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Milford is a big small town of 8,956 people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It's about 16 miles from Manchester, NH and 48 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $358k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,956people
$358kTypical home
$1,557/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
58"Snow
233Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,956
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,576 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Boston, MA
- 16 mi to Manchester, NH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $358k (≈$2,256/mo)
- Median rent $1,557/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (342 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MHT airport
- 47 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 759 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 285 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsborough County: D+3 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk