Gov. Deval Patrick’s hometown has made Money Magazine’s top 10 “Best Places to Live”.

Milton came in fifth on the list, right after Middleton, Wis. The magazine noted Milton’s historic homes, tree-lined streets, parks, playgrounds and well-tended gardens. It also mentioned the town’s low crime, good schools and short commutes to Boston and other cities.

Milton also made the mag’s list of “Best Places for the Rich and Single”, coming in at 18. (Easton and Belmont were also featured on that particular list.)

One other thing that makes Milton pretty attractive: home values have increased over the last two years unlike most other communities in Massachusetts.

The median price for homes sold in Milton from January through May reached $468,500 – 6.2 percent higher than the same months in 2008 and 4.1 percent higher than 2007, according to The Warren Group.