Best PlacesHickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, 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.
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis ranks 5,086th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, 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.
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$811 a month, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,346, 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 Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis' effective rate of 1.01%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis.
Who works in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis, and how
Work in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis, month by month
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 33° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis
Memphis International sits about 8 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 Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis
Schools across Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis average a D−, better than 5% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Oak Forest ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Balmoral/ridgeway ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Southwind ElementaryD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Colonial MiddleD− · 13% proficient
- Power Center Academy MiddleD− · 13% proficient
- Highland Oaks MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Overton HighD · 22% proficient
- Ridgeway HighD · 20% proficient
- Southwind HighD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, 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 Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis suits
Common questions about living in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis
Is Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis ranks 5,086th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,642. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $67,346 median income, cost of living beats 52% of neighborhoods.
Is Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis safe?
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis is safer than 7% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,434 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 33. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis good for families?
Schools beat 5% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 7%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, 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.
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, 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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