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36.40° N · 86.71° W · GEOID 4748980

Millersville

Robertson County, Tennessee · part of the Nashville, TN metro

TennesseeMillersville, TNMillersvilleMillersville

The short answer

Millersville is home to 5,836 people. Median household income is $71,789 a year and median rent is $1,475 a month, 24.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $309,900, about 4.3x annual median household income.

The story in Millersville is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 17.4% to 24.7% of income. Also notable: Owning with a mortgage costs only about $156 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 87% of places its size.

23OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Millersville scores better than 23% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 81st of 112 in Tennessee.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%29
Economy 20%39
Safety 20%61
Amenities 15%24
Education 10%20
Commute 10%67
Growth 5%24
Median gross rent
$1,475
8% above the median place
Median household income
$71,789
11% below the median place
Median home value
$309,900
3% below the median place
Unemployment
5.4%
11% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Millersville

  • GrowthCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Dunlap, TN, Richland, MS and Fultondale, AL), household income growth here is lower: 2% a year against a typical 5.5% a year.
01

Moving to Millersville

Robertson County gains about 15.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,202
Moved out4,229
Net+973

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Tennessee, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TennesseeOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$71K
Leavers$59K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Robertson County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Robertson County report $70,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $58,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$59,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,475 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,631 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $309,900.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 18.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Fultondale, AL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
8.3%
44% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
15.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$58,740
16% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMillersvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year18.3%44% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.5%25% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure15.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$70,8650% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$58,74016% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 24.7% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 81% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Millersville24.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$59,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.7%
21% above the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
14% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$57,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Millersville, $1,475 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Millersville, but easier on the budget

Places that match Millersville on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Fultondale, AL9420.7% vs 24.7%$3,800Compare
Ranson, WV9420.6% vs 24.7%$13,800Compare
Thurmont, MD9411.3% vs 24.7%$29,700Compare
Ripley, MS9315.9% vs 24.7%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
0.6%
32% below the median place
Median year built1
1993
1% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,912
41% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureMillersvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4758% above
Rent to income124.7%21% above
Property tax rate10.6%32% below
Home price to income14.3x14% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure96.35% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,79811% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,91241% below
Median home value1$309,9003% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.1%33% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure57.4%11% above
Homeownership166.8%1% above
Renters paying 30%+155.3%9% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,63113% below
Vacant homes18.6%22% above
Median year built119931% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
18.2%
46% above the median place
Income per person1
$33,545
16% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute22 min −10%
Unemployment5.4% +11%
Median household income$71,789 −11%
Poverty rate10.5% −2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMillersvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$71,78911% below
Income per person1$33,54516% below
Unemployment15.4%11% above
Average annual pay5County figure$56,41714% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.4%35% below
Jobs5County figure23,18885% below
Poverty rate110.5%2% below
Mean commute122 min10% below
Works from home118.2%46% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 19.9%, 38% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
19.9%
38% below the median place
High school or higher1
86.9%
6% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
94.9%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance9.6% +50%
Born abroad5.3% −40%
Median age40.8 +5%
Household size2.5 −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureMillersvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,8366060th largest
Population change since 202062.2%92% above
Median age140.85% above
Bachelor's or higher119.9%38% below
High school or higher186.9%6% below
Household size12.52% below
Born abroad15.3%40% below
No health insurance19.6%50% above
Homes with broadband194.9%3% above
05

Life in Millersville

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 84% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 112 Tennessee places we track.

29 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents10.3 +1%
Playgrounds per 10k3.4 −64%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k3.4 3.9×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Stones River National Battlefield 39 miles
  • Mammoth Cave National Park 64 miles
  • Fort Donelson National Battlefield 64 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.3 −22%
Shops26.6 −12%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.8 −32%
Doctors' offices and clinics12.4 −39%
Child care centers1.3 −43%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
38.8
26% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.3
43% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
12.4
39% below the median place
All 17 schools and local life measures
MeasureMillersvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure25178% above
Public school students13County figure14,281192% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.322% below
Shops per 10k8County figure26.612% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.832% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure12.439% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.343% below
Parks per 10k910.31% above
Playgrounds per 10k93.464% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k93.4294% above
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1038.826% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure29123% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 217, 13% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
217
13% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
666
45% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Wildfire risk15
23.6
62% below the median place
Natural hazard risk15
60.4
35% below the median place
Annual precipitation14
52.0 in
19% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMillersvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure89°F2% above
January average low14County figure28°F11% above
Average temperature14County figure58°F6% above
Annual precipitation14County figure52.0 in19% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure60.435% below
Hurricane risk15County figure32.953% below
Tornado risk15County figure73.210% below
Wildfire risk15County figure23.662% below
Heat wave risk15County figure64.828% below
Median air quality index16Metro figure5016% above
Good air days16Metro figure51.2%25% below
08

Millersville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 26% of the median income in 2030, up from 25% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Millersville does better than 25% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 78%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,475/mo (2024)$1,930/mo$1,580 to $2,350/mo+4.6%
Median household income$71,789 (2024)$90,000$76,000 to $106,000+3.8%
Median home value$309,900 (2024)$454,000$330,000 to $626,000+6.6%
Population6,438 (2025)6,5706,300 to 6,850+0.4%

The median home would be worth 5.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Millersville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Orchard Mesa, CO$1,535$80,359Compare
Bensenville, IL$1,407$79,515Compare
Richland Hills, TX$1,492$66,721Compare
Palm Bay, FL$1,601$72,614Compare
Palm Bay, FLRichland Hills, TXBensenville, ILOrchard Mesa, COMillersville, TNMillersvilleOrchard MesaBensenvilleRichland HillsPalm BayMillersvilleOrchard MesaBensenvilleRichland HillsPalm Bay

Places built like Millersville

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Millersville performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Millersville, TN24.7%2.0%/yr2.2%
Dunlap, TN22.8%1.9%/yr13.8%Compare
Richland, MS21.4%7.0%/yr6.9%Compare
Fultondale, AL20.7%3.2%/yr-2.3%Compare
Semmes, AL19.1%6.2%/yr21.0%Compare
Ripley, MS15.9%6.1%/yr-1.6%Compare
Jonesborough, TN18.3%5.5%/yr19.1%Compare

Common questions

Is Millersville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 23 out of 100, better than 23% of the places we rate and 81st of 112 in Tennessee. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Dunlap, TN, Richland, MS and Fultondale, AL), household income growth here is lower: 2% a year against a typical 5.5% a year. On cost, space and class size it scores 32 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Millersville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $309,900.

What salary do you need to live in Millersville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $59,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Millersville safe?

There were 217 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Millersville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Orchard Mesa, CO, Bensenville, IL, Richland Hills, TX and Palm Bay, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Millersville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Millersville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/millersville-tennessee

Citytistics. “Millersville, Tennessee.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/millersville-tennessee/

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