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Millington Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $231K for a typical one, or 3.6 years of the county’s $64K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 473rd of 697 in Michigan. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 13% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Millington Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 29%. Murphy Lake State Game Area, at 719 acres with 7.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
Where Millington Township beats most towns.
Where Millington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Millington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 492 in 1880, 1,028 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1963 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Millington Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Millington Township.
42% of Millington Township adults have obesity. Millington Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 16% of Millington Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Millington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Millington Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18% | 14.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Millington Community Schools. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Millington High School, with 358 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meachum ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 476 | C− |
| Millington High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 358 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
| Millington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Murphy Lake State Game Area | 7.7 mi | 719 |
| 2. Arthur Latham Park | 2.2 mi | 101 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Millington Township for work: only 8% work in town. The average trip to work in Millington Township is 29 minutes. Jobs based in Millington Township fell to 739 in 2021, 49 fewer than in 2011.
| Millington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Millington Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes are within reach (about $231K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles.
Typical home values rose 9.3% in the year to September 2026. 88% of households own their home in Millington Township.
| Millington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $891 a month | $1,047 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millington Township. Close and well known come first.
30 mi MuseumUSS Edson
18 mi MuseumSloan Museum13 mi MuseumCrossroads Village (Michigan)
18 mi MuseumFlint Institute of Arts
30 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum24 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquareUSS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flint Institute of Arts: Blueskiesfalling at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5
None within 15 miles of Millington Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Millington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Millington is a village in Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2020 census, Millington had a population of 1,028. The village is located within Millington Township. Millington and the surrounding area is known as a "bedroom community" of both Saginaw and Flint. Primary employment is manufacturing-related and agricultural.
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4 towns share a border with Millington Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Forest Township (C) comes closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millington Township | #473 | C+ | A− | — | B | C− |
| Watertown Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Arbela Township | #575 | C− | B | — | B | C− |
| Vassar Township | #561 | C | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Forest Township | #545 | C | B | — | C+ | C |
Watertown Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Millington Township, Watertown Township, Arbela Township, Vassar Township and Forest Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Millington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Millington Township grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #473 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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