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In Milford (New Hampshire), unemployment is 2.7% (2024).

The population of Milford totalled 9,212 at the end of 2020. The unemployment rate was 2.74% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Milford numbered 418.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population9,212people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary4,120EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent1,438EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate2.74%country median 4.6% — 40% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime484.3offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 69% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean3.22µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 85% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 92% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other American city that publishes it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Milford?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Milford recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan19Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,431 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)5Official
Median monthly rent1,438 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official
Recorded property crimes48 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official

Is Milford a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker39%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 30–48%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%
Student40%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 30–50%
Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 56–74%
Retirement39%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 28–50%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

4.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 418 of 9,212 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Milford is 2.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary4,120 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate2.74 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official

What does a salary buy in Milford?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Milford median gross pay: €4,120 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,696of €3,208 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,208
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,431
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,696
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Milford. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Milford. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents265.3 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release6Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Milford when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesMilford highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Milford highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
Milford2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents484.3 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting9Official
Recorded violent crimes5 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official

Mobility and administration

Milford's nearest airport was MHT, 20 km away and offered 13 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport13 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)MHT3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Milford. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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Climate and air quality

Milford recorded annual PM2.5 of 3.2 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −4.6°C in January to 22.1°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Milford is 3.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean3.22 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData17Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.667 · Feb 2.33 · Mar 7 · Apr 14.61 · May 20.67 · Jun 25.28 · Jul 28.56 · Aug 27.33 · Sep 22.61 · Oct 15.78 · Nov 9.39 · Dec 3.39 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -9.83 · Feb -9.5 · Mar -4.72 · Apr 1.28 · May 7.17 · Jun 12.67 · Jul 15.61 · Aug 14.22 · Sep 10 · Oct 3.17 · Nov -2 · Dec -6.67 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -4.61 · Feb -3.56 · Mar 1.11 · Apr 7.94 · May 13.89 · Jun 18.94 · Jul 22.11 · Aug 20.78 · Sep 16.28 · Oct 9.44 · Nov 3.67 · Dec -1.61 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 76.96 · Feb 75.95 · Mar 96.27 · Apr 105.4 · May 85.09 · Jun 102.4 · Jul 94.74 · Aug 93.47 · Sep 102.6 · Oct 124 · Nov 99.57 · Dec 113 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading14.7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean3.22 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Manchester ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.2 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.4 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Milford spanned 14.7 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Milford stood at 608.6 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area14.72 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)13Official
Foreign-resident share4.67 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents418 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population density608.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population9,212 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202016Official
Population covered by crime statistics16,630 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official

Alternatives for people set on Milford

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Merrimack as a Milford alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,925 Merrimack vs €4,120 Milford+20%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 344 Merrimack vs 484 Milford−29%
  • Annual PM2.5: 4.5 µg/m³ Merrimack vs 3.2 µg/m³ Milford+38%
  • Residents: 5,176 Merrimack vs 9,212 Milford−44%
  • Foreign residents: 9.3% (2020) Merrimack vs 4.7% (2024) Milfordno percentage
Full comparisonMore about Merrimack

North Bethesda as a Milford alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 623 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 4.7% Milford+631%
  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 9,212 Milford+444%
  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,120 Milford+49%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 3.2 µg/m³ Milford+82%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 2.7% Milford+33%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 484 (2024) Milfordno percentage
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near Milford

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Hollis 11.5 km away
Rent
1,476 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,014 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Merrimack 14.2 km away
Rent
1,803 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,925 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Litchfield 14.9 km away
Rent
1,975 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,388 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Bedford 17.3 km away
Rent
1,939 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,552 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
New Ipswich 18.3 km away
Rent
814.9 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,141 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Hudson 19.6 km away
Rent
1,591 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,076 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Londonderry 23.7 km away
Rent
1,803 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,516 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Gypsum9,212 residentsLeisure World9,215 residentsAbsecon9,209 residentsBaxter9,217 residentsScaggsville9,217 residentsGretna9,207 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Milford?

The unemployment rate is 2.74 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Milford?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3.22 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How safe is Milford?

Police recorded 484.3 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Milford?

The published population is 9,212 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Milford?

418 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Milford a good place to live?

Milford may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Milford?

Hollis, Merrimack, Litchfield, Bedford, Nashua are near Milford. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Milford (New Hampshire), United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 451ad5a0ed60f3f9071b7a1c0e505a67]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/milford-nh-011/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Milford (New Hampshire), United States: population, rent},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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  1. 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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  3. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  4. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
  5. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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