MilfordCA
A town in California.
Is Milford a good place to live?
Among 847 California towns, just 6 have a lower January low than Milford. 33% of the land in Milford is conserved, above both the California town median (4.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). We don’t grade Milford yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Milford: who provides what
Milford is unincorporated, so Lassen County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Milford.
A typical Milford home is worth about $283K
Home values are up 3% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Very high risk in Milford, with wildfire at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Milford once, in 2021. FEMA puts 48% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 29% to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Milford
1.3 miles of trail. In Milford, the concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Milford, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 22° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, more of Milford’s adults smoke cigarettes
The share of adults in Milford who have diabetes: 17%. Against the California average, Milford comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 19. Only 10 of the 848 California towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Milford.
| Milford | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Milford | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.7% | 71.3% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 76.6% | 71.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.3% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Milford
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Milford; the nearest are
Questions about Milford
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Milford, CA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Milford yet; the figures below are still real. A town in California.