Living in Bartlett, TN
Bartlett is a mid-size city of 56,876 people in Shelby County, Tennessee. It's about 12 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $2k a month.
56,876people
$310kTypical home
$1,638/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 56,876
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,761 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Memphis, TN
- 12 mi to Memphis, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,957/mo)
- Median rent $1,638/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,238 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MEM airport
- 16 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 318 ft
- 328 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 233 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 777 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: D+25 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk