and perfect their game.
Health
Buy / Rent / Retire
With new homes, apartments, and condominiums being built every year, Milton, WI continues to grow as a community of diverse personalities and opportunities. Check out homes for sale, and units for rent in the school district of Milton.
Housing
Prayers Answered
If you are looking for a place of prayer – a place to find peace and raise a family, Milton, WI just may be the answer to your prayers. With multiple churches throughout the town, and many community outreach programs with those churches, there is a seat for everyone seeking solace in a loving community.
Worship
Make memories right here in Milton, WI
Building Brighter Futures
The core foundation of Milton, WI is its strong community commitment to having the best schools for our children to learn and grow into tomorrow’s leaders and problem solvers. We invest heavily into our school systems with the faith that what comes out is geometrically greater than what we put in. We aim to teach our children not only the core educational curriculum, but also the positive impacts of community outreach with an emphasis on inclusive social standards.
Schools
Live & Learn Locally
With state and federal grants, Milton, Wisconsin has renovated and rejuvenated the Milton Public Library, Milton House (Underground Railroad location), and Milton College. These three community-based institutions offer Milton and the surrounding communities opportunities to not just read about the world, but to physically connect with it. From the youth-centered learning areas on the first and second floor of the public library, to a narrow stone passageway of the underground railroad underneath the Milton House, Milton, WI is a great place to learn for both young and old.
Libraries & Museums
Aim beyond the clouds
With the ever increasing intrusion of personal electronics and social media, children are becoming less and less likely to interact with a variety of their community peers. Here in Milton, WI, parents, educators, and professional caregivers work together to create a mountain of opportunities for the kids of Milton to expand their minds, exercise their muscles, and open their hearts to their neighbors and the Milton community at large.
Youth Activities
Located near Lake Koshkonong, Milton, Wisconsin is also home to Storrs Lake, Bowers Lake, Mud Lake, and Clear Lake. Milton is a 10 minute drive east of the Rock River. All of these lakes and their waterways create a variety of camping opportunities. From tents to RV’s, to cabin-get-aways, Milton, Wisconsin is a great place to set up camp when visiting the mid-west. Located two hours from Chicago, IL and one hour from the Wisconsin Dells (the waterpark capitol of the world), Milton, Wisconsin offers a place to park at the end of each day in a central location just off the highway yet with the rustic, remote feeling of endless wilderness.
Camping
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