City safety & data profile

MilfordMA

Milford, MA is a 25K-resident city in Worcester County with a median household income of $93,310.

Worcester County, Massachusetts. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Milford, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Milford has a population larger than 56% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $464,700, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

25K
Population (place)
Top 44%
By size
$93,310
Median income (place)
$464,700
Median home (place)
8.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Milford

Milford posts a median household income higher than 64% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Milford area.

Top 36%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Milford

Where Milford income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$93,310 Top 36% higher than 64% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Milford $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MA

Population among 78 MA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Boston is the largest MA city on this list; Wellesley leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MA

Median household income among the same 78-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Wellesley posts the highest place-level median income in MA; Boston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Milford, MA beyond the headline numbers

Milford sits inside Worcester County, Massachusetts, at roughly 42.14°N, -71.52°W. Population 25,055, $93,310 median household income. Median home value $464,700, median rent $1,889. Poverty rate 8.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Milford, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 8.4%, poverty in Milford, MA runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

A median home in Milford runs about 5.0 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

13% of Milford workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 13.2% in Milford, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Milford from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
25,055
Milford · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$93,310
+4% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$464,700
+12% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Worcester County): Milford's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
868K+8%
Median Income
$95,939+47%
Median Home Value
$423,700+63%
Poverty Rate
10.3%-8%
Unemployment
5.3%-42%

Economics

Economics indicators for Milford, MA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,889/mo
Poverty Rate
8.4% -32% vs avg
Unemployment 4.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 32.6%
Work From Home 13%
Public Transit 0.7%

Population

White 60.4%
African American 4.1%
Asian 3.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 13.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
35.8%
Obesity
33.6%
High Blood Pressure
32.8%
Physical Inactivity
25.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.3%
Binge Drinking
18.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.9%
Current Smoking
14.8%
Current Asthma
13.2%
Diabetes
10.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 66.5%
Annual Checkup 79.9%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
6.9%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.1%
Stroke
3.3%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
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1
★★★
0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
MILFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
MILFORD · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Milford?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Milford right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MA-MILFORD-MA · Milford

Milford: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Milford; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Massachusetts state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Milford, MA?
Milford, MA has a population of 25,055 people, located in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
What is the median household income in Milford?
The median household income in Milford, MA is $93,310 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 8.4%.
What is the median home value in Milford?
The median home value in Milford, MA is $464,700. Median rent is $1,889/month.
What are the top health concerns in Milford?
The top health indicators in Milford include Short Sleep Duration (35.8%), Obesity (33.6%), High Blood Pressure (32.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Milford?
Milford has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Milford?
The median age in Milford, MA is 38.5 years. 32.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Milford, both outside Massachusetts so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MA (8.4% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MA ($93,310 here).

Compare Milford with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Milford's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Milford area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Worcester County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.