Memphis

Most walkable Memphis suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

Updated Sep 2026·14 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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A view of the gazebo on Collierville’s town square in March 2020.
Collierville$486k median · 25.1 min commute
Amenities CCommute CResidents inactive
44
Walkability
overall 71 B−
2
The skyline of Memphis, Tennessee, along the Mississippi River.
Memphis$169k median · 21.1 min commute
Amenities C−Commute C+Residents inactive
43
Walkability
overall 43 D
3
This is a photo collage around the city of Southaven, Mississippi
Southaven$236k median · 24.0 min commute
Amenities C−Commute C−Residents inactive
41
Walkability
overall 64 C+
4
Millington, Tennessee. Welcome sign at Singleton Parkway
Millington$207k median · 20.8 min commute
Amenities D+Commute CResidents inactive
37
Walkability
overall 48 D+
5
Aerial view of downtown West Memphis, Arkansas, a city of 24,520 people known for transportation, distribution and its location across the Mississippi River fro
West Memphis$120k median · 20.1 min commute
Amenities D+Commute C+Residents inactive
36
Walkability
overall 45 D
6
Germantown, Tennessee
Germantown$471k median · 22.1 min commute
Amenities D+Commute B−Residents inactive
36
Walkability
overall 73 B
7
Olive Branch, Mississippi. Downtown
Olive Branch$290k median · 24.5 min commute
Amenities DCommute C−Residents inactive
34
Walkability
overall 66 C+
8
This Town of Atoka sign is located at the three-way stop in downtown Atoka, Tennessee where Atoka-Munford Avenue dead-ends into Main Street.
Atoka$321k median · 36.2 min commute
Amenities DCommute FResidents inactive
32
Walkability
overall 56 C−
9
Bartlett, Tennessee Welcome to Bartlett
Bartlett$310k median · 24.4 min commute
Amenities DCommute C−Residents inactive
31
Walkability
overall 66 C+
10
Marion, Arkansas. Courthouse.
Marion$212k median · 22.3 min commute
Amenities DCommute CResidents inactive
31
Walkability
overall 55 C−
This list's weighting
Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Collierville (Chase Via · CC BY-SA 4.0); Memphis (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Southaven (Trevor Birchett · CC BY-SA 4.0); Millington (Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY 3.0); West Memphis (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Germantown (Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY 3.0); Olive Branch (Thomas R Machnitzki (thomas@machnitzki.com) · CC BY 3.0); Atoka (Andrew P. Bohrman, Stephanie Bohrman · CC BY-SA 4.0); Bartlett (Thomas R Machnitzki (thomas@machnitzki.com) · CC BY 3.0); Marion (Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY-SA 3.0).