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Milford TownshipPA
27% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town. Home to 1,454 people, this town lies in Pennsylvania.
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Photo: David Fulmer · CC BY 2.0
Population
1,454
2025 Census estimate · −2.4% since 2020
Median home value
$176K
Census ACS
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
48.1
years
Jobs based here
177
A commuter town
Is Milford Township a good place to live?
The best of Milford Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and civic life and an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C for incomes. Milford Township’s typical July afternoon high is 80°F, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (85°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 37 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Milford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Milford Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Milford Township is from typical.
SchoolsNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $176K, 2.9 years of the Somerset area’s $61K median household incomeA−Open →Jobs & income$69K median household incomeCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 30% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.3 of 20; 2.2% of households have no car; 2.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →HealthUPMC Somerset 6 miles awayCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleCOpen →Civic life4.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Milford Township stand out
Where Milford Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Milford Township4.7
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical PA town3.7
Civic lifeA
27% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Pennsylvania town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
Rockwood Area SD schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Area El Sch | K–6 | 295 |
| Rockwood Area JSHS | 7–12 | 271 |
SchoolsA
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
Natural hazardsB+
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Small town
1,454 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Black TownshipMiddlecreek TownshipSomerset TownshipUpper Turkeyfoot TownshipRockwoodJefferson TownshipMilford Township
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Milford Township.
SchoolsA
On state tests, Milford Township’s schools beat 87% of Pennsylvania districts
87%of PA districts it outscoresASchool Grade
Rockwood Area SD runs its public schools. Its two schools are below. 2 public schools serve Milford Township, with 566 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Area El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 295 | B− |
| Rockwood Area JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 271 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Milford Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
3%work in town
Milford Township’s average commute comes in at 22 minutes. Only 3% of working residents stay in Milford Township for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 30, to 177. The top destinations are Somerset (20%), Somerset Township (14%) and Rockwood (9%).
| Milford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Milford Township3%
Somerset20%
Somerset Township14%
Rockwood9%
Seven Springs2%
10 mi
median commute distance
177
jobs based in Milford Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Milford Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
30risk score of 100
Flood insurance has paid one claim in Milford Township since 1996. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. 83% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
1
paid flood claims since 1996
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthC
Residents of Milford Township are less healthy than two in three U.S. towns
34%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Milford Township: just over a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor. Nearly a fifth of Milford Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Milford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better16 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Milford Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7.4% |
UPMC Somerset
6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
The climate in Milford Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
96″snow a winter
Its January low stands at 18°F.
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–37°
Spring35–59°
Summer56–78°
Fall39–61°
Oct 17
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Milford Township
17pages on Milford Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
Nearby attractions
All 80 attractions →Fallingwater and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milford Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw15 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
12 mi MountainMount Davis
24 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
33 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
34 mi DamSouth Fork DamSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Milford Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Milford Township, and how to reach them.
PowerSomerset Rural Elec Coop14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRockwood Boro Muni Auth water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Milford Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSomerset County Board of ElectionsSomerset County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes15557, 1550115557 63% · 15501 37%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Milford Township for work
Where Milford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
177jobs based in Milford Township
3%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Milford Township; the nearest are
Frostburg State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Frostburg, MD24.5 mi$10,220 in-state tuitionPennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Johnstown27.7 mi$7,110 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Milford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Milford Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Milford Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,488 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 29 sq mi
Questions about Milford Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Milford Township, PA a good place to live?
27% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Is Milford Township, PA expensive?
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−.
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