Best PlacesDevon-Walnut Beach, Milford, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford ranks 1,699th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,583 a month, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $106,960; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford's effective rate of 1.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford
Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford.
Who works in Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford, and how
Work in Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford
Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 97% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 2 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford, month by month
Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford
Schools across Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford average a B+, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pumpkin Delight SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Meadowside SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- J. F. Kennedy SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Shore Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Jonathan Law High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford
Is Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford ranks 1,699th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and fast internet, and lowest on cell coverage and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $413,106. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $106,960 median income, cost of living beats 71% of neighborhoods.
Is Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford safe?
Yes, Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $240 per resident a year.
Compare Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.