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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Milford city (balance), CT

Population: 50,664 (2022) · Small Cities (50K-100K)

C
52/100

Average fiscal health, some areas of concern

Total Spending
$2.4B
Per Capita
$48,322
Total Revenue
$1.2B
Total Debt
$0

Spending Breakdown

Education
62.7%$1.5B
Other
22.1%$540.2M
Housing & Community Development
7.0%$171.1M
Public Welfare
3.4%$84.4M
Utilities
2.3%$55.9M
Fire Protection
1.3%$32.3M
Health
0.5%$12.5M
Parks & Recreation
0.4%$10.8M
Hospitals
0.2%$5.3M

Spending data sourced from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances. Per-capita comparisons use the Lincoln Institute's Fiscally Standardized Cities methodology for fair cross-city benchmarking.

Revenue Sources

Sales Tax
0.4%$4.5M
Intergovernmental
100.0%$1.2B
Other
5.1%$58.8M

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection$638/person
Parks & Recreation$214/person
Education$30,310/person
Health$247/person

Score Breakdown

Budget Balance & Reserves (25%)47/100
Debt Burden (20%)100/100
Pension Funding (20%)76/100
Spending Efficiency (15%)0/100
Revenue Diversity (10%)0/100
Trend Direction (10%)50/100

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Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023). Population from American Community Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Milford city (balance), CT spends $48,322 per resident, based on total expenditures of $2.4B for a population of 50,664. The city has a Fiscal Health Score of C (52/100).

Milford city (balance), CT has total expenditures of $2.4B and total revenue of $1.2B. The city carries $0 in total debt, based on Census Bureau data from 2023.

Milford city (balance), CT employs 0 government workers, of which 0 are full-time. The average government salary is $0, with 0.0 employees per 10,000 residents.

Milford city (balance), CT has a Fiscal Health Score of C (52/100). This score evaluates budget balance, debt burden, pension funding, spending efficiency, revenue diversity, and 3-year fiscal trajectory compared to peer cities of similar population.

this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. municipal and county government finances dataset. The detail above comes directly from the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. cities, counties, and states.

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