Best PlacesMilford Mill, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Milford Mill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Distance to the water drives a lot of the difference between one part and the next. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Milford Mill ranks 1,832nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Milford Mill
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.
The best areas in Milford Mill
The parts of Milford Mill, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first.
Deer Run at Mayfield
Merrymount & Tameron Woods
Lynne Acres
Scores across Milford Mill run from about the 14th to the 67th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Milford Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Milford Mill ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of cities
- TransitBetter than 83% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 66% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 97 pleasant days a year, better than 58% of cities
Where Milford Mill ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of cities
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Milford Mill
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Milford Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,919, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Mill's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 6 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 Mill
Milford Mill'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 Mill.
Who works in Milford Mill, and how
Work in Milford Mill centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Milford Mill
The coast is about 21 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Milford Mill, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Milford Mill, month by month
Milford Mill sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 39° | 33° |
| April | 68° | 59° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 71° | 63° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Milford Mill
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 13 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.3 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Milford Mill
Schools across Milford Mill average a D−, better than 2% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Hebbville ElementaryD · 16% proficient
- Watershed Public CharterD− · 15% proficient
- Church Lane ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northwest Academy Of Health SciencesD · 20% proficient
- Windsor Mill MiddleD− · 16% proficient
- Woodlawn MiddleD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodlawn HighD− · 15% proficient
- Randallstown HighD− · 15% proficient
- Milford Mill AcademyF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Milford Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Milford Mill 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 Mill against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Milford Mill suits
Common questions about living in Milford Mill
Is Milford Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Milford Mill ranks 1,832nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cell coverage, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on taxes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Milford Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,550. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $81,919 median income, cost of living beats 43% of cities.
Is Milford Mill safe?
Milford Mill is safer than 11% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $461 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Milford Mill?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 33. That works out to about 97 pleasant days a year, more than 58% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in Milford Mill?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Deer Run at Mayfield, Merrymount & Tameron Woods, and Lynne Acres. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Milford Mill with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Milford Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Milford Mill 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 Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Milford Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Milford Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Milford Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Milford Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Milford Mill 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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