Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainIn Milford, 73% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Massachusetts
Milford’s town government spent $169.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,603 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Milford is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Milford School District
Milford’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Milford, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $22,914 per pupil, $15,934 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Massachusetts districts overall: 49% local, 43% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $5,603 per resident a year, or $15.35 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 64% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Milford runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Massachusetts towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that run their own schools.
$4,520 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Milford’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($4,520 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 30 Massachusetts towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that run their own schools: the median was $4,591, and the middle half spent $4,076–$5,138. Milford spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5.6 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Massachusetts towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Milford itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 29% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Milford reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $4,520 · 2023: $4,841 · 2024: $5,603. Per resident it went from $4,520 to $5,603 (up 24%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 28,965 to 30,196.
full-time in March 2025, up from 940 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $5,869 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.23% of the home’s value, vs 1.07% across Massachusetts.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Milford’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Milford’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Milford →
Who’s in charge in Milford
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Milford’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on milfordma.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 28 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (30,196).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Milford voted in 2024
Official results for Milford’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.5%7,586 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican42.7%5,942 votesOthers: 2.8% (387 votes).
Most votes in Milford: Kamala D Harris
Worcester County: Harris 53.6%, Trump 43.7% · Massachusetts: Harris 61.2%, Trump 36.0%
of Milford’s 19,149 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Massachusetts: 67%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Milford: Elizabeth Ann Warren
Worcester County: Warren 51.9%, Deaton 48.0% · Massachusetts: Warren 59.8%, Deaton 40.0%
Most votes in the district: Jake Auchincloss
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Milford, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford | 54.5% | 42.7% | 2.8% | 13,915 |
| Worcester County | 53.6% | 43.7% | 2.7% | 420,841 |
| Massachusetts | 61.2% | 36.0% | 2.8% | 3,473,668 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Milford.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: milfordma.gov ↗
- 2Massachusetts HouseState representatives
- 3Massachusetts SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Massachusetts
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Milford compares with the towns next door
Milford spent $4,520 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,329 to $5,708. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Milford’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Milford’s government
How much does Milford spend per resident?
About $5,603 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $4,520 was less than 53% of 30 Massachusetts towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Milford?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,869 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.23% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.07% across Massachusetts. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see milfordma.gov.
Who runs Milford’s government?
See milfordma.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Milford yet.
How did Milford vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 54.5%, Donald J Trump 42.7% (13,915 votes, official results). Worcester County: Harris 53.6%, Trump 43.7%. Massachusetts: Harris 61.2%, Trump 36.0%.
How many people work for Milford?
1,082 full-time and 132 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $6.8M (about $81.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Milford in the state legislature?
State Senate District Norfolk-Worcester-Middlesex (Becca Rausch) and State House District 10th Worcester (Brian Murray). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Milford’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →