Collierville, TN

The affordability dashboard for Collierville, TN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 48,642 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B+ (78/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $138,677, median home value of $495,200, median rent of $1,609 per month, and 61.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $1,274 per month (studio $1,060, 1BR $1,154, 3BR $1,683, 4BR $1,959). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $11,007 per year, consuming 8% of the local median household income.

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Strengths visible in the raw data for Collierville, TN include income, education, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 3.9% and poverty 3.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.