Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,962.
The best of Milford Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 21% of the land in Milford Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Tuscarora State Forest, at 4,673 acres with 13.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Milford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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 Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Milford Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,095 in 1850, 1,989 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1886 and 4 maps from 1934 on.
1 place 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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Milford Township.
Most working residents leave Milford Township for work: only 4% work in town. Its average trip to work is 35 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Milford Township has added 161 jobs, to 352 in 2023. 6% of Milford Township workers do their job from home.
| Milford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soaring Heights School - Mifflintown PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 2–11 | Grades 2–11 | 23 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 18 miles of trail. The trail density in Milford Township is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuscarora State Forest | 13.6 mi | 4,673 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The share of adults in Milford Township who report frequent physical distress: 15%. A fifth of adults smoke cigarettes in the town.
| Milford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Milford Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.1% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.8% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts three quarters of Milford Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Milford Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Milford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Milford Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,989 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 2,088 tabulated in 2010.
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10 towns share a border with Milford Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C |
| Beale Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Turbett Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fermanagh Township | #870 | C | B | — | B− | C |
| Granville Township | #947 | C− | B+ | C+ | C | D |
| Spruce Hill Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walker Township | #665 | B− | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Port Royal | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Milford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Milford Township, Fermanagh Township and Walker Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Beale Township, Turbett Township, Spruce Hill Township and Port Royal aren’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.
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 A−.
