Milford, MA water hardness

Tap water hardness
37mg/L
2.2gpg
Soft

Reported by Milford Water Department · June 2022

MA typical
38 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Milford water measures 37 mg/L (2.2 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Milford Water Department, dated June 2022.

Milford on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+MA typical 38Whitinsville: 28 mg/LWhitinsville 28Foxborough: 48 mg/LFoxborough 48Framingham: 52 mg/LFramingham 52Walpole: 66 mg/LWalpole 66Marlborough: 67 mg/LMarlborough 67Franklin: 69 mg/LFranklin 69North Attleborough: 71 mg/LNorth Attleborough 71Cochituate: 93 mg/LCochituate 93Medfield: 95 mg/LMedfield 95Northborough: 110 mg/LNorthborough 110Milford 37mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+MA 38Whitinsville: 28 mg/LWhitinsvil. 28Framingham: 52 mg/LFramingham 52Marlborough: 67 mg/LMarlborough 67Franklin: 69 mg/LFranklin 69Medfield: 95 mg/LMedfield 95Northborough: 110 mg/LNorthborou. 11037 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Milford sits close to the typical Massachusetts figure of 38 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 28 mg/L in Whitinsville to 110 in Northborough.

What 37 mg/L means at home

Soap and shampoo lather with very little product. Kettles and showerheads stay mostly free of white crust.

Some people notice that soap feels slow to rinse off in soft water. That slippery feel is normal and harmless.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Nothing, as far as hardness goes. At 37 mg/L a softener would have almost nothing to remove.

Carbon filter

If the water tastes of chlorine, a pitcher or faucet carbon filter takes care of that. It does not change hardness.

EPA record for Milford's water system

Milford Water Department · PWSID MA2185000

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 30,379 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Milford water hard?

No. It measures about 37 mg/L (2.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Milford in grains per gallon?

About 2.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 37 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.2.

Has the Milford water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Milford Water Department since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 104 cities in Massachusetts

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 14, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.