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New Haven vs Milford

New Haven, CT compared with Milford, CT · 9 miles apart

New Haven has 138,774 residents to Milford’s 51,215. New Haven comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Milford does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

New Haven, CT Milford, CT
Population 138,774 51,215
Density (per sq mi) 7,425 2,338
Median household income $56,851 $111,201
Median home value $287,100 $415,200
Median rent $1,488 $1,882
Homeownership 28.4% 75.5%
Average commute 21.5 min 25.3 min
Median age 31.9 46.3
Bachelor's degree + 38.9% 50.3%
Poverty rate 23.9% 5.2%
Unemployment 8.4% 4.4%
Price to income 5.1× 3.7×
Clear days a year 22
Days above 90°F 4

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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