Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Milford Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Milford Center beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 211 in 1850, 807 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 4 maps from 1916 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Milford Center, 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 Center.
2.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Milford Center. Jobs here fell by 59 from 2013 to 2023, to 105. The mean commuting time for Milford Center comes to 27 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Columbus (21%), Marysville (13%) and Allen Township (5%).
| Milford Center | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of households in Milford Center who are owner-occupiers: 82%. The typical rent for Milford Center comes to $1,438 a month, above both the Ohio town median ($944 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Home values are up 4.1% over the year to September 2026.
| Milford Center | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,438 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Summers in Milford Center are warm, and winters chilly. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 24 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Milford Center: just over one in ten adults report frequent physical distress. CDC measures, 32 in all: Milford Center beats Ohio on 14 and trails on 1. In Milford Center, 9.3% of adults have diabetes, and 31% have high blood pressure.
| Milford Center | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Milford Center | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.8% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA puts nearly three quarters of Milford Center’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to tornadoes. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in three fifths of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Milford Center after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milford Center. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
17 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
20 mi MountainCampbell Hill
26 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
25 mi Stadium & arenaValue City ArenaOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Milford Center
About 3 of every 100 Milford Center residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Milford Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Milford Center.
Village in Ohio, United States
Milford Center is a village in Union County, Ohio, United States. The population was 807 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Milford Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
3 notable people were born here, including Margo Geer and Norton P. Chipman.
