Best PlacesWindyke-Southwind, Memphis, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Windyke-Southwind, Memphis, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Windyke-Southwind, Memphis ranks 2,411th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Windyke-Southwind, 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.
Windyke-Southwind, Memphis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Windyke-Southwind, Memphis ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$811 a month, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Windyke-Southwind, Memphis ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Windyke-Southwind, Memphis
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Windyke-Southwind, Memphis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,238, 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 Windyke-Southwind, Memphis' effective rate of 0.96%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Windyke-Southwind, Memphis
Windyke-Southwind, Memphis runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Windyke-Southwind, Memphis.
Who works in Windyke-Southwind, Memphis, and how
Work in Windyke-Southwind, Memphis centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Windyke-Southwind, Memphis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Windyke-Southwind, Memphis.
What the weather is like in Windyke-Southwind, Memphis, month by month
Windyke-Southwind, Memphis sees roughly 72 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 Windyke-Southwind, Memphis
Memphis International sits about 11 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 Windyke-Southwind, Memphis
Schools across Windyke-Southwind, Memphis average a C−, better than 26% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Overpark ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
- Germantown ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Center Hill MiddleA− · 57% proficient
- Germantown MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
- Highland Oaks MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Houston High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Center Hill High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Germantown HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Windyke-Southwind, Memphis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Windyke-Southwind, 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 Windyke-Southwind, Memphis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Windyke-Southwind, Memphis
Is Windyke-Southwind, Memphis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Windyke-Southwind, Memphis ranks 2,411th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and what local pay buys, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Windyke-Southwind, Memphis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $376,963. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $108,238 median income, cost of living beats 91% of neighborhoods.
Is Windyke-Southwind, Memphis safe?
Windyke-Southwind, Memphis is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $651 per resident a year.
Compare Windyke-Southwind, Memphis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Windyke-Southwind, Memphis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Windyke-Southwind, 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.
Windyke-Southwind, Memphis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Windyke-Southwind, Memphis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Windyke-Southwind, Memphis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Windyke-Southwind, Memphis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Windyke-Southwind, Memphis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Windyke-Southwind, 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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