Living in Milton

In Milton, tenants pay an average rent of €1,141 a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.4% (2021).

The city covered 363.2 km² in 2021. Population density was 365.5 people per km² in 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 44.4% of the population in 2021. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 40.5% in 2021. Annual NO₂ was 8.32 µg/m³ in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1028 sources

Population132,979people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Milton (Census subdivision 3524009)

Median gross salary4,167EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent1,141EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate11.4%country median 8.4% — 36% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime4,296incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police

PM2.5, annual mean3.48µg/m³country median 3.6 — 4% belowOfficial source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.

Higher unemployment than 78% of Canadian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Milton?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

25.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan¹²Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	25.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹Official
Dwellings	41,000 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Main residence dwellings	40,038 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	1,123 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,141 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision¹Official

Is Milton a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–61%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%

Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–53%

Family57%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–66%

Retirement39%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 28–50%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 11.4% in May 2021.

What is the typical salary in Milton?

The median gross salary is about 4,167 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 4,167 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁵
Median gross salary (regional): 3,246 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁴

What is the unemployment rate in Milton?

The unemployment rate is 11.4 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Milton is 11.4%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Milton 11.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	63 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary	4,167 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,246 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁴Official
Unemployment rate	11.4 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹Official

What does a salary buy in Milton?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,913of €3,127 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,127
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €1,141
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,913

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Milton Salary needed to live in Milton

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Milton. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Milton. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Milton?

Police recorded about 4,296 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesMilton highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Gatineau3,756

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,296 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	0.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹Official
Workers commuting by public transport	3.7 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹Official
Workers walking to work	2.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹Official
Destinations from nearest airport	147 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁰Official
Nearest airport	YYZ	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	27.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Milton. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Milton.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 3.48 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Milton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.48 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁸

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.53.5WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8.3WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Milton is 3.5 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

Milton 3.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.32 µg/m³country median 7.0	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.⁹Official
PM10 — annual mean	11.8 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.48 µg/m³country median 3.6	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁸Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.19 · Feb 15.65 · Mar 25.89 · Apr 25.32 · May 32.95 · Jun 35.97 · Jul 36.97 · Aug 38.32 · Sep 35.46 · Oct 30.17 · Nov 22.48 · Dec 16.46 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -27.69 · Feb -31.4 · Mar -26.24 · Apr -18 · May -3.99 · Jun 3.4 · Jul 6.78 · Aug 8.19 · Sep 2.78 · Oct -4.95 · Nov -14.19 · Dec -24.29 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -6.16 · Feb -5.96 · Mar -0.73 · Apr 5.72 · May 12.85 · Jun 18.78 · Jul 22.32 · Aug 21.46 · Sep 17.44 · Oct 9.73 · Nov 3.11 · Dec -2.66 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Milton?

The published population was 132,979 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Milton (Census subdivision 3524009)¹⁹

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 15,800 is not 42.1% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.1%
Foreign residents11.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	363.8 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
City area	363.2 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Milton, CSD 3524009)¹⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	42.05 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	15,800 people	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.²⁰Official
Population density	365.5 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.²⁰Official
Population	132,979 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Milton (Census subdivision 3524009)¹⁹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

24,426

66,620

108,815

151,009

142,27920012005200920152022

Population rose 329.1% between 2001 and 2022, from 33,156 to 142,279.

International community in Milton

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	55,270	100.0%
Asia	35,065	63.4%
Pakistan	11,600	21.0%
India	8,510	15.4%
Europe	8,455	15.3%
Americas	6,640	12.0%
Africa	5,015	9.1%
Other places of birth in Asia	3,840	6.9%
Philippines	3,200	5.8%
United Kingdom	2,330	4.2%
Egypt	2,135	3.9%

Show 49 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Iraq	1,845	3.3%
Other places of birth in Americas	1,605	2.9%
China	1,480	2.7%
Poland	1,435	2.6%
United States of America	1,340	2.4%
Other places of birth in Africa	1,310	2.4%
Jamaica	1,135	2.1%
Other places of birth in Europe	1,135	2.1%
Nigeria	995	1.8%
Portugal	850	1.5%
Sri Lanka	815	1.5%
Colombia	755	1.4%
Afghanistan	665	1.2%
Viet Nam	595	1.1%
Italy	585	1.1%
Syria	535	1.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	525	0.9%
Korea, South	510	0.9%
Guyana	380	0.7%
Lebanon	350	0.6%
Bangladesh	345	0.6%
Mexico	335	0.6%
Romania	335	0.6%
South Africa, Republic of	330	0.6%
Croatia	310	0.6%
Hong Kong	305	0.6%
Brazil	280	0.5%
Russian Federation	265	0.5%
Germany	260	0.5%
Iran	225	0.4%
Ukraine	215	0.4%
Netherlands	210	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	205	0.4%
Turkey	185	0.3%
El Salvador	135	0.2%
Peru	130	0.2%
Oceania and other places of birth	95	0.2%
France	85	0.2%
Greece	85	0.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	80	0.1%
Hungary	75	0.1%
Serbia	75	0.1%
Taiwan	75	0.1%
Morocco	55	0.1%
Somalia	45	0.1%
Ethiopia	30	0.1%
Algeria	25	0.0%
Haiti	15	0.0%
Eritrea	15	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	131,430	100.0%
Canadian citizens	115,630	88.0%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	80,895	61.5%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	34,735	26.4%
Not Canadian citizens	15,800	12.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	131,640	100.0%
Single responses	118,890	90.3%
Official languages	93,025	70.7%
English	92,340	70.1%
Non-official languages	25,870	19.7%
Non-Indigenous languages	25,870	19.7%
Indo-European languages	17,355	13.2%
Multiple responses	12,750	9.7%
Indo-Iranian languages	12,605	9.6%
English and non-official language(s)	11,980	9.1%
Indo-Aryan languages	11,970	9.1%

Show 125 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Urdu	8,355	6.3%
Afro-Asiatic languages	3,275	2.5%
Semitic languages	3,230	2.5%
Arabic	3,055	2.3%
Italic (Romance) languages	2,835	2.2%
Spanish	1,875	1.4%
Balto-Slavic languages	1,675	1.3%
Slavic languages	1,665	1.3%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	1,510	1.1%
Sino-Tibetan languages	1,500	1.1%
Chinese languages	1,485	1.1%
Dravidian languages	1,395	1.1%
Mandarin	1,120	0.9%
Austronesian languages	1,120	0.9%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	935	0.7%
Hindi	780	0.6%
Tamil	775	0.6%
Polish	770	0.6%
French	680	0.5%
Iranian languages	630	0.5%
Gujarati	580	0.4%
Portuguese	575	0.4%
Persian languages	440	0.3%
Korean	400	0.3%
English and French	385	0.3%
Telugu	365	0.3%
Serbo-Croatian	355	0.3%
Yue (Cantonese)	335	0.3%
Russian	330	0.3%
Vietnamese	305	0.2%
Austro-Asiatic languages	300	0.2%
Bengali	295	0.2%
Dari	295	0.2%
Malayalam	210	0.2%
Italian	205	0.2%
Croatian	200	0.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)	190	0.1%
Romanian	175	0.1%
Pashto	170	0.1%
Aramaic languages	145	0.1%
Multiple non-official languages	140	0.1%
Serbian	140	0.1%
Sindhi	140	0.1%
Sign languages	135	0.1%
Turkic languages	130	0.1%
American Sign Language	125	0.1%
Marathi	115	0.1%
Turkish	110	0.1%
Iranian Persian	110	0.1%
Ukrainian	100	0.1%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	100	0.1%
Niger-Congo languages	100	0.1%
Creole languages	95	0.1%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	90	0.1%
Albanian	90	0.1%
Germanic languages	90	0.1%
Morisyen	65	0.0%
Macedonian	60	0.0%
Greek	60	0.0%
Nepali	55	0.0%
French and non-official language(s)	50	0.0%
Cebuano	50	0.0%
Indonesian	45	0.0%
Hungarian	40	0.0%
High German languages	40	0.0%
German	40	0.0%
Yoruba	35	0.0%
Uralic languages	35	0.0%
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	35	0.0%
Kannada	35	0.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	35	0.0%
Ilocano	30	0.0%
Bulgarian	30	0.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	30	0.0%
Cushitic languages	25	0.0%
Somali	25	0.0%
Afrikaans	25	0.0%
Akan (Twi)	25	0.0%
Coptic	20	0.0%
Aramaic, n.o.s.	20	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	20	0.0%
Hiligaynon	20	0.0%
Creole, n.o.s.	20	0.0%
Konkani	20	0.0%
Oriya languages	20	0.0%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	15	0.0%
Amharic	15	0.0%
Maltese	15	0.0%
Baltic languages	15	0.0%
Lithuanian	15	0.0%
Bosnian	15	0.0%
Slovak	15	0.0%
Igbo	10	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages	10	0.0%
Azerbaijani	10	0.0%
Tulu	10	0.0%
Dutch	10	0.0%
Scandinavian languages	10	0.0%
Kacchi	10	0.0%
Oriya, n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Kurdish	10	0.0%
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Japanese	10	0.0%
Shona	5	0.0%
Min Dong	5	0.0%
Wu (Shanghainese)	5	0.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Tibetan	5	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	5	0.0%
Lao	5	0.0%
Thai	5	0.0%
Hebrew	5	0.0%
Tigrigna	5	0.0%
Kankanaey	5	0.0%
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	5	0.0%
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Armenian	5	0.0%
Czech	5	0.0%
Slovene (Slovenian)	5	0.0%
Odia	5	0.0%
Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Edo	5	0.0%
Ga	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	44.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	40.5 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree²³Official
Households	40,035 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Labour force participation rate	71.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median age	36 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Milton

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Oakville as a Milton alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €4,956 Oakville vs €4,167 Milton+19%
Residents: 213,759 Oakville vs 132,979 Milton+61%
Median gross pay, region: €3,486 Oakville vs €3,246 Milton+7%
Nearest airport: 23.6 km Oakville vs 27.6 km Milton−14%
Unemployment: 11.7% Oakville vs 11.4% Miltonsame level
Foreign residents: 41.2% Oakville vs 42.1% Miltonsame level
Annual PM2.5: 3.5 µg/m³ Oakville vs 3.5 µg/m³ Miltonsame level

Full comparison More about Oakville

Saanich as a Milton alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 6.8% Saanich vs 11.4% Milton−40%
Median gross pay, region: €2,614 Saanich vs €3,246 Milton−19%
Foreign residents: 22.5% Saanich vs 42.1% Milton−46%
Median gross pay, city: €3,676 Saanich vs €4,167 Miltonno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 2.4 µg/m³ Saanich vs 3.5 µg/m³ Milton−32%
Nearest airport: 21.2 km Saanich vs 27.6 km Milton−23%

Full comparison More about Saanich

Cities near Milton

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Oakville 17.4 km away

Salary: 4,956 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Mississauga 21.4 km away

Salary: 3,622 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Brampton 21.6 km away

Salary: 3,137 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Milton, nearest in population first.

All Canada cities

St. Catharines136,803 residents Waterloo129,054 residents Kingston138,204 residents Ajax126,666 residents Saanich125,853 residents Langley142,043 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Milton when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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Is Milton part of Barrie?

Milton is in the published commuting zone of Barrie; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Barrie city profile

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Milton?

The published population was 132,979 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Milton (Census subdivision 3524009).

Is the air quality good in Milton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

How safe is Milton?

What is the typical salary in Milton?

The median gross salary is about 4,167 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Milton?

The unemployment rate is 11.4 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Milton?

The median gross salary is 3,246 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Milton a good place to live?

Milton may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Milton part of Barrie?

Milton is in the published commuting zone of Barrie; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Milton?

Oakville, Mississauga, Brampton are near Milton. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Asia live in Milton?

The official country of birth distribution records 35,065 people (63.4%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Milton, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 118a13213960f66f1c352b845a5c7f3c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/milton/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_milton-canada-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_97c84ae29863,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Milton, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {118a13213960f66f1c352b845a5c7f3c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/milton/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Milton, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/milton/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 118a13213960f66f1c352b845a5c7f3c; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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