MilroyPA
Population 1,577: a town settled in 1851.
Is Milroy a good place to live?
24% of residents live below the poverty line in Milroy, above both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). We don’t grade Milroy yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Milroy for work
Where Milroy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Milroy: who provides what
Milroy is unincorporated, so Mifflin County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Milroy.
Milroy has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Only 1% of working residents stay in Milroy for work; the rest commute out. The average trip to work for Milroy comes to 34 minutes. The median commute is under 14 miles. The top destinations are Armagh Township (12%), Lewistown (6%) and Derry Township (6%).
| Milroy | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical home in Milroy is valued at about $195K
Values rose 5.7% in the 12 months to September 2026. The rent at the middle of the market in Milroy is $823 a month. 87% of households own their home here.
| Milroy | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $823 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Milroy
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Milroy is inland flooding, at a high overall level
For Milroy, the FEMA hazard score is 67 of 100. Expected losses in Milroy break down as 84% from inland flooding and 5% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Milroy than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
The share of adults 18 to 64 in Milroy who have no health insurance: 9.5%. Among adults locally, 17% report frequent physical distress and 20% report frequent mental distress.
| Milroy | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Milroy | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.5% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 24.5% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Milroy Baseball Fields | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Beaver Stadium and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milroy. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
30 mi LakeRaystown Lake
15 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
16 mi MuseumPalmer Museum of Art37 mi Theme parkDelGrosso's Amusement Park
37 mi MuseumRockhill Trolley MuseumPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rockhill Trolley Museum: Hicksco2 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Milroy
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Milroy
About 8 of every 100 Milroy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Milroy
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Milroy is a census-designated place (CDP) that is located in the Kishacoquillas Valley of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,386 at the time of the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 797 ft
- ZIP code
- 17063
Milroy’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Milroy.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milroy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Church Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Milroy and Church Hill aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Milroy with a neighbor →
Questions about Milroy
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