Bay State Atlas
Massachusetts Living Index

Milford

Central MA · pop. 30,640

Milford punches above its income level for food and culture, with a dense downtown driven in part by a significant Brazilian immigrant community that has built a genuine restaurant and commerce scene. Walk Score of 42 is unusually high for a town of this size in the 495 belt.

Historic VillageFamily Suburb
Livability Index
56
/ 100
Ranks #114 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$563k
6.1× household income
Household income
$93k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
54 min
peak driving
Population
30,640
5-yr trend 65/100

How Milford scores

Schools
72
Safety
72
Walkability
42
Transit
10
Biking
40
Dining
62
Nightlife
38
Arts & Culture
35
Green Space
28
Diversity
55
Climate
70

Who lives in Milford

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
39.8
Foreign-born
25.9%
Bachelor's or higher
34.1%
Population
30k
White70.1%
Hispanic / Latino11.7%
Asian2.5%
Black3.8%
Other / multi11.9%

Schools in Milford

Milford School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Bottom 25%
18/100
ELA · 3-8
p15
26%
Math · 3-8
p10
21.9%
ELA · 10
p32
46.6%
Math · 10
p27
33.3%
Grad rate
80%
Bottom 25%
Spend / pupil
$21.5k
Below average
Teachers / 100
8.9
Above average
Enrollment
4,413

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
Buyers who want an authentic, diverse small city at working-class prices with actual walkable downtown amenities.
The tradeoff
Schools rate B-minus on Niche and property crime is higher than most MetroWest peers; check specific neighborhoods.

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