Memphis here. The cost of living here is basically impossible to beat. I wouldn't necessarily recommend the city of Memphis, but I wouldn't dissuade anyone fr

Memphis here. The cost of living here is basically impossible to beat. I wouldn't necessarily recommend the city of Memphis, but I wouldn't dissuade anyone from living here either. The 'burbs here are indistinguishable from the 'burbs anywhere else. Within the city there are certain neighborhoods that are very bike/walker friendly. We have Shelby Farms, which is an urban park 5 times larger than Central Park. Memphis also has a lot of crime. In the poorest neighborhoods that manifests as gang-related violent crime. In the rest of the city we deal with a higher than average rate of property theft. Get a big dog (or a small dog with a big bark) and lock your doors and you'll be fine. Overall I love the city and I want to be here as it begins to recover from decades of mismanagement and overt racism.