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Milford is a mid-size city of 51,023 people in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 7 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 42 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $415k and rent runs about $2k a month.
51,023people
$415kTypical home
$1,882/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
35"Snow
231Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 51,023
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,329 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Hartford, CT
- 7 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $415k (≈$2,618/mo)
- Median rent $1,882/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,782 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to HVN airport
- 52 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 49 ft
- Right on the coast
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,660 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 562 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 80 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region: D+20 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk