Best PlacesBartlett, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bartlett, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bartlett ranks 966th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bartlett
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Bartlett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bartlett ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of cities
- Cheap childcare$811 a month, better than 80% of cities
Where Bartlett ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 26% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 29% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Bartlett
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bartlett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,563, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Bartlett's effective rate of 0.92%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bartlett
Bartlett's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bartlett.
Who works in Bartlett, and how
Work in Bartlett centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bartlett
Bartlett has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of cities and more parkland per resident than 95% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Bartlett and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bartlett, month by month
Bartlett sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 72° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Bartlett
Memphis International sits about 15 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Bartlett
Schools across Bartlett average a B−, better than 56% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Bon Lin Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Bartlett Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeland Preparatory SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Bon Lin Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Elmore Park Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Bartlett High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Cordova High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Craigmont HighF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bartlett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bartlett measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Bartlett against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Bartlett suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of cities and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Bartlett
Is Bartlett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bartlett ranks 966th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, few empty homes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on crime and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bartlett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $298,812. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $97,563 median income, cost of living beats 78% of cities.
Is Bartlett safe?
Bartlett is safer than 14% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $632 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bartlett?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 34. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 33% of cities.
Is Bartlett good for families?
Schools beat 56% of cities, crime safety beats 14%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare Bartlett with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bartlett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bartlett represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Bartlett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bartlett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bartlett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bartlett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bartlett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bartlett detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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