Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median home value$171,400
Memphis $245,900
Median rent$1,435/mo
Memphis $1,220/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Memphis 34%
Horn Lake
DeSoto County26,647 residentsDesoto County School District
54
C−
Suburbgrade score
11th of 14 Memphis suburbs. Strong on cost of living and schools, held back by housing & affordability.
54
Memphis median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Horn Lake is like to live in, by category
Bars show Horn Lake against Memphis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 73/100
B
Within-state proficiency85th pct
Memphis median 85th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.7
Memphis median 15.5
Graduation rate89%
Memphis median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index92
Memphis 100
Eff. tax rate0.47%
Memphis 0.81%
Local sales tax7.06%
Memphis median 9.61%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 44/100
D
Mean commute25.7 min
Memphis 24.3 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Memphis 66%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Memphis median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés7
Memphis median 19 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Memphis median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks16
Memphis median 15 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median household income$53,311
Memphis $66,401
Unemployment5.8%
Memphis 6.5%
Professional occupations24%
Memphis 37%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Horn Lake on housing & affordability
Horn Lake's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Germantown18 mi from Horn LakeA− 73 B Collierville21 mi from Horn LakeB+ 71 B− Olive Branch12 mi from Horn LakeB− 66 C+ Bartlett23 mi from Horn LakeB− 66 C+ Hernando8 mi from Horn LakeC+ 59 C Southaven4 mi from Horn LakeC− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Horn Lake
Is Horn Lake, MS a good place to live?
Horn Lake scores 54 out of 100, 11th of 14 Memphis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Horn Lake expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $171,400, 30% below the Memphis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.47%. $1,435/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Horn Lake?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Horn Lake sit at the 85th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 15.7 student–teacher ratio. Horn Lake is served by Desoto County School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Horn Lake?
The mean commute is 25.7 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 4.3% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Horn Lake?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 7 restaurants and cafés and 16 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Horn Lake old or new?
The median home in Horn Lake was built in 1991 — 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. 76% 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.