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Milford is a small town of 1,198 people in Pike County, Pennsylvania. It's about 33 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 64 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,198people
$363kTypical home
$1,481/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
41"Snow
216Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,198
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,554 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to New York, NY
- 33 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,287/mo)
- Median rent $1,481/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (262 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 14% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to SWF airport
- 55 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 314 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+24 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk