Memphis vs Johnson City
Memphis, TN compared with Johnson City, TN · 434 miles apart
Memphis has 609,647 residents to Johnson City’s 74,943. Memphis comes out ahead on price to income, clear days a year. Johnson City does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Memphis, TN | Johnson City, TN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 609,647 | 74,943 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,104 | 1,711 |
| Median household income | $51,736 | $57,254 |
| Median home value | $169,000 | $268,200 |
| Median rent | $1,181 | $1,023 |
| Homeownership | 44.9% | 51.3% |
| Average commute | 21.1 min | 18.7 min |
| Median age | 34.2 | 35.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 28% | 42.5% |
| Poverty rate | 23.1% | 20.3% |
| Unemployment | 8.3% | 5.6% |
| Price to income | 3.3× | 4.7× |
| Clear days a year | 49 | 26 |
| Days above 90°F | 47 | 11 |
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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