Memphis vs Knoxville
Memphis, TN compared with Knoxville, TN · 344 miles apart
Memphis has 609,647 residents to Knoxville’s 202,021. Memphis comes out ahead on median rent, price to income, clear days a year. Knoxville does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Memphis, TN | Knoxville, TN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 609,647 | 202,021 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,104 | 2,046 |
| Median household income | $51,736 | $54,039 |
| Median home value | $169,000 | $239,700 |
| Median rent | $1,181 | $1,191 |
| Homeownership | 44.9% | 46.6% |
| Average commute | 21.1 min | 20.2 min |
| Median age | 34.2 | 33.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 28% | 34.6% |
| Poverty rate | 23.1% | 20.2% |
| Unemployment | 8.3% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 3.3× | 4.4× |
| Clear days a year | 49 | 27 |
| Days above 90°F | 47 | 31 |
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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