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Homes in Bartlett
Bartlett is a city of houses: of its 20,665 homes, 91% are detached, 1% are townhouses and other attached houses and 8% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The 1980s and 1990s built 43% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 28% are older than that and 30% newer. The median home dates from 1992. Owners live in 86% of homes.
Of the 15 Tennessee cities we have census figures for, Bartlett has the smallest share of apartments. In nearby Memphis, 12 miles away, 67% of homes were built before 1980, so Bartlett's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Bartlett's homes are newer than those in 77% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Whole-house orders
With 91% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 86% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Rounded drywall corners
72% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Bartlett weather and your shutters
At Memphis Wfo, TN (7 mi away), July averages a high of 91.3°F and January a low of 29.9°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to September and average lows sit at or below freezing in January.
About 69 days a year reach 90°F, 68 nights fall to freezing and 54.7 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Among the Tennessee cities we have climate normals for, Bartlett has the second-most hot days.
That's more 90°F days than in 67% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 32 min on the longest day to 9 h 47 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 78° above the horizon in June and 31° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Memphis Wfo, TN (temperature) and Bartlett 1.3 Ene, TN (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49.4°F | 29.9°F | 4.3 in |
| Feb | 54.1°F | 32.7°F | 4.9 in |
| Mar | 63.1°F | 40.1°F | 5.3 in |
| Apr | 72.7°F | 49°F | 5.5 in |
| May | 81.1°F | 59.1°F | 5.5 in |
| Jun | 88.4°F | 67.5°F | 4.2 in |
| Jul | 91.3°F | 71°F | 4 in |
| Aug | 90.7°F | 69.2°F | 3.2 in |
| Sep | 85.3°F | 61.9°F | 3.4 in |
| Oct | 74.6°F | 49.7°F | 4 in |
| Nov | 62.1°F | 39.1°F | 4.7 in |
| Dec | 52.4°F | 32.8°F | 5.7 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 54.7 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Summer sun
On the 69 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Fitting them in Bartlett
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Bartlett
- Memphis 12 mi
- Collierville 14 mi
- Southaven 21 mi
- Jackson 63 mi
- Jonesboro 63 mi
More about shutters in Bartlett
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Bartlett’s own figures.
Price your windows
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