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Milford is a small town of 1,166 people in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It's about 20 miles from Allentown, PA and 39 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,166people
$334kTypical home
$1,523/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
31"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,166
- Part of a metro area
- About 986 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Allentown, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,104/mo)
- Median rent $1,523/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ABE airport
- 49 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 387 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 300 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hunterdon County: R+7 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk