MilfordKS
A town of 404, settled in 1868.
Is Milford a good place to live?
Milford’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Milford. 56% of the land in Milford is conserved, above both the Kansas town median (2.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Flagstop RV and Resort Park, at 153 acres. Milford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
404 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Milford: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Milford, and how to reach them.
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.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Milford
0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Milford’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Flagstop RV and Resort Park | 0.6 mi | 153 |
| 2. City of Milford Park | 0.3 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Milford’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Milford for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Milford fell to 25 in 2023, 37 fewer than in 2013. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Milford.
| Milford | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Milford
Milford has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Milford is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Milford, with tornadoes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Milford is
Milford tracks Kansas closely on all 32 CDC measures. 33% of Milford adults have obesity.
| Milford | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 77% | 79% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milford. Close and well known come first.
24 mi MuseumDwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home17 mi Zoo & aquariumSunset Zoo
19 mi MuseumFlint Hills Discovery Center
10 mi MuseumU.S. Cavalry MuseumPhoto credits
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home: Unknown, Public domain · Flint Hills Discovery Center: Kgwo1972, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. Cavalry Museum: US Army, Public domain
Everything we know about Milford
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Milford; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Milford residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
99% of working residents leave Milford for work
Where Milford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Milford
City in Geary County, Kansas
Milford is a city in Geary County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 408.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,158 ft
- ZIP code
- 66514
- Area code
- 785
Questions about Milford
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Milford, KS a good place to live?
Milford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.