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This town in Maryland has a population of 30,829.
Strong in places, weak in others. Its weakest is schools: its schools rank behind just over three quarters of the state's. With a C overall, Milford Mill is better than 32% of U.S. towns and ranks 202nd of 259 in Maryland. At about $274K, a typical home costs 2.8 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. It does especially well on walkability (A) — it is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Owings Upper Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places. 46% of households live in a home they own locally, against 74% in Maryland’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Rockdale Park, at 21 acres.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where Milford Mill beats most towns.
Owings Upper MillEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Milford Mill is from typical.
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Census counts: 20,354 in 1980, 30,622 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milford Mill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw35 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw36 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw36 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
Big draw35 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a yearWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain
Milford Mill is unincorporated, so Baltimore 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 Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Milford Mill.
Milford Mill has homes that are cheap against local pay, trades workers with Baltimore and other neighbors and is mostly renters.
Since 1978, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Milford Mill. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 95% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 37% come from inland flooding and 35% from heat waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Two of the 12 schools are below, and why each made the list. The public schools here belong to the Baltimore County Public Schools. Public school enrollment in Milford Mill: 1,744 students across 4 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Academy of Health SciencesLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 808 | B− |
| Milford Mill AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,471 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Milford Mill has about as many jobs (12,581) as working residents, but only 521 people both live and work here.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Milford Mill rose by 2,122, to 12,581. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The typical household income for Milford Mill comes to $70,000. The top destinations are Baltimore (28%), Woodlawn (4%) and Towson (4%).
| Milford Mill | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $70,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in Milford Mill who report frequent physical distress: 12%. Of 32 CDC measures, Milford Mill beats the Maryland average on 4 and trails it on 17. 44% of adults in Milford Mill sleep under 7 hours; 39% feel lonely. Among 261 Maryland towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Milford Mill.
| Milford Mill | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Milford Mill | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 7.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11% | 14.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 14.1% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails total 0.4 miles in 4 parks and preserves. Milford Mill’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 4, covering 35 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rockdale Park | — | 21 |
| 2. Diamond Ridge Family Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
| 3. Rutherford Heights Local Open Space & Floodplain | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.8 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 87% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.
A home in Milford Mill typically sold within 28 days of listing. In Milford Mill, the typical rent is $1,653 a month.
| Milford Mill | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 46% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,653 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
18 within 15 miles of the center of Milford Mill
About 7 of every 100 Milford Mill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Milford Mill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,622. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18 km2), all of it land. The true name of the area is "Milford", but the name "Milford Mill" has stuck with the community. The name "Milford Mill" comes from the name of an old mill located in nearby Pikesville along Milford Mill Road.
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3 towns share a border with Milford Mill.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Mill | #202 | C | C | — | C− | C+ |
| Randallstown | #204 | C | C | — | C− | C+ |
| Woodlawn | #181 | C+ | C+ | — | C− | C+ |
| Lochearn | #190 | C+ | C+ | — | C− | C+ |
Milford Mill, Randallstown, Woodlawn and Lochearn report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Milford Mill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Milford Mill grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #202 of 259 in Maryland. It grades C+ for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $274,000, 36% below the Maryland typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
