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For most people who can afford it, yes. Bartlett grades B overall, ranked 40th of 175 in Tennessee. The median household earns $102K. Its public schools beat 88% of Tennessee towns on state tests and graduation. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $318K, 4.8 years of the Memphis metro’s $66K median household income. Only 26 of Tennessee’s 292 towns score higher on the outdoors. Bartlett has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Davies Manor and John H. McFadden House. Among 177 Tennessee towns, just 3 have a higher July high than Bartlett.
Where Bartlett beats most towns.
5.5% of the town is conserved land, across 15 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Bartlett is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 244 in 1870, 57,786 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bartlett. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Ancient siteSS Sultana
12 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
15 mi MuseumNational Civil Rights Museum
15 mi Stadium & arenaFedExForum
12 mi Stadium & arenaMid-South Coliseum
15 mi MuseumBlues Hall of FameSS Sultana: Template:Thomas W. Bankes, Public domain · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · National Civil Rights Museum: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · FedExForum: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain · Mid-South Coliseum: bcbuckner, CC BY 2.0 · Blues Hall of Fame: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bartlett, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bartlett.
Bartlett has milder winter nights than almost anywhere else in Tennessee, fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally and looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally.
Its public schools are run by the Bartlett school district. Three of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore Park Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 777 | B |
| Bartlett High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,782 | B |
| Bon Lin Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 708 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
12 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves. Nesbit Park, at 353 acres with 2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Bartlett | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nesbit Park | 2 mi | 353 |
| 2. Madison Arthur Byrd Park | 0.8 mi | 19 |
| 3. Bartlett Municipal Park | 0.8 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Bartlett for work: only 10% work in town. 5.1% of Bartlett residents live below the poverty line, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Bartlett grew to 18,359 in 2023, 4,041 more than in 2013.
| Bartlett | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $102,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 31.8°, the #2 highest of 504 Tennessee places with climate records; July afternoons average 91°.
Bartlett’s January low is 32°F, above both the Tennessee town median (29°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Bartlett has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 24.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 56% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 1,166 to 796 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within Tennessee it is healthier than 85% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures. Against the 8,280 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bartlett’s, it is less healthy than 59%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Bartlett beats the Tennessee average on 15 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 22% of Bartlett adults get no exercise outside work.
| Bartlett | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 29% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bartlett | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.4% | 14.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.5% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bartlett. Bartlett has lost 2.4% of its people since 2020, down to 56,416 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Bartlett | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 23% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.2 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.6, men 40.0.
| Bartlett | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.5% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.5% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The median property tax bill is $2,803, against $1,442 across Tennessee, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Bartlett is $1,638 a month. The typical Bartlett home is worth about $318,000, down 1% in a year, close to the Tennessee typical home.
| Bartlett | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,638 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
64 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 13 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 64 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bartlett.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
14 within 15 miles of the center of Bartlett
About 5 of every 100 Bartlett residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
Where Bartlett’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Bartlett on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Bartlett.
City in Tennessee, United States
Bartlett is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 57,786 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 56,708 in 2024, making it the 14th-most populous city in Tennessee.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bartlett grades B overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #40 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades B for health, C+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
5 notable people were born here, including Jacob Wilson and Sammy Swindell.
