Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2 of its places are on the National Register of Historic Places. In Ohio, this town has 3,634 residents.
Where it falls short is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Health is weaker too: residents are less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Schools are its strong suit (B+): its public schools beat just over two thirds of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. Cost of living is a strength too (B+): a typical home costs about $301K, 3.7 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. The overall grade comes out at C+, 719th of 987 in Ohio. It comes out better than 40% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 142 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · USGS PAD-US.
Where Milford Township beats most towns.
Where Milford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Milford Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A− for history (2 places on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C+ comes from the livability subjects above.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 4 maps from 1911 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Milford Township.
Milford Township is healthier than Hanover Township and its other neighbors and sends most of its workers to Hamilton and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Milford Township has 415 jobs for its 1,586 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 31.3 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Just 5% of Milford Township’s working residents have a job in town. This Ohio town had 415 jobs in 2023, up 72 from 2013. Also worth knowing: the average commute for Milford Township comes to 31 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles.
| Milford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools: the Talawanda City school district. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Milford Township’s public school: 451 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogan ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 451 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
That grade tops all 3 graded neighbors; Hanover Township (C) comes closest.
In Milford Township, a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress. 37% of Milford Township adults feel lonely, above both the Ohio town median (34%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). The town beats the Ohio average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Milford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Milford Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 11.2% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $313 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1982, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out here. In Milford Township, the FEMA hazard score is 61 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 56% come from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
20% of Milford Township residents are under 18, against 22% in Ohio’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). In Milford Township, the median age is 44.8 years. Ohio has nearly a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 26%.
| Milford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Milford Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.5% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 43.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milford Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
33 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
30 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
31 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
27 mi Stadium & arenaNippert StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Milford Township
About 8 of every 100 Milford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
2 places in Milford Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Milford Township is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is located between Oxford and Middletown. The township had a population of 3,523 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Milford Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Township | #719 | C+ | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Wayne Township | #617 | B− | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Hanover Township | #552 | B− | B | — | B+ | C |
| Oxford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Somers Township | #788 | C | A− | — | C+ | C− |
Milford Township, Wayne Township, Hanover Township and Somers Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Oxford 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.
Milford Township grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #719 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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 B+.
