Milford Illinois Library, 2007
Milford Township’s story
186 years in pictures
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2006.
- 1840Milford Township is settled
Milford TownshipIL
2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5
Population
1,437
2025 Census estimate · −3.6% since 2020
Median home value
$89K
Census ACS
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
44.8
years
Jobs based here
233
A commuter town
Is Milford Township a good place to live?
The best of Milford Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. On incomes, just 27 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Milford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Milford Township stand out
Where Milford Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Milford Township6.7
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical IL town3.4
Civic lifeB+
2 times the nonprofits per person
than the typical Illinois town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
0historic places
History
Settled in 1840
A long history
A history going back 186 years.
Small town
1,437 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Stockland TownshipAsh Grove TownshipLovejoy TownshipBelmont TownshipMilford Township
How Milford Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Milford Township is from typical.
Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $89K, 1.3 years of the county’s $66K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listC−Open →HealthIroquois Memorial Hospital 9.4 miles awayCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.2 of 20; 5.6% of households have no car; 2.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →SchoolsNear typical for the towns comparedB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 2% conserved landB−Open →HistoryMore history than most townsB+Open →Civic life6.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Milford Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Milford Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMilford water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Milford Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereIroquois County ClerkIroquois County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code6095360953 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Milford Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Milford Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
Among residents in Milford Township, 19% live below the poverty line. Only just over a tenth of working residents stay in Milford Township for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, Milford Township has lost 99 jobs, to 233 in 2023. In Milford Township, the median household income is $54,000, below both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
11%work in town
| Milford Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Milford Township11%
Watseka11%
Milford10%
Hoopeston6%
Danville4%
35 mi
median commute distance
233
jobs based in Milford Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsB−
Milford Township’s public schools outperform 50% of Illinois districts
The Milford Area PSD 124 school district runs its public schools. Its two schools are below. 2 public schools serve Milford Township, with 503 students in all.
50%of IL districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Grade School West CampusLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 354 | B |
| Milford High School CampusLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 149 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
The biggest natural risk in Milford Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level
55% of Milford Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 32%. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 78% of U.S. communities.
78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthC
Milford Township is less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns
CDC measures, 32 in all: Milford Township beats Illinois on 1 and trails on 13. Two fifths of Milford Township adults have high blood pressure, against 35% in Illinois’ towns and 35% across U.S. towns. Add to that, for adults in the town, the share who have diabetes is 14%.
27%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Milford Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Milford Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.8% | 75.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.9% | 10.3% |
Iroquois Memorial Hospital
9.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Milford Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 17° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 25 inches of snow a winter.
25″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–36°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–65°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsB−
Conservation land takes up 1.5% of Milford Township
1.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Milford Township has one park or preserve, 4 acres in all.
1.5%conserved
1.5%
conserved · 412 of 28,214 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Milford Township Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Milford Township
17pages on Milford Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Milford Township; the nearest are
Kankakee Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kankakee33.1 mi$5,220 in-state tuitionPurdue University GlobalUniversity or college · Public · West Lafayette, IN42.9 mi$10,101 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Milford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
A shrinking town
Milford Township has shrunk 14% since 2010
1,659 counted in 2010 and 1,475 in 2020; an estimated 1,437 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Milford Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Milford is a village in Milford Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,158 at the 2020 census. The village's name comes from its location, where the Old Hubbard Trail forded Sugar Creek and where a gristmill stood in 1836 ("the mill at the ford").
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 669 ft
- ZIP code
- 60953
Questions about Milford Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Milford Township, IL a good place to live?
2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Milford Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.