Best PlacesDowntown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, 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.
Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford ranks 1,690th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, 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.
Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,583 a month, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford
A household needs to earn about $134,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $99,982, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford's effective rate of 1.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford
Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, 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 Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford.
Who works in Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford, and how
Work in Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford
Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 3 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford, month by month
Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, 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 Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford
Schools across Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford average a B+, better than 81% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Meadowside SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Orange Avenue SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Mathewson SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harborside Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- West Shore Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- East Shore Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Joseph A. Foran High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Jonathan Law High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, 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 Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford
Is Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford ranks 1,690th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and fast internet, and lowest on state finances and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $457,592. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $99,982 median income, cost of living beats 68% of neighborhoods.
Is Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford safe?
Yes, Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $255 per resident a year.
Compare Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, 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.
Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, Milford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Downtown Harbor-Post Road South, 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
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