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Comparison

Milton compared

Milton beside Toronto and Ontario, on the same Statistics Canada measures.

Milton, 2021
132,979
Population, 2021 Census
Measures
12
Same lines of the same tables
Compared with
2
Toronto and Ontario

2021 Census · checked September 24, 2026

Milton compared with Toronto and Ontario

2021 Census of Population. Income is for the 2020 income year. Toronto and Ontario checked September 24, 2026.
MeasureMiltonTorontoOntario
Population, 2021132,9792,794,35614,223,942
Growth, 2016 to 202120.7%2.3%5.8%
Median age36.039.641.6
Median household income, 2020$126,000$84,000$91,000
Median home value (owner's estimate)$950,000$900,000$700,000
Median monthly shelter cost, renters$2,200$1,500$1,300
Households that own their home82.6%51.9%68.4%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on shelter21.9%25.6%17.7%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on shelter41.6%40.0%38.4%
Immigrants42.1%46.6%30.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, 25 to 6450.3%49.4%36.8%
Low income (LIM-AT)5.8%13.2%10.1%

Why these numbers

Every figure is the same line of the same Statistics Canada product — the 2021 Census Profile — for all three places, so a comparison is between two readings of one measurement, never between two definitions. Toronto is where many people are moving from; Ontario is the provincial baseline.

The shelter-cost, commuting and work figures in the 2021 Census were collected in May 2021 under pandemic restrictions. The full Milton dataset is on Milton by the numbers, and Moving to Milton puts the costs in context.

Sources

Every factual claim above traces to one of these documents.

  1. Statistics Canada

    Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Milton, Town [Census subdivision], Ontario

    Published November 30, 2022 · Retrieved October 8, 2026

  2. Statistics Canada

    Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Ontario

    Retrieved September 24, 2026