Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,627 people live in this town, settled in 1868.
Milford Township’s best subject grade is an A for the outdoors. Among 152 Kansas towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Milford Township. 48% of the land in Milford Township is conserved, above both the Kansas town median (2.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On the outdoors, just 5 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Milford State Wildlife Area, at 1,545 acres. Milford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Milford Township beats most towns.
48.4% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Milford Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 300 in 1930, 408 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1947 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Milford Township, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Milford Township.
Across 7 parks and preserves: 26 miles of trail. Milford Township’s trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Flagstop RV and Resort Park | 0.6 mi | 193 |
| 2. City of Milford Park | 0.3 mi | 11 |
| 3. Milford State Wildlife Area | — | 1,545 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Geary County Schools runs its public schools. Its one school is below. 86 students attend Milford Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milford ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 86 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Junction City (37%), Manhattan (14%) and Topeka (7%). Commuting out is the norm in Milford Township: 1% of working residents work locally. Jobs based locally fell to 63 in 2023, 42 fewer than in 2013. Among residents here, 5.3% live below the poverty line.
| Milford Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For households in Milford Township, the share who own their home is 81%. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 1.7% of its value. The town’s going rate for rent stands at $1,280 a month.
| Milford Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,280 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its typical July afternoon high comes in at 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Milford Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 34 of 100. Expected losses in Milford Township break down as 34% from tornadoes and 32% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
CDC measures, 32 in all: Milford Township beats Kansas on 1 and trails on 4. In Milford Township, 16% of adults smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults locally: 30% feel lonely, 15% binge drink.
| Milford Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Milford Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 86.4% | 84.1% |
| More adults with arthritis | 30.3% | 25.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milford Township. Close and well known come first.
24 mi MuseumDwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home16 mi Zoo & aquariumSunset Zoo
9 mi MuseumU.S. Cavalry Museum
18 mi MuseumFlint Hills Discovery CenterDwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home: Unknown, Public domain · U.S. Cavalry Museum: US Army, Public domain · Flint Hills Discovery Center: Kgwo1972, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Milford Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Milford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Milford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
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.
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4 towns share a border with Milford Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Township | — | — | C | — | B− | B− |
| Smoky Hill Township | #141 | D | D | — | B | B− |
| Madison Township | — | — | C | — | B | — |
| Junction City | #142 | D | C+ | D | B− | C+ |
| Fort Riley | #115 | C | D− | — | B− | A− |
Milford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Milford Township, Smoky Hill Township, Madison Township and Fort Riley report no FBI crime data of their own. Madison Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Milford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($65,469 across the Manhattan, KS metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
