Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 10,233 people, lies in Pennsylvania.
The picture is mixed. Milford Township grades B overall, better than just over three fifths of U.S. towns, and ranks 570th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Its strongest is incomes (A+): the median household earns $125K. Health is a strength too — residents are healthier than 73% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. What holds it back is cost of living (C−): the typical home is worth about $413K, 4.5 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. It lags on walkability as well (C). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than nearly two thirds of U.S. towns. 15% of the land locally is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US.
Where Milford Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Milford Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 14.5% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Milford Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,248 in 1930, 10,243 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milford Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw29 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw36 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
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.
Milford Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm, but it has property taxes 1.7 times the Pennsylvania norm.
Milford Township has had 25 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 89% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 65% come from inland flooding and 7% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Quakertown Community SD runs its public schools. Below: Two of its 4 schools, each with why it was picked. Milford Township’s only public school teaches 482 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfaff El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 482 | B+ |
| Faith Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 582 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Against the 5,050 U.S. towns with household incomes like Milford Township’s, it is less healthy than 65%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Two figures for adults in Milford Township: 19% binge drink, 32% have high blood pressure. The share of adults in Milford Township who have obesity: 31%.
| Milford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Milford Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is Milford Township Park, at 104 acres. Trails total 3.9 miles in 3 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails for Milford Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Milford Township Park | 0.4 mi | 104 |
| 2. Fernbrook Park | — | 14 |
| 3. Molasses Creek Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median household earns $125,093, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). Among adults 25 and older in Milford Township, 39% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. For Milford Township, the median age is 44.2 years.
| Milford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 61% are men (PA 48%).
| Milford Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Jobs based here grew from 3,064 in 2013 to 4,033.
For Milford Township, the mean commuting time is 28 minutes. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 6% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: since 2013, Milford Township has added 969 jobs, to 4,033 in 2023. In Milford Township, 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Milford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $125,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median property tax bill is $5,697, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The going rate for rent in Milford Township is $1,741 a month. For households locally, the share who live in a home they own is 93%.
| Milford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,741 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
6 within 15 miles of the center of Milford Township
About 4 of every 100 Milford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Milford Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Milford Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,902 at the 2010 census.
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6 towns share a border with Milford Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Township | #570 | B | C− | — | B | B+ |
| Richland Township | #708 | B− | C− | B | B | B+ |
| West Rockhill Township | #451 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Lower Milford Township | #239 | A | C | — | A+ | A |
| Upper Hanover Township | #600 | B | C− | — | B | A− |
| Springfield Township | #188 | A | C | A | A− | A− |
| Marlborough Township | #405 | B+ | C− | A | B | A− |
Milford Township, West Rockhill Township, Lower Milford Township and Upper Hanover Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Milford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Milford Township grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #570 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $413,000, 44% above the Pennsylvania 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−.
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