Downtown Collierville: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the Town of Collierville’s GIS layers for its local and National Register historic districts, Historic Preservation Program and parks directory, Collierville Schools’ school zone locator, the Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 letter grades, the Zillow Home Value Index and OpenStreetMap.

Downtown Collierville is the town’s oldest neighborhood: the Town Square, the streets of older homes around it and the railroad that runs through it. The Planning Division (901-457-2360) oversees it as a historic district, so it is the one part of town where how a house looks from the street is regulated.

What this means for you

• High school: the historic district is zoned for Collierville High School, and almost all of it for Collierville Elementary and Collierville Middle.
• Home value: Zillow’s typical value in ZIP code 38017 was $504,970 in September 2026.
• Highway: the nearest State Route 385 (Bill Morris Parkway) interchanges, at Byhalia Road and U.S. 72, are each about 1.5 miles away as the crow flies.

Where it is

The town’s GIS map draws a local historic district of about 274 acres, roughly from Peterson Lake Road and the streets west of the square to the blocks east of Main Street, with Poplar Avenue (U.S. 72 and State Route 57 on OpenStreetMap) across its north side. Inside it sits the smaller Collierville Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places: about 83 acres, roughly North and South Rowlett, Poplar and Walnut streets, listed March 12, 1990. Other main streets are Main Street, Center Street and South Street. Every point we checked is in ZIP code 38017 and inside the town limits.

Five houses in or beside the district are listed on the National Register on their own, among them the John B. McFerrin House at 156 W. Poplar Ave., the Jack Dudney House at 90 W. Poplar Ave. and the Joseph A. Campbell House at 215 South St. Our history and landmarks guide has the full list.

Before you change a house: exterior work on a building in the town’s H-1 historic overlay needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic District Commission, according to the town’s Historic Preservation Program.

Schools

We checked 17 points across the local historic district in the district’s zone locator. Sixteen returned the same three schools; one point on the east edge returned Tara Oaks Elementary instead of Collierville Elementary.

Grades are from the Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 A-F letter grades; full results are on the Tennessee State Report Card. Check an exact address in the locator. More in our schools guide.

Home values

Zillow’s Home Value Index for ZIP code 38017 was $504,970 in September 2026, down 1.4% from $512,136 in September 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research). The figure for the whole town was $502,630. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes across the ZIP code, which covers far more than downtown; it is not a sale price. More in home prices.

Parks and trails

From the town’s parks directory:

• Town Square Park, 96 Center St., with its gazebo and pavilion, on the square.
• Suggs Park, 163 E. South St., with the town’s dog park, a splash pad, a playground and baseball, about half a mile from the middle of the district.
• Nikki McCray Park, 274 Harris Park St., with baseball, soccer, a playground and a walking trail, about 0.8 miles away.

The town’s greenbelt map shows a trail along East Poplar Avenue on the district’s north side. See parks and trails and the Town Square guide.

Getting around

• Town Square: inside the district; parking around it is free, with the rules in our getting around guide.
• State Route 385: the Byhalia Road and U.S. 72 interchanges are each about 1.5 miles away as the crow flies (OpenStreetMap).
• Memphis International Airport is about 20 miles away by road, measured on the OpenStreetMap road network. That is a distance, not a drive time.
• Buses: the Memphis Area Transit Authority lists no stops in Collierville. The closest, at Hacks Cross Road and Centennial Drive on Route 36 Lamar, is about seven miles west.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap:

• ALDI, 523 W. Poplar Ave., about 0.7 miles away.
• Walmart Supercenter, 560 W. Poplar Ave., about 0.8 miles away.
• Kroger, 240 New Byhalia Road, about 1.1 miles away.
• Walgreens, West Poplar Avenue at New Byhalia Road, about 1.3 miles away.

More neighborhoods

Downtown is one of the areas in our Collierville neighborhoods guide. Nearby: Schilling Farms to the west and Wolf River Ranch and Wellington Farms to the north.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Historic district boundaries: Town of Collierville GIS.

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Collierville historic district?

The town’s local historic district covers about 274 acres around the Town Square on its GIS map. The smaller Collierville Historic District on the National Register, listed March 12, 1990, covers about 83 acres.

What schools serve downtown Collierville?

Almost all of the historic district is zoned for Collierville Elementary, Collierville Middle and Collierville High in the district’s zone locator. The east edge returned Tara Oaks Elementary at one point we checked.

What is the typical home value in downtown Collierville?

Zillow’s Home Value Index for ZIP code 38017, which covers downtown and most of the town, was $504,970 in September 2026, down 1.4% from a year earlier. It is a modeled typical value, not a sale price.

Do I need permission to change a house in the Collierville historic district?

Yes. Exterior changes to buildings in the town’s H-1 historic overlay need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic District Commission. Call the Planning Division at 901-457-2360 first.