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A town of 16,337 people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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Map of Milford: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land18%2,837 of 16,197 acres
Trails49 mi1.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves28174 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Milford

Town in New Hampshire, United States
1794Established
16,131Population
25.3 sq miArea
259 ftElevation

Milford is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States, on the Souhegan River. The population was 16,131 at the 2020 census, up from 15,115 at the 2010 census. It is the retail and manufacturing center of a multi-town area known informally as the Souhegan Valley. The town center, where 9,212 people lived at the 2020 census, is defined as the Milford census-designated place (CDP), and is located at the junction of New Hampshire routes 13 and 101A. It also contains part of the census-designated place of Wilton.

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ZIP code03055
Area code603
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Housing in Milford

$517K▲ 2.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Milford home is worth about $517,000, up 2.4% in a year, close to the New Hampshire typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market35
Sale-to-list102.1%
Sold in May14
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Safety in Milford

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Safety Grade A

Milford reports less crime per resident than 93% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Hampshire has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Milford sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Milford 0.3
New Hampshire 1.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Milford 2.9
New Hampshire 8.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

The public schools Milford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of New Hampshire’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#55Best public schoolsof 120 in NH
DistrictMilford School DistrictSchools5

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NH. Ratings are from neighbors.

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