About 40 days
A newer, more affordable subdivision with recent sales in the low $300s, popular with first-time buyers and families looking to land in Arlington's school zones without stretching to the town's median price.
$450K
$365K–$540K
Arlington Trace
Trails of Arlington
An established subdivision of move-up single-family homes convenient to Arlington's top-rated schools, with recent sales landing in the $400s, a solid middle ground between Arlington's entry-level inventory and its larger luxury homes.
Arlington's small, walkable historic core around the restored 19th-century-style railroad depot, local shops, and mural-lined streets that host events like Arlington in April and Music on the Square, a tight supply of older homes that rarely turns over.
Historic Downtown Arlington (Depot Square)
Most buyers moving to Arlington are already living somewhere in the Memphis metro, close to seven in ten by recent estimates, and making the move specifically for Arlington Community Schools, a standalone district created in 2014 that's consistently ranked among the strongest in Shelby County. Families who might otherwise look at Collierville or Germantown are increasingly choosing Arlington instead, where Highway 70 and easy access to I-40 keep commutes into Memphis, Bartlett, and Lakeland manageable. Because so much of Arlington's housing stock was built after 2000, buyers also get modern floor plans and systems without the renovation costs that come with older Memphis-area neighborhoods. A smaller but notable share of buyers are arriving from out of state entirely, with Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Shreveport among the most common origin points.
Buyers working with a local agent should widen their search beyond the town center, where inventory is thinnest. Arlington Trace offers established, move-up homes close to the schools at a moderate premium over the town median, while Trails of Arlington is the better bet for buyers trying to stay under $350K without leaving Arlington's school zones. For buyers chasing character rather than square footage, a small number of older homes come up each year around Depot Square and Historic Downtown Arlington, these move quickly, so having an agent who tracks that micro-market closely is worth more here than almost anywhere else in town. With days on market up from a year ago, buyers also have more room to negotiate on price and closing costs than they've had recently.
Sellers near Arlington's schools and established subdivisions like Arlington Trace are still seeing steady demand from Memphis-area families relocating specifically for Arlington Community Schools, and move-in-ready homes close to Arlington Elementary, Donelson Elementary, Arlington Middle, and Arlington High continue to draw serious buyers. Sellers in the historic Depot Square area hold a genuine scarcity advantage, original homes near Arlington's walkable town center rarely hit the market, and buyers who want that character have no substitute within town limits. With days on market stretching out compared to recent years, pricing in line with current comps rather than last year's numbers is the difference between a quick sale and a stale listing.
Arlington's population grew more than 26% between 2010 and 2020 and has kept climbing since, and new subdivisions are still filling in available land on the edges of town, growth that shows no sign of slowing. Expect prices to keep inching upward rather than spiking, with Arlington Community Schools remaining the single biggest draw pulling families out of Memphis proper and nearby suburbs. Buyers should find more selection and more negotiating room than Arlington has offered in recent years, while sellers who price to current, rather than peak, comps will still find solid demand, especially near the schools and in the tightly held historic downtown core.