Collierville, TN — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Shelby County · Memphis · population 51,951

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Collierville, TN
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55
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Collierville stands

Steady, no major recent move.

Median home $512,053
1-year -2.0%
5-yr CAGR +4.2%
vs 5-yr peak -2.1%
Population +0.3%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2025-02$512k$281k$369k$456k$544k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
30/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
89/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,995/mo$0$1,079$2,158202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent12112180100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 21.4
Lean rent

At a 21.4 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Collierville. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
40 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
60 · w22%
Distance from peak
78 · w18%
Population growth
51 · w16%
Rent YoY
38 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
64 · w10%
Long thesis

Collierville has held up across the cycle: home values at $512,053 with +4.2% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Collierville's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Collierville

Collierville is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, with an estimated population of 51,951. It anchors the Memphis metro area. The median home value in Collierville is $512,053 as of 2026-04, down 2.0% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.2% annual growth (-2.1% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Collierville average $1,995 per month, down 1.5% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 55 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

Bull case

Held the highs: currently -2.1% from the 5-year peak — this market refused to give back gains.
The data is the data: Collierville has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

Bear case

Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Collierville (Wikipedia)

Collierville, officially the Town of Collierville, is a town in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and a suburb located in the Memphis metropolitan area. With a population of 51,324 in the 2020 census, Collierville is the third-largest municipality in the county after Memphis and Bartlett. It is home to the Carriage Crossing shopping mall and is served by Collierville Schools.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

MayorMaureen Fraser
Area36.45 sq mi
Elevation381 ft
MottoIndustry, Community, Growth, Education
Density1410.97/sq mi
Named forJesse R. Collier

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Shelby County right now.

Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Shelby County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Cities like Collierville

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
47° / 28°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
88° / 68°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
207
~57% of year
Annual precip
54″ rain
5″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
High
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Moderate
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Memphis area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
71%
Humid climate
Median household income
$64,700
Tennessee state median
Top industries (state-level)
HealthcareMusic/EntertainmentManufacturing

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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