Housing & affordability in Memphis
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
F
30/100
13th of 14
13th of 14
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$169,000
Memphis $245,90040% · scores 30
Median rent vs metro$1,181/mo
Memphis $1,220/mo30% · scores 48
Ownership rate45%
Memphis 61%15% · scores 18
Households spending >30% of income on housing42%
Memphis 34%15% · scores 11
Context, not scored
Median year built · Memphis 19831970
Houses rather than flats · Memphis 73%65%
Households with children · Memphis 31%28%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Memphis reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Memphis suburbs for housing
All 14 ranked, Memphis highlightedBetter than Memphis on housing & affordability
Memphis grades F on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Arlington20 mi from MemphisA− 66 C+ Germantown11 mi from MemphisA− 73 B Collierville16 mi from MemphisB+ 71 B− Lakeland17 mi from MemphisB 62 C Olive Branch13 mi from MemphisB− 66 C+ Bartlett12 mi from MemphisB− 66 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24