Village of Milford

What Village of Milford does

The Village of Milford is an incorporated municipal government located in southwest Oakland County, Michigan, operating under a council-manager form of government since its incorporation. The Village spans 2.5 square miles, serves approximately 6,520 residents, and functions as the central business district for an estimated 25,000 people in surrounding communities including visitors from Ann Arbor and Dearborn. It provides a full suite of municipal services — water supply and distribution, sewer, roadway maintenance, police protection, parks and recreation, permitting, and passport acceptance — supported by 51–100 employees across departments including Public Services, Police, Clerk, Treasurer, and Village Manager offices housed at the Civic Center at 1100 Atlantic Street.

The Village's core infrastructure asset is its municipal water system, comprising two active production wells (12-inch and 16-inch, 114 feet deep), an iron removal treatment plant (built 1974) with three high-service pumps and three filter cells, North and South standpipes providing 1.145 million gallons of combined storage, and 27.2 miles (143,400 feet) of distribution main ranging from 2-inch to 12-inch diameter serving 2,500 metered customers at an average daily pumpage of 760,000 gallons. In April 2026, the Family Drive Wellsite was brought fully online as a second wellfield, adding redundancy and capacity at a total project cost of approximately $3.8 million (partially funded by a $2 million federal grant). A voter-approved 20-year road millage (2.7260 mills in FY 2024-2025, generating $915,000) finances the maintenance of 24.6 miles of roadway. The Village also operates a Wellhead Protection Program and a Cross Connection Control Program (contracted to HydroCorp since 2024) for water safety.

The Village's revenue model is multi-stream and government-based: recurring property taxes and voter-approved dedicated millages (road millage of $915,000 annually), usage-based quarterly water and sewer billing across 2,500 accounts, transaction fees from passport acceptance services ($35 execution fee plus $10 photo fee) and various permits (solicitor, garage sale, business), supplemented by federal grants and bond issuances for capital projects. Customer segments are primarily the captive residential base within Village boundaries, with a secondary segment of local businesses served through the Downtown Development Authority partnership (including seven restaurants participating in the March 2025 Downtown Milford Social District). Distribution is conducted through the Civic Center, an online services portal for payments and issue reporting, and direct department-level field operations.

Name

Village of Milford

Legal name

Village of Milford, Michigan

Website

https://villageofmilford.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1869

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Village of Milford is a Michigan municipal government serving 6,520 residents across 2.5 square miles in southwest Oakland County, providing water/sewer, roads, police, parks, permitting, and passport services funded by taxes, user fees, and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAA

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAF

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPALAMAA

Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks)

Business & Public Services/Waste Management & Remediation Services/Wastewater & Septage Management Services

SECONDARYEUAIAAAF

Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Collection & Hauling

Keywords

• Municipal water services
• Public safety services
• Parks and recreation
• Municipal infrastructure
• Civic administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Milford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Property Taxes: Primary revenue source for municipal operations including road maintenance funded through voter-approved road millage (2.7260 mills in FY 2024-2025 generating $915,000).
2. Water and Sewer Billing: Quarterly invoicing for water usage serving 2,500 water customers. Meters range from 5/8 inch to 6 inch in size.
3. Passport Application Services: $35.00 Execution Fee and $10.00 Photo Fee charged for passport application acceptance services.
4. Permits and Fees: Various permits including solicitor permits, garage sale permits, and other municipal service fees.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Village of Milford operates as a municipal government providing essential public services to approximately 6,520 residents across 2.5 square miles in southwest Oakland County, Michigan. Core offerings include municipal water treatment and distribution (serving 2,500 customers with 760,000 gallons of daily capacity), sewer services, road maintenance across 24.6 miles, police protection, six parks, passport acceptance services, permit processing, and online billing/payments. The Village is governed by an elected Council and administered by a Village Manager under a council-manager form of government.

Product overview

The Village of Milford is a municipal government offering a comprehensive portfolio of public services centered on utility infrastructure, public safety, and community development. The core service portfolio includes water supply and distribution (serving 2,500 customers through wells, treatment, and 27.2 miles of mains), expanded by the Family Drive Wellsite brought online in 2026. Administrative services encompass passport acceptance (federal designation), permit processing, online payments, and employment services. Public safety is delivered through a full-service Police Department. Community amenities include six parks, a downtown social district approved in 2025, and environmental programs such as wellhead protection and cross connection control administered via third-party contractor HydroCorp. Utility services extend to street light outage reporting and road maintenance. The village operates on a revize.com-powered website platform without a public API.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Supply and Distribution System Municipal water supply and distribution system serving approximately 2,500 customers, including wells, iron removal treatment, two storage standpipes with combined 1.145 million gallons of capacity, and 27.2 miles of water main with 324 fire hydrants. Average daily pumpage is 760,000 gallons.
• Family Drive Drinking Water Wellsite Additional community wellsite brought online in April 2026 providing backup capacity and operational redundancy for the Central Park wells as part of the Village's drinking water supply system. Total project cost approximately $3.8 million.
• Passport Acceptance Facility Services Registered federal passport acceptance facility offering passport application services by appointment, accepting DS-11 forms with execution and photo fees.
• Parks and Recreation

Quantifiable outcome

• Drinking water consistently meets state drinking water standards with no vinyl chloride detections
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• HydroCorpcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Contracted administrator for Cross-Connection Control Program providing inspection services for both commercial and residential water systems to identify potential cross-connections and ensure compliance with Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act Administrative Rules.
• Downtown Development Authority (DDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Joint marketing and economic development partnership for downtown Milford. Collaborates on Social District initiative approved by Village Council in March 2025, with seven participating restaurants. DDA website (meetmeinmilford.com) serves as primary downtown information hub.
• Huron Valley Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Business association partnership providing connections to local business community and regional economic development initiatives.
• Congresswoman Haley StevensmajorOthers · 1 January 2022Secured $2 million in federal funding for Family Drive Drinking Water Wellsite infrastructure project through congressional office advocacy.
• Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)coreOthers · 1 June 2021Regulatory oversight partnership for drinking water quality monitoring and environmental protection. EGLE issued Administrative Order requiring ZF Active Safety US Inc. to address vinyl chloride contamination. EGLE maintains a standalone webpage with project data and correspondence, and conducted public webinars in 2022 and 2023.
• ZF Active Safety US Inc. (ZF)coreOthers · 1 June 2021Responsible party under Administrative Order of Consent required to install treatment system for vinyl chloride contamination threatening Village drinking water supply. As of early 2026, ZF is working to secure equipment and contractors for the contingency plan implementation.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• City of Walled Lake, Michigan: Walled Lake is a similarly sized Oakland County city running municipal water, sewer, DPW, police, and parks with comparable population and tax base. Operates an active downtown/events program like Milford's Social District initiative.
• City of South Lyon, Michigan: South Lyon is a small Oakland County city delivering municipal water, sewer, roads, parks, and police services to a similar population base. Operates a voter-supported road millage and downtown events program structurally similar to Milford's.
• City of Wixom, Michigan: Wixom is a neighboring Oakland County municipality that runs a municipal water system, DPW, and downtown redevelopment program. Comparable in scale and in operating a Wellhead/groundwater protection program for industrial-adjacent wells.
• City of Brighton, Michigan: Brighton is a small Livingston County city with its own water and wastewater utilities, downtown social district, parks system, and municipal millage structure. Functions and resident profile are highly analogous to Milford's.
• Village of Dexter, Michigan: Dexter is a small Washtenaw County village operating water and wastewater utilities, downtown events, parks, and a council-manager government. Functionally a near-twin to Milford in scale, services, and governance structure.
• Village of Pinckney, Michigan: Pinckney is a small Livingston County village with its own municipal water supply, parks, and DPW services, serving a similar rural-suburban population. Closely comparable on utility scale and limited-tax-base dynamics.
• City of Farmington, Michigan: Farmington is a small Oakland County city with a historic downtown district, municipal water service, parks, and a DDA-driven placemaking strategy directly comparable to Milford's DDA partnership and Social District launch.
• City of Northville, Michigan: Northville is a small Wayne County municipality with historic downtown, six parks, a dedicated road millage, and its own water treatment and distribution system. Comparable on governance form, downtown placemaking strategy, and small-scale water utility operations.
• Village of Holly, Michigan: Village of Holly is a similarly sized Oakland County municipality operating its own water and sewer utilities, DPW, and parks. Its service profile (small population, groundwater-based water system, local-business district) most closely mirrors Milford's operating model.

Broad incumbents

• City of Rochester Hills, Michigan: Rochester Hills is a larger Oakland County municipality operating water, sewer, roads, parks, and police services under a council-manager form. Represents the broader-incumbent peer class demonstrating the scaled version of Milford's service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MilfordVillage
• Facebookfacebook.com/VillageOfMilfordMI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/village-of-milford-mi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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