Memphis vs Chattanooga
Memphis, TN compared with Chattanooga, TN · 267 miles apart
Memphis has 609,647 residents to Chattanooga’s 194,144. Memphis comes out ahead on median rent, price to income, clear days a year. Chattanooga does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Memphis, TN | Chattanooga, TN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 609,647 | 194,144 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,104 | 1,364 |
| Median household income | $51,736 | $64,523 |
| Median home value | $169,000 | $283,200 |
| Median rent | $1,181 | $1,256 |
| Homeownership | 44.9% | 52.4% |
| Average commute | 21.1 min | 18.5 min |
| Median age | 34.2 | 36.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 28% | 36% |
| Poverty rate | 23.1% | 19.1% |
| Unemployment | 8.3% | 5.4% |
| Price to income | 3.3× | 4.4× |
| Clear days a year | 49 | 32 |
| Days above 90°F | 47 | 27 |
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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