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A city of 618,980 people in Tennessee
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Map of Memphis: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land9.5%18,120 of 190,268 acres
Trails177 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves15829 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Memphis

City in Tennessee, United States
1819Established
633,104Population
326.3 sq miArea
338 ftElevation

Memphis (, MEM-fis) is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most populous in the Southeast, and the 29th-most populous in the US. While being the most populous single municipality on the Mississippi River, Memphis anchors the third largest metropolitan area by population behind only the Twin Cities and St. Louis. Metropolitan Memphis includes parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, the 45th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.34 million residents. European exploration of the area began with Spani…

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ZIP code37501, 37544, 38101
Area code901
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Housing in Memphis

$145K▼ 2.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Memphis home is worth about $145,000, down 2.8% in a year, 57% below the Tennessee typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market40
Sale-to-list96.2%
Sold in May449
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Safety in Memphis

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Safety Grade D-

Memphis reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 100% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Memphis 18.5
Tennessee 5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Memphis 49.7
Tennessee 16.6
U.S. 15.5
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Schools in Memphis

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School Grade D-

The public schools Memphis’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 99% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictMemphis-Shelby County SchoolsSchools253

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 TN. Ratings are from neighbors.

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