Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median home value$212,400
Memphis $245,900
Median rent$1,148/mo
Memphis $1,220/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
Memphis 34%
Marion
Crittenden County13,623 residentsMarion School District
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
10th of 14 Memphis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
55
Memphis median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Marion is like to live in, by category
Bars show Marion against Memphis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Within-state proficiency25th pct
Memphis median 85th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.4
Memphis median 15.5
Graduation rate86%
Memphis median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 74/100
B
Housing cost index90
Memphis 100
Eff. tax rate0.77%
Memphis 0.81%
Local sales tax9.46%
Memphis median 9.61%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute22.3 min
Memphis 24.3 min
Under 30 minutes71%
Memphis 66%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Memphis median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 43/100
D
Restaurants & cafés22
Memphis median 19 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Memphis median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks15
Memphis median 15 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Median household income$78,330
Memphis $66,401
Unemployment4.7%
Memphis 6.5%
Professional occupations38%
Memphis 37%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Marion on schools
Marion's weakest grade is D. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Bartlett22 mi from MarionA− 66 C+ Horn Lake20 mi from MarionB 54 C− Southaven22 mi from MarionB 64 C+ Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Marion
Is Marion, AR a good place to live?
Marion scores 55 out of 100, 10th of 14 Memphis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Marion expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $212,400, 14% below the Memphis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.77%. $1,148/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Marion?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Marion sit at the 25th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 14.4 student–teacher ratio. Marion is served by Marion School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Marion?
The mean commute is 22.3 min, with 71% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.7% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Marion?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 22 restaurants and cafés and 15 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Marion old or new?
The median home in Marion was built in 1999 — 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. 81% 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.