Milford, New Jersey

About Milford

Milford is a small town in western New Jersey counting 1,226 people who proudly call it home.

Milford holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 1.18 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,039 residents per square mile.

📰 Milford News Today

• Hasbrouck Heights Varsity Football @ New Milford MaxPreps · Aug 17
• West Milford Music Teacher, 72, Tried To Have Sex With 17-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor DailyVoice.com · Aug 13
• West Milford Players to Hold Auditions for "The Women" | WEST MILFORD, NJ NewJerseyStage.com · Jul 23
• New Milford to Host Groundbreaking Anti-Bias Symposium: Local Leaders Unite to Combat Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents Insider NJ · May 7
• Milford Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Milford Unique

• One of 19 places in the US named Milford — but the New Jersey one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Milford

• Descendants Brewing Company — bar and grill
• Milford House
• Goldberg’s Bridge Street Bagels
• Homestead General Store (café)
• The Little York

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Milford

• Ringing Rocks County Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• D&L Trail Ringing Rocks Trailhead · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Delaware Canal State Park reviews ★
• Gravel Hill Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Schick Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• State Game Lands Number 56 · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Thomas F. Breden Preserve at Milford Bluffs · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Milford

• Holland Township Elementary School
• Milford Public School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Milford

🏘️ Nearby Communities