Best PlacesMilford, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around 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.
Milford ranks 981st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 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.
Milford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Milford ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of cities
Where Milford ranks low
- Short commute36.9 minutes each way, better than only 3% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,648 a month, better than only 9% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 29% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Milford
A household needs to earn about $131,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Milford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,869, 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 Milford's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Milford
Milford's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Milford.
Who works in Milford, and how
Work in Milford centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Milford
Milford has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of cities and more parkland per resident than 90% of cities. The coast is about 43 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Milford and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Milford, month by month
Milford sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Milford
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around Milford
Schools across Milford average a B−, better than 43% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- ElmwoodA · 71% proficient
- MemorialB+ · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stacy MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Hopkinton HighA+ · 87% proficient
- Milford HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Hopedale Jr Sr HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Milford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
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 Milford against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Milford suits
Families
Schools land around the 43rd percentile and crime safety beats 95%.
Common questions about living in Milford
Is Milford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Milford ranks 981st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on long commutes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Milford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $478,254. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $98,869 median income, cost of living beats 37% of cities.
Is Milford safe?
Yes, Milford is safer than 95% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $174 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Milford?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 21. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 30% of cities.
Is Milford good for families?
Schools beat 43% of cities, crime safety beats 95%, and childcare runs $1,648 a month.
Compare Milford with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Milford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 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.
Milford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Milford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Milford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Milford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Milford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
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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