Memphis
14 cities and suburbs across Memphis, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $245,900 and its mean commute 24.3 min. Germantown scores highest overall at 73. West Memphis leads on cost of living.
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14 places
in Memphis
in Memphis
One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.
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Downtown Memphis
Germantown
Collierville
Bartlett
Olive Branch
Arlington
Southaven
Hernando
Atoka
Marion
Millington
West Memphis
Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Memphis
Every suburb of Memphis, ranked
| # | Place | Score | Hous | Scho | Cost | Comm | Amen | Empl | Resi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germantown | 73 B | A− | A | C− | B− | D+ | B+ | — |
| 2 | Collierville | 71 B− | B+ | A | D+ | C | C | B | — |
| 3 | Bartlett | 66 C+ | B− | A− | C | C− | D | B− | — |
| 4 | Olive Branch | 66 C+ | B− | B | B− | C− | D | B | — |
| 5 | Arlington | 66 C+ | A− | A | D+ | D | F | A− | — |
| 6 | Southaven | 64 C+ | C− | B | B+ | C− | C− | C+ | — |
| 7 | Lakeland | 62 C | B | A− | C− | C− | F | B | — |
| 8 | Hernando | 59 C | C+ | B− | B− | D | F | C+ | — |
| 9 | Atoka | 56 C− | C+ | B− | B− | F | D | C | — |
| 10 | Marion | 55 C− | D+ | D | B | C | D | C | — |
| 11 | Horn Lake | 54 C− | D− | B | B+ | D | D− | D− | — |
| 12 | Millington | 48 D+ | D | F | B− | C | D+ | D− | — |
| 13 | West Memphis | 45 D | F | D− | A− | C+ | D+ | F | — |
| 14 | Memphis | 43 D | F | F | C+ | C+ | C− | F | — |
— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 14 of 14 are currently below the threshold.
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