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Milford is a small town of 2,269 people in Penobscot County, Maine. It's about 12 miles from Bangor, ME and 217 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $953 a month.
2,269people
$155kTypical home
$953/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
75"Snow
208Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,269
- Part of a metro area
- About 679 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Boston, MA
- 12 mi to Bangor, ME
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$977/mo)
- Median rent $953/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,143 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BGR airport
- 123 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Maine districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Penobscot County: R+11 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk