Best PlacesEast Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, 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.
East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis ranks 3,816th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It ranks low mainly on crime and the weather. It does better on state finances, which keeps it off the bottom.
The best neighborhoods in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis
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.
East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis' strengths and weaknesses
East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. State finances is the standout, in the top 2% of neighborhoods. Tree cover and affordable childcare follow.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. Crime, the weather, and distance from a big city hold the score down. The detail is below, and the map is where it turns into a choice of neighborhood rather than just a place.
Where East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$811 a month, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.6 minutes each way, better than 87% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,234, 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 East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis' effective rate of 1.08%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis
East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis.
Who works in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, and how
Work in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis
East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, month by month
East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis
Memphis International sits about 6 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 East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis
Schools across East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis average a C−, better than 27% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Campus SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Richland ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
- White Station ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maxine Smith Steam AcademyA+ · 68% proficient
- University MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- White Station MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Middle College HighA · 70% proficient
- East HighA− · 60% proficient
- White Station HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis 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 East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis
Is East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis ranks 3,816th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and affordable childcare, and lowest on crime and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $259,078. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $78,234 median income, cost of living beats 74% of neighborhoods.
Is East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis safe?
East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,477 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 32. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 16% of neighborhoods.
Is East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis good for families?
Schools beat 27% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 8%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Is East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of neighborhoods, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 64% of neighborhoods. About 11% of workers already work from home.
Compare East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis 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.
East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis 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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