Milford offers many advantages to residents and visitors alike; an education system with modern facilities and excellent curriculum offerings, newly constructed/rehabilitated municipal buildings, playing fields and parks for active and passive recreation, major shopping malls and a revitalized downtown, an active Cultural Center, a regional hospital and a variety of restaurants and hotels. Sports and arts are both an integral part of the community fabric; Milford has a reputation for developing excellent musicians and athletes. Political awareness is encouraged early; as a result, many Milford residents have embraced careers in public service, both at the local and state level. Milford also proudly acknowledges native son Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who pioneered in the area of organ transplants. In 1990, Dr. Murray was the rec FINANCE AND ECt of the Nobel Prize for medicine. Milford is known the world over for its unique pink granite, discovered in the 1870's and quarried for many years thereafter.

Milford pink granite continues to grace the exteriors of museum, government buildings, monuments and railroad stations in Boston, New York, Washington. D.C. and Paris, France. Visitors and residents of Milford enjoy such annual events as the Portuguese Picnic, the Firefighters' Family Day, summer band concerts, the Welcome Santa parade and many others.

Milford Mass is located in East central Massachusetts, bordered by Upton on the west; Hopkinton on the north; Holliston, Medway, and Bellingham on the east; and Hopedale on the south. Milford is 18 miles southeast of Worcester; 30 miles southwest of Boston; 32 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island; and 190 miles from New York City.