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30,829people live here $69,711median household income▼ 14% below US $1,653median rent per month▲ 17% above US $273,600median home value▼ 18% below US

Milford Mill is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, MD. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Milford Mill

Milford Mill is an unincorporated community in Maryland with home prices that remain within reach, a growing population, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Milford Mill deals with rent well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Affordable home prices
Growing population
Average class sizes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
High rent burden for renters

How Milford Mill compares

Median household income

Milford Mill$69,711

Maryland avg$103,678

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Milford Mill$1,653

Maryland avg$1,705

US$1,413

Median home value

Milford Mill$273,600

Maryland avg$419,900

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Milford Mill

Based on Milford Mill's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,306

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $66,120 a year
52% of Milford Mill renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$54,720

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $27,360
Homes cost 3.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 17% above US

$1,653/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,653 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $273,600. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $273,600 · 52% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Baltimore County is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Baltimore County (county-wide)

Safety

401 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Milford Mill doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Baltimore County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 2400/100k · Policed by Baltimore County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 20% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 31.3 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 13% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

69%

Work from home

13%

Carpool

8.8%

Public transit

4.5%

Other

4.1%

Walk

0.7%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 88°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 32°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 2.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 13% below US

31% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 31% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

8 public schools inside the boundary

There are 8 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, close to the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (10 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Milford Mill's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and a growing population; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,653/mo) equals 28% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. Whether it fits comes down to the specifics: the neighborhood, the job, and what matters most in the move.

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