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Milford is a big small town of 12,803 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 18 miles from Dover, DE and 69 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $297k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,803people
$297kTypical home
$1,260/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
243Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,803
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,299 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 18 mi to Dover, DE
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $297k (≈$1,872/mo)
- Median rent $1,260/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (466 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,579 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to DOV airport
- 67 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 355 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sussex County: R+11 in 2024
- Delaware: D+15 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk