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About Milton
Set in the central part of Massachusetts, Milton is a small unincorporated community.
Milton holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 13.01 square miles.
📰 Milton News Today
- Driver holding pregnant woman hostage struck 8 vehicles during I-93 chase, state police say Boston 25 News · Aug 12
- Erin Leigh O'Neill obituary Dolan Funeral Homes and Cremation Services · Jun 14
- Samuel M. Stein Obituary (2026) - Milton, MA - Dolan Funeral Homes and Cremation Services - East Milton Square Legacy obituary · Aug 13
- Milton High School (MA) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 13
- In Massachusetts, the season's first blueberries help scientist track climate change NPR · Jul 8
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Milton Unique
- One of 20 places in the US named Milton — but the Massachusetts one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Massachusetts — one of 248 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Quincy (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Milton
📍 Ashmont📍 Brush Hill📍 Brushwood📍 Clarendon Hills📍 Dorchester📍 Dorchester Center📍 Fairmount📍 Forbes Wharf📍 Hyde Park📍 Lower Mills📍 Mattapan📍 Milton Hill📍 Milton Upper Mills📍 Quisset Brook📍 Woodmere
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Milton
- Ashmont Grill — american
- Cappy's Pizzeria — pizza
- Coffee Break Cafe — coffee shop (café)
- El Barrio Mexican Grill — mexican
- Fairmount Grille — american
- Madre Osteria Bar & Resturant — italian
- Pat's Pizza — pizza
- R & S Jamaican Restaurant
- Revive and Co — juice
- Steel & Rye — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum · Museum
- Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House · Museum
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum Habitats · Zoo
- Eustis Estate Museum and Study Center · Museum
- Path Continues · Attraction
- Quincy Quarry & Granite Workers Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Milton
- Cunningham Park reviews ★
- Elmhurst Park reviews ★
- Garden of Peace reviews ★
- Governor Hutchinson's Field · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Pierce Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Almont Park reviews ★
- Amatucci Playground reviews ★
- Blue Hills Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Brush Hill Road Playground reviews ★
- Codman Academy Microforest reviews ★
- Codman Square reviews ★
- Dell Ave Rock · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Milton
- Another Course To College
- Boston Preparatory Charter Public School
- Boston Renaissance Charter Public School
- Chittick Elementary School
- Codman Academy Charter Public School
- Conley Elementary School
- Grew Elementary School
- Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper
- KIPP Academy Boston Charter School
- Lee K-8 School
- New Mission High School
- Roosevelt K-8 School
- Taylor Elementary School
- Young Achievers K-8 School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMassachusetts
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area13.01 sq mi
Coordinates42.2416, -71.0824