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Louisville/Jefferson County vs Memphis

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY compared with Memphis, TN · 319 miles apart

Louisville/Jefferson County has 641,962 residents to Memphis’s 609,647. Louisville/Jefferson County comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Memphis does better on average commute, price to income.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY Memphis, TN
Population 641,962 609,647
Density (per sq mi) 2,442 2,104
Median household income $66,849 $51,736
Median home value $233,900 $169,000
Median rent $1,120 $1,181
Homeownership 60.7% 44.9%
Average commute 22.5 min 21.1 min
Median age 37.7 34.2
Bachelor's degree + 33.8% 28%
Poverty rate 15.8% 23.1%
Unemployment 5.5% 8.3%
Price to income 3.5× 3.3×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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