Best places to live in the Memphis metro area

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July 8, 2025
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Best places to live in the Memphis metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Memphis metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.

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#20. West Memphis

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 24,147

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#19. Walls

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,392

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#18. Memphis

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 629,063

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#17. Millington

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 11,117

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#16. Horn Lake

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 26,622

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#15. Oakland

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 9,544

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#14. Lynchburg

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,894

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#13. Brighton

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 2,865

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#12. Marion

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 13,641

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#11. Piperton

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 2,457

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#10. Atoka

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 10,237

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#9. Munford

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 6,459

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#8. Hernando

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 17,580

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#7. Southaven

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 55,531

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#6. Arlington

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 14,989

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#5. Bartlett

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 56,998

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#4. Lakeland

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 14,068

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#3. Olive Branch

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 46,538

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#2. Collierville

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 51,212

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#1. Germantown

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 40,812

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