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Bartlett vs Memphis

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (15.1× in Memphis) and size (10.9× in Memphis).

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Bartlett, TNKnown for its schoolsTennessee · 56,876 people
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Memphis, TNA history townTennessee · 618,980 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,030 more a month in Bartlett

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bartlett$1,920/mo
Typical home $321K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,638/mo · Housing →
Memphis$890/mo
Typical home $145K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,181/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,030 a month, about $12,400 a year, between Bartlett and Memphis.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Bartlett places higher on 13 of 22 TN lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Tennessee ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Where they are

Bartlett and Memphis share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BartlettMemphisBartlettMemphis
Bartlett ↔ Memphis12 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
17,009 Bartlett residents work in Memphis (62.8% of its workers)
6,603 Memphis residents work in Bartlett (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bartlett →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BartlettMemphis
Snow a year3″3″
January low30°F33°F
July high91°F92°F
Growing season (days)223d244d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th68th
Outdoors & history
BartlettMemphis
Conserved land5.5%9.5%
Settled18291819
National Register places3185
Archive photos512
Famous people born here733
Community
BartlettMemphis
Library hours a week60 hrs60 hrs
Colleges in town—14
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BartlettMemphis
People
Population 56,876Lowest 618,980Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.8%Highest TN: +8.9% -2.1%Lowest TN: +8.9%
Median age 41.2±1.5Highest 6% above TN 34.2±0.3Lowest 12% below TN
Kids under 18 23.4%±1.8Lowest TN: 22.2% 25.2%±0.5Highest TN: 22.2%
Memphis and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.3%±1.5Highest TN: 17.1% 14.4%±0.3Lowest TN: 17.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.7%Highest TN: 31.1% 28%Lowest TN: 31.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±0.8Lowest TN: 5.4% 5.3%±0.3Highest TN: 5.4%
Memphis and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $102,070±$6kHighest 47% above TN $51,736±$1kLowest 26% below TN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $310,400±$8kHighest 8% above TN $169,000±$4kLowest 41% below TN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,638±$224Highest 38% above TN $1,181±$12Lowest about the TN average
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,803Highest 94% above TN $1,845Lowest 28% above TN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44%±7.1Lowest TN: 48.8% 55.7%±1.8Highest TN: 48.8%
Below poverty line 5.1%Lowest TN: 13.8% 23.1%Highest TN: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.6%Highest TN: 66.9% 44.9%Lowest TN: 66.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 5 yrs newer than TN 1970Lowest 17 yrs older than TN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 5% below TN 21 minLowest 18% below TN
Work from home 11.4%±1.6Highest TN: 12.9% 9.2%±0.6Lowest TN: 12.9%
Work in townworking residents 10.2%Lowest 71.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.68Lowest 1.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Memphis (63%)Olive Branch (3%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 63% work in Memphis3% work in Bartlett
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.5%Lowest 9.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.7 miLowest 177.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 15Lowest 158Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.5Lowest 65.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #42 of 169 in TN#162 of 169 in TN
School district BartlettAchievement School District · Memphis-Shelby County Schools
High school in town Bartlett High SchoolCordova High School
Tennessee average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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