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Millington grades D− overall, 168th among Tennessee's 175 graded towns, mostly because of safety and health. Its crime rate is higher than 95% of U.S. towns, with 55 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Millington’s property crime rate is 31.5 per 1,000 residents, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 11.5 and U.S. towns at 9.9. On hazard risk, just 26 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Biloxi Park, at 44 acres.
Where Millington beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Millington is from typical.
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Census counts: 554 in 1910, a peak of 21,177 in 1970, 10,582 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 5 maps from 1942 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Ancient siteSS Sultana
15 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
16 mi MuseumNational Civil Rights Museum
16 mi Stadium & arenaFedExForum
16 mi MuseumBlues Hall of Fame
16 mi Stadium & arenaMid-South ColiseumSS Sultana: Template:Thomas W. Bankes, Public domain · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · National Civil Rights Museum: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · FedExForum: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain · Blues Hall of Fame: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mid-South Coliseum: bcbuckner, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Millington, 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 Millington.
Millington has milder winter nights than almost anywhere else in Tennessee and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Tennessee (mostly earthquakes).
Reported crimes fell from 611 to 424 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Millington’s violent crime rate is 4.7 per 1,000 residents. Millington reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 95% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Millington Municipal Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Millington Central Middle High School, with 1,193 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millington Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 857 | C |
| Millington Central Middle High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 1,193 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Against the 5,791 U.S. towns with household incomes like Millington’s, it is less healthy than 70%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income. Within Tennessee it is less healthy than 61% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures.
16% of Millington adults have diabetes. Millington beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 23% of Millington adults worry about having enough food.
| Millington | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 41% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 14% |
| What stands out | Millington | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.8% | 14.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 22.9% | 16.2% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 12.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7.0 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Millington | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Park | 0.5 mi | 10 |
| 2. Biloxi Park | — | 44 |
| 3. Eastwood Park | — | 33 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Tennessee towns, with expected losses of about $806 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Millington is 80 of 100. Since 1980, 71 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Millington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Millington home is worth about $235,000, up 1.8% in a year, 29% below the Tennessee typical home. 58% of households own their home in Millington.
| Millington | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,111 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 31.8°, the #2 highest of 504 Tennessee places with climate records; July afternoons average 90.8°.
Only 5 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher July high than Millington. Millington has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Only 3 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher January low than Millington.
| Millington | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 91°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 32°F | 29°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Millington has about as many jobs (4,951) as working residents, but only 416 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Millington for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Millington grew to 4,951 in 2023, 714 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Memphis (57%), Bartlett (5%) and Collierville (3%).
| Millington | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.8% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
6 within 15 miles of the center of Millington
About 4 of every 100 Millington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
9 notable people were born in Millington.
City in Tennessee, United States
Millington is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and is a part of the Memphis metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Millington had a population of 10,582. Millington was granted the title "Flag City Tennessee" by the Tennessee State Legislature. The Naval Support Activity Mid-South is located at the former Memphis Naval Air Station, whose function was changed in 1993 from a training base to an administrative one. There is also a general aviation airport that features the third longest runway in Tennessee.
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Millington grades D− overall, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns and #168 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades D for health, D for safety and C− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($66,401 across the Memphis, TN-MS-AR 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+.
9 notable people were born here, including Greg Hardy and Sylvester Gray.
