Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median home value$236,300
Memphis $245,900
Median rent$1,445/mo
Memphis $1,220/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Memphis 34%
Southaven
DeSoto County56,226 residentsDesoto County School District
64
C+
Suburbgrade score
6th of 14 Memphis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
64
Memphis median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Southaven is like to live in, by category
Bars show Southaven against Memphis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 73/100
B
Within-state proficiency85th pct
Memphis median 85th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.6
Memphis median 15.5
Graduation rate89%
Memphis median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Housing cost index102
Memphis 100
Eff. tax rate0.62%
Memphis 0.81%
Local sales tax7.06%
Memphis median 9.61%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 55/100
C−
Mean commute24.0 min
Memphis 24.3 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Memphis 66%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Memphis median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés57
Memphis median 19 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Memphis median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks14
Memphis median 15 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Median household income$78,483
Memphis $66,401
Unemployment3.3%
Memphis 6.5%
Professional occupations40%
Memphis 37%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Southaven on commute & transport
Southaven's weakest grade is C−. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Germantown14 mi from SouthavenB− 73 B Memphis11 mi from SouthavenC+ 43 D West Memphis19 mi from SouthavenC+ 45 D Marion22 mi from SouthavenC 55 C− Collierville17 mi from SouthavenC 71 B− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Southaven
Is Southaven, MS a good place to live?
Southaven scores 64 out of 100, 6th of 14 Memphis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Southaven expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $236,300, 4% below the Memphis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.62%. $1,445/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Southaven?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Southaven sit at the 85th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 16.6 student–teacher ratio. Southaven is served by Desoto County School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Southaven?
The mean commute is 24.0 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.8% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Southaven?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 57 restaurants and cafés and 14 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Southaven old or new?
The median home in Southaven was built in 1998 — 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.