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1 / 20#20. West Memphis
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 24,147
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compiled a list of the best places to live in the Memphis metro area using data from the . Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology .
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2 / 20#19. Walls
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,392
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3 / 20#18. Memphis
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 629,063
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4 / 20#17. Millington
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 11,117
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5 / 20#16. Horn Lake
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 26,622
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6 / 20#15. Oakland
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 9,544
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7 / 20#14. Lynchburg
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,894
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8 / 20#13. Brighton
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 2,865
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9 / 20#12. Marion
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 13,641
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10 / 20#11. Piperton
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 2,457
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11 / 20#10. Atoka
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 10,237
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12 / 20#9. Munford
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 6,459
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13 / 20#8. Hernando
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 17,580
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14 / 20#7. Southaven
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 55,531
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15 / 20#6. Arlington
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 14,989
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16 / 20#5. Bartlett
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 56,998
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17 / 20#4. Lakeland
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 14,068
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18 / 20#3. Olive Branch
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 46,538
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19 / 20#2. Collierville
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 51,212
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20 / 20#1. Germantown
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 40,812
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