Milford vs Peterborough

A side-by-side comparison of Milford and Peterborough: population, income, housing, and more.

Milford and Peterborough are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Milford has the higher population (8,857 vs 2,343 in Peterborough). Peterborough has the higher median household income ($81,836 vs $81,042 in Milford). Milford has the higher median home value ($337,900 vs $323,700 in Peterborough).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Peterborough
Population	8,857	2,343
Median age	38.9 yrs	59.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,042	$81,836
Median home value	$337,900	$323,700
Median gross rent	$1,388	$1,310
Housing units	3,933	1,580
Homeownership rate	60.9%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	53.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Peterborough
Population	8,892 → 8,857 (-0.4%)	2,971 → 2,343 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$73,772 → $81,042 (+9.9%)	$60,324 → $81,836 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$233,800 → $337,900 (+44.5%)	$224,700 → $323,700 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,198 → $1,388 (+15.9%)	$870 → $1,310 (+50.6%)

Milford

Population

8,8928,857

Median household income

$73,772$81,042

Median home value

$233,800$337,900

Median gross rent

$1,198$1,388

Peterborough

Population

2,9712,343

Median household income

$60,324$81,836

Median home value

$224,700$323,700

Median gross rent

$870$1,310

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Peterborough
Under 5	7.5%	0.4%
5 to 17	13.5%	7.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	2.4%
25 to 34	15.7%	10.1%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	14.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	9.7%	17.2%
65 to 74	10.2%	15.7%
75 and over	8.0%	20.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Peterborough
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Peterborough
No high school diploma	5.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	35.3%	15.4%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	24.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Peterborough
Drove alone	77.9%	80.2%
Carpooled	7.2%	0.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	3.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	15.2%
Other means	0.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Peterborough
1-unit, detached	45.0%	47.9%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	21.0%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	17.0%
20 or more units	14.9%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Peterborough
Poverty rate	6.2%	8.1%
Average household size	2.29	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1977	1956