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About Southaven
City in Mississippi, United StatesSouthaven is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. It is a principal city in the Greater Memphis. The population was 54,648 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 57,493 in 2024, making it the third-most populous city in Mississippi and the largest suburb of Memphis by population. Southaven surpassed Bartlett, Tennessee as Memphis' largest suburb by population according to the 2024 Census estimates. Southaven is traversed north to south by the I-55/I-69 freeway. The city's name derives from the fact that Southaven is located south of Whitehaven, a neighborhood in Memphis.
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Housing in Southaven
The typical Southaven home is worth about $273,000, up 1.5% in a year, 38% above the Mississippi typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Southaven
Safety Grade C-
Southaven reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 76% report less.
Health in Southaven
Health Grade B−
Healthier than 50% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Mississippi
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Schools in Southaven
All Southaven schools →School Grade A
The public schools Southaven’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MS. Ratings are from neighbors.
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