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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 keeps the lawns in Milton
Owners live in 74% of Milton's 2,485 occupied homes (Rock County: 71.2%). That owner is usually the person weighing a weekend of mowing against a weekly visit. That is the highest owner-occupied share of the 6 communities 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 people live in duplexes and apartments, where a landlord or association hires the mowing for the whole row. 12.6% are in buildings of five or more units, the shared lawns a commercial mowing route handles.
The median home in Milton was built in 1974 (county 1970), and 24.2% predate 1940. Older blocks mean narrow side yards, mature street trees that shade the grass and drop the leaves, and a terrace strip on both sides of the walk: trim work as much as mowing. It ranks 3rd of 6 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
Yard waste and leaf rules in Milton
- Yard waste and brush
- Curbside brush pickup is the first Monday of each month from April to November (the last 2026 pass was Monday, November 2). Brush has to be at the curb by 6 a.m. and crews do not come back. Spring yard waste went curbside April 6 and May 4 in open containers under 50 pounds or paper bags. source
- Fall leaves
- Fall leaf collection picks up leaves raked to the curb between late October and mid November. Leaves only: no brush, grass or garden debris mixed in. source
- Drop-off
- Milton has no brush drop-off site of its own and points residents to Janesville's Clean Fill Facility on Black Bridge Road just east of Highway 51, where brush from outside Janesville costs $8 a cubic yard. source
- Also worth knowing
- The city's 2026 collection calendar lists every brush Monday and the spring yard waste dates on one page, worth printing for the garage wall. 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 lawn care questions
When is leaf pickup in Milton?
Fall leaf collection picks up leaves raked to the curb between late October and mid November. Leaves only: no brush, grass or garden debris mixed in.
How does yard waste and brush pickup work in Milton?
Curbside brush pickup is the first Monday of each month from April to November (the last 2026 pass was Monday, November 2). Brush has to be at the curb by 6 a.m. and crews do not come back. Spring yard waste went curbside April 6 and May 4 in open containers under 50 pounds or paper bags.
Where can I take brush and yard waste in Milton?
Milton has no brush drop-off site of its own and points residents to Janesville's Clean Fill Facility on Black Bridge Road just east of Highway 51, where brush from outside Janesville costs $8 a cubic yard.
How many homes in Milton have a yard to mow?
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 lawn care cost in Milton?
Mowing a typical quarter-acre lawn runs $39 to $55 a cut and larger or corner lots $53 to $74. A fertilizer and weed control program runs $250 to $550 a season and core aeration $38 to $48. Every range is on the cost page.
Need the lawn handled in Milton?
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