Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median home value$290,000
Memphis $245,900
Median rent$1,829/mo
Memphis $1,220/mo
Cost-burdened households21%
Memphis 34%
Olive Branch
DeSoto County47,019 residentsDesoto County School District
66
C+
Suburbgrade score
4th of 14 Memphis suburbs. Strong on employment & income and schools, held back by amenities.
66
Memphis median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Olive Branch is like to live in, by category
Bars show Olive Branch against Memphis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 74/100
B
Within-state proficiency85th pct
Memphis median 85th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.3
Memphis median 15.5
Graduation rate89%
Memphis median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Housing cost index109
Memphis 100
Eff. tax rate0.50%
Memphis 0.81%
Local sales tax7.06%
Memphis median 9.61%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute24.5 min
Memphis 24.3 min
Under 30 minutes67%
Memphis 66%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Memphis median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Restaurants & cafés15
Memphis median 19 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Memphis median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks11
Memphis median 15 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Median household income$100,606
Memphis $66,401
Unemployment2.4%
Memphis 6.5%
Professional occupations39%
Memphis 37%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Olive Branch on amenities
Olive Branch's weakest grade is D. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Collierville10 mi from Olive BranchC 71 B− Memphis13 mi from Olive BranchC− 43 D Southaven8 mi from Olive BranchC− 64 C+ West Memphis24 mi from Olive BranchD+ 45 D Germantown9 mi from Olive BranchD+ 73 B Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Olive Branch
Is Olive Branch, MS a good place to live?
Olive Branch scores 66 out of 100, 4th of 14 Memphis suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Olive Branch expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $290,000, 18% above the Memphis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.50%. $1,829/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Olive Branch?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Olive Branch sit at the 85th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 15.3 student–teacher ratio. Olive Branch is served by Desoto County School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Olive Branch?
The mean commute is 24.5 min, with 67% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.6% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Olive Branch?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 15 restaurants and cafés and 11 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Olive Branch old or new?
The median home in Olive Branch was built in 2000 — 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. 91% 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.
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