Centerville, TN: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Centerville is a town in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,489 as of the 2020 Census. It is the county seat and the only incorporated town in Hickman County. It is best known for being the hometown of American comedian Minnie Pearl.

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How Centerville ranks

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#12Safest in TN #65Lowest obesity in TN #71Most affordable in TN All TN rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code37033

Area code931

Living in Centerville

Housing in Centerville

$247K▲ 3.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Centerville home is worth about $247,000, up 3.8% in a year, 26% below the Tennessee typical home.

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Safety in Centerville

A⁻

Safety Grade A-

Centerville reports less crime per resident than 76% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Centerville 1.7

Tennessee 5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Centerville 3.4

Tennessee 16.6

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Centerville

D

Health Grade D

Healthier than 11% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Tennessee

1better than TN·9worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▼ 5 close Habits all close Care 1▲ 6 close Mind 2▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

79.5%More adults treating high blood pressureTN 76.2% · better 11.7%More adults with COPDTN 8.6% · worse

Care nearby

Tristar Horizon Medical CenterDickson · 17.4 mi · ER

Three Rivers Community Health-DentalLyles · 8.1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Centerville

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C

School Grade C

The public schools Centerville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 75% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictHickman CountySchools6

Centerville ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 395 students Centerville Intermediate School BElementary · Grades 3–5 · 338 students Centerville Christian SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 27 students Hickman Co Middle School C+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 348 students Hickman Co Sr High School CHigh · Grades 9–12 · 410 students Hickman County Learning AcademyOther · Grades 3–12 · 19 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TN. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Where Centerville is

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Imported town boundary

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Nearby towns

Dickson17 mi Burns17 mi Hohenwald20 mi Fairview20 mi Lobelville21 mi McEwen22 mi White Bluff23 mi Mount Pleasant24 mi Charlotte25 mi Kingston Springs26 mi

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