Industrial land is still available in selected sites. Reuse and upgrade of existing obsolete facilities is encouraged. A variety of single family units exists in different price ranges. Waterfront property is most desirable and most expensive. Milford offers good basic education with special programs for honor and disadvantaged students.
Private school offer an excellent alternative.
Milford is home to a state vo-tech school that works closely with local businesses to provide skill training to high school students and those already in the work force. Higher education is close by with 10 colleges and universities within a 20 minute drive. Milford Hospital is a small,efficient, friendly, full service medical institution currently expanding its one day surgery, maternity, and emergency facilities with an 80,000 sf addition. For more complicated procedures, nearby New Haven has the world renown Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Hospital of St Raphael. Milford is not dependent on one company or one segment of the market.