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Memphis vs Bartlett

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

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Memphis, TNA history townTennessee · 618,980 people
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Bartlett, TNKnown for its schoolsTennessee · 56,876 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.

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

Memphis and Bartlett share a border

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

MemphisBartlettMemphisBartlett
Memphis ↔ Bartlett12 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
MemphisBartlett
Snow a year3″3″
January low33°F30°F
July high92°F91°F
Growing season (days)244d223d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th49th
Outdoors & history
MemphisBartlett
Conserved land9.5%5.5%
Settled18191829
National Register places1853
Archive photos125
Famous people born here337
Community
MemphisBartlett
Library hours a week60 hrs60 hrs
Colleges in town14—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

MemphisBartlett
People
Population 618,980Highest 56,876Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.1%Lowest TN: +8.9% +5.8%Highest TN: +8.9%
Median age 34.2±0.3Lowest 12% below TN 41.2±1.5Highest 6% above TN
Kids under 18 25.2%±0.5Highest TN: 22.2% 23.4%±1.8Lowest 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+ 14.4%±0.3Lowest TN: 17.1% 18.3%±1.5Highest TN: 17.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28%Lowest TN: 31.1% 35.7%Highest TN: 31.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±0.3Highest TN: 5.4% 4.7%±0.8Lowest 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 $51,736±$1kLowest 26% below TN $102,070±$6kHighest 47% above TN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,000±$4kLowest 41% below TN $310,400±$8kHighest 8% above TN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,181±$12Lowest about the TN average $1,638±$224Highest 38% above TN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,845Lowest 28% above TN $2,803Highest 94% above TN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.7%±1.8Highest TN: 48.8% 44%±7.1Lowest TN: 48.8%
Below poverty line 23.1%Highest TN: 13.8% 5.1%Lowest TN: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 44.9%Lowest TN: 66.9% 85.6%Highest TN: 66.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 17 yrs older than TN 1992Highest 5 yrs newer than TN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 18% below TN 24 minHighest 5% below TN
Work from home 9.2%±0.6Lowest TN: 12.9% 11.4%±1.6Highest TN: 12.9%
Work in townworking residents 71.8%Highest 10.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 11.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.53Highest 0.68Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Olive Branch (3%)Memphis (63%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Bartlett63% work in Memphis
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.5%Highest 5.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 177.0 miHighest 11.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 158Highest 15Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 65.8Highest 54.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #162 of 169 in TN#42 of 169 in TN
School district Achievement School District · Memphis-Shelby County SchoolsBartlett
High school in town Cordova High SchoolBartlett High School
Tennessee average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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