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40.68° N · 74.51° W · GEOID 3446470

Millington

Morris County, New Jersey · part of the New York, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

New JerseyMillington, NJMillingtonMillington

The short answer

Millington is home to 3,220 people. Median household income is $194,306 a year and median rent is $1,904 a month, 11.8% 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 $796,600, about 4.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,904
39% above the median place
Median household income
$194,306
142% above the median place
Median home value
$796,600
149% above the median place
Unemployment
5.2%
6% 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 Millington

  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 6.5% a year while rent rose -3.5%, so pay gained on rent more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median household earns $194,306 a year, more than in 96% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 11.8% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 96% of places its size.
  • Public schools here have 9.8 students per teacher, fewer than in 95% of places its size.
  • 71% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 94% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 93 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Millington

Morris County loses about 1.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in21,696
Moved out22,456
Net−760

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Essex County, NJ2,6401,274+1,366
Passaic County, NJ2,1381,144+994
Bergen County, NJ1,909880+1,029
Sussex County, NJ1,2001,502−302
Hudson County, NJ1,779891+888
Somerset County, NJ9191,121−202
Union County, NJ1,154760+394

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$135K
Leavers$132K

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

Who moves here
10.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.4% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Morris County report $134,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $132,400.
Income you would need
$76,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,904 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $796,600.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 29.3% work from home; 3.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Leawood, KS matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
10.2%
78% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$132,441
88% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$134,692
91% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMillingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year110.2%78% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.4%30% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-1.7183% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$134,69291% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$132,44188% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Millington11.8%
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
$76,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.8%
42% below the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
8% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$162,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
Homeownership1
89.5%
35% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureMillingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,90439% above
Rent to income111.8%42% below
Home price to income14.1x8% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,23338% above
HUD area median income4County figure$138,40029% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$796,600149% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.9%84% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure52.9%3% above
Homeownership189.5%35% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure45.2%11% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119720% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $194,306, 142% above the median place.

Median household income1
$194,306
142% above the median place
Income per person1
$78,008
95% above the median place
Works from home1
29.3%
135% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMillingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$194,306142% above
Income per person1$78,00895% above
Unemployment1County figure5.2%6% above
Average annual pay6County figure$104,04558% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.8%24% below
Jobs6County figure301,376100% above
Poverty rate1County figure4.9%54% below
Mean commute129 min18% above
Works from home129.3%135% above
Commutes by transit1County figure3.3%285% above
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 70.5%, 120% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
70.5%
120% above the median place
Median age1
50.0
28% above the median place
Household size1
3.2
27% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher97.6% +6%
Homes with broadband95.0% +3%
Born abroad13.3% +51%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMillingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,2206646th largest
Median age150.028% above
Bachelor's or higher170.5%120% above
High school or higher197.6%6% above
Household size13.227% above
Born abroad113.3%51% above
No health insurance1County figure4.7%27% below
Homes with broadband195.0%3% above
05

Life in Millington

3 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Boyle/Hudspeth-Benson House listed 1975
  • Millington Station listed 1984
  • Millington Schoolhouse listed 2012

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k12.4 +32%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k6.2 −44%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails2 km −5%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.5 7.3×

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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars26.2 +26%
Shops31.7 +5%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.0 +46%
Doctors' offices and clinics26.7 +32%
Child care centers3.0 +30%

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

Public schools11
1
89% below the median place
Public school students11
362
93% below the median place
Students per teacher11
9.8
36% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMillingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11189% below
Public school students1136293% below
Students per teacher119.836% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure26.226% above
Shops per 10k8County figure31.75% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.046% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure26.732% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.030% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k912.432% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k96.244% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails91.95% below
Transit stops per sq mi91.5above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10377% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 84.4%, 23% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Millington. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
84.4%
23% above the median place
Wildfire risk13
30.0
51% below the median place
Median air quality index14
39
9% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMillingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure84°F3% below
January average low12County figure20°F22% below
Average temperature12County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation12County figure50.0 in14% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure92.90% above
Hurricane risk13County figure85.221% above
Tornado risk13County figure79.92% below
Wildfire risk13County figure30.051% below
Heat wave risk13County figure89.21% below
Median air quality index14County figure399% below
Good air days14County figure84.4%23% above
08

Millington in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,286/mo (2024)$2,830/mo$2,330 to $3,450/mo+3.6%
Median household income$194,306 (2024)$247,500$209,000 to $293,000+4.1%
Median home value$796,600 (2024)$1,123,000$815,000 to $1,547,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 4.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

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

09

Places like Millington

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

PlaceRentIncome
Leawood, KS$1,983$185,625Compare
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY$1,877$193,621Compare
Marblehead, MA$1,764$182,132Compare
Norwood, NJ$2,094$178,311Compare
Norwood, NJMarblehead, MAHastings-on-Hudson, NYLeawood, KSMillington, NJMillingtonLeawoodMarbleheadMillingtonLeawoodMarblehead

Common questions

Is Millington a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 6.5% a year while rent rose -3.5%, so pay gained on rent more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. The median household earns $194,306 a year, more than in 96% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 99 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Millington expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $796,600.

What salary do you need to live in Millington?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $76,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Millington?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Leawood, KS, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Marblehead, MA and Norwood, NJ.

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. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Millington, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/millington-new-jersey/

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