Rankings. U.S. News analyzed 125 metro areas in the United States to find the best places to live based on quality of life and the job market in each metro area, as well as the value of living there and people's desire to live there. Memphis, Tennessee is ranked: #117 in Best Places to Live. #94 in Best Places to Retire. 5.6. read more
Set in the Mississippi Delta, Memphis is a metro area where the energy of urban living melds with the slow rhythms of the rural South. Marked by historic districts, Mississippi River views and memorials to cultural legends like Elvis Presley and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., every corner of Memphis permeates with the culture of the Deep South. read more
Personally..I have lived in memphis all of my life, and until now I have always hated it. downtown has totally changed my mind. read more
Memphis is a hip and comfortable place to live if you aren't hiding in the suburbs and bedroom communities that contribute to our urban sprawl. The city has lots to offer, educationally, culturally and musically. read more