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Milford is a small city of 27,731 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 17 miles from Worcester, MA and 23 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $465k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,731people
$465kTypical home
$1,889/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
48"Snow
233Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,731
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,731 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Providence, RI
- 17 mi to Worcester, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $465k (≈$2,930/mo)
- Median rent $1,889/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ORH airport
- 30 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 305 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 123 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,250 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 208 bars within 25 mi
- 937 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 101 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worcester County: D+10 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk