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A town of 5,813, settled in 1873. Public schools that outperform most of Tennessee.
Trash & recyclingMedina grades A− overall, 14th among Tennessee's 175 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 89% of the state's and the median household earns $108K. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 76% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. On safety, just 11 of Tennessee’s 155 towns do better. Medina's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 93% of U.S. towns. On health, just 26 of Tennessee’s 291 towns do better.
Where Medina beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| South Gibson County Middle School | 5–8 | 757 |
| South Gibson County High School | 9–12 | 776 |
3,479 counted in 2010 and 5,126 in 2020; an estimated 5,813 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 13.4% since 2020, after 47.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Medina is from typical.
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Census counts: 273 in 1890, 5,126 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 2 maps from 1959 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Medina, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Medina.
Medina fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally and has less heart disease than most of Tennessee, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Tennessee (mostly earthquakes).
Its public schools are run by the Gibson Co Sp District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is South Gibson County High School, with 776 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Gibson County Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 757 | A |
| South Gibson County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 776 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Medina has 507 jobs for its 2,224 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
2.6% of Medina residents live below the poverty line, below both the Tennessee town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Medina grew to 507 in 2023, 282 more than in 2013. 2.8% of working residents work locally in Medina.
| Medina | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 10.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 93% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 11 reported in 2025, 1.9 per 1,000 residents.
At 1.9 per 1,000 residents, Medina’s property crime rate is where Tennessee’s towns sit at 11.5 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Medina reports less crime per resident than 74% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Medina | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of Tennessee towns; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Tennessee is heart disease: 3.8% of its 3,285 adults have heart disease, against 7% statewide. Against the 7,487 U.S. towns with household incomes like Medina’s, it is less healthy than 53%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Medina beats the Tennessee average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of Medina adults have high blood pressure. Only 2 of the 176 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Medina.
| Medina | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 41% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Medina | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.8% | 7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.1% | 3.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 18% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Medina has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Medina’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $107,807, against $69,595 across Tennessee, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
People 65 and older are 9% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 30% of residents (22% statewide). Medina has grown 13% since 2020, to 5,813 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Medina is 34.9 years.
| Medina | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 8.8% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 34.9 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Medina | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.9% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.9% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.3% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.9% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.7% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.9% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Medina home is worth about $319,000, up 2.4% in a year, close to the Tennessee typical home.
| Medina | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,206 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Medina | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lion's Park | 0.5 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Medina
About 6 of every 100 Medina residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
Where Medina’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Tennessee, United States
Medina () is a city in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,126 at the 2020 census,
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Medina grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #14 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades B+ for health, B+ for safety and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 5.2 years of the area's median household income ($61,177 across the Jackson, TN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.