Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 82/100
B+
Median home value$485,900
Memphis $245,900
Median rent$1,691/mo
Memphis $1,220/mo
Cost-burdened households19%
Memphis 34%
Collierville
Shelby County51,515 residentsCollierville
71
B−
Suburbgrade score
2nd of 14 Memphis suburbs. Strong on schools and housing & affordability, held back by cost of living.
71
Memphis median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Collierville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Collierville against Memphis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 90/100
A
Within-state proficiency99th pct
Memphis median 85th pct
Student–teacher ratio—
Memphis median 15.5
Graduation rate95%
Memphis median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Housing cost index156
Memphis 100
Eff. tax rate0.97%
Memphis 0.81%
Local sales tax9.61%
Memphis median 9.61%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 59/100
C
Mean commute25.1 min
Memphis 24.3 min
Under 30 minutes59%
Memphis 66%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Memphis median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés37
Memphis median 19 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Memphis median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks27
Memphis median 15 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Median household income$138,598
Memphis $66,401
Unemployment4.0%
Memphis 6.5%
Professional occupations60%
Memphis 37%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Collierville on cost of living
Collierville's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Horn Lake21 mi from ColliervilleB+ 54 C− Southaven17 mi from ColliervilleB+ 64 C+ Hernando22 mi from ColliervilleB− 59 C Millington23 mi from ColliervilleB− 48 D+ Olive Branch10 mi from ColliervilleB− 66 C+ Memphis16 mi from ColliervilleC+ 43 D Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Collierville
Is Collierville, TN a good place to live?
Collierville scores 71 out of 100, 2nd of 14 Memphis suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Collierville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $485,900, 98% above the Memphis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.97%. $1,691/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Collierville?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Collierville sit at the 99th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a — student–teacher ratio. Collierville is served by Collierville. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Collierville?
The mean commute is 25.1 min, with 59% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Collierville?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 37 restaurants and cafés and 27 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Collierville old or new?
The median home in Collierville was built in 1998 — newer than the Memphis median of 1983. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 84% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.