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Transit Quality in Memphis

Memphis ranks #102 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 24 — Quiet. That puts it in the 25th percentile nationally and #2 of 3 in Tennessee.

Transit Quality score
24
Quiet
National rank
#102 of 134
In Tennessee
#2 of 3
Percentile
25th

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Memphis sits 26 points below the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Memphis

  1. T#99 Lincoln, NE 26
  2. #101 Virginia Beach, VA 25
  3. #102 Memphis, TN — this page 24
  4. T#103 Napa, CA 23
  5. T#103 Wichita, KS 23

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about Memphis

Memphis scores 14 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: