Quality of life in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in housing, healthcare and leisure & culture.
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Memphis, Tennessee, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in housing, healthcare and leisure & culture.
Large apartment | $1200.00 |
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Medium apartment | $990.00 |
Rent index [score] | 0.71 |
Small apartment | $800.00 |
5km taxi ride | $7.20 |
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A Cappuccino | $5.00 |
A beer | $1.60 |
A kilogram of Apples | $3.40 |
Bread | $0.77 |
Inflation [score] | 0.58 |
Lunch | $15.00 |
Monthly fitness club membership | $35.00 |
Monthly public transport | $46.00 |
Movie ticket | $10.00 |
Price of a meal at a restaurant | $69.58 |
Average monthly increase in number of startups | 3 |
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Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.32 |
Coworking spaces [score] | 0.45 |
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 8 |
Meetups [score] | 0.15 |
Meetups groups | 20 |
Meetups members | 7588 |
Number of investors | 14 |
Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 446 |
Number of upcoming meetup events | 12 |
Startup climate scene [score] | 0.42 |
Startup events | 154 |
Startup events [score] | 0.74 |
Startups [score] | 0.56 |
Total number of startups | 131 |
Funding accelerator names | Seed Hatchery, ZeroTo510, Upstart Memphis |
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Number of funding accelerators | 4 |
Airport hub | 32 |
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Airport hub [score] | 0.21 |
Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.12 |
Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/United_States/Memphis |
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Traffic handling [score] | 0.77 |
Business freedom | 84.70 |
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Business freedom [score] | 0.86 |
Freedom from corruption | 74.00 |
Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.79 |
Lack of labor restrictions | 91.40 |
Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 1.00 |
Time to open a business | 5.60 |
Time to open a business [score] | 0.95 |
Crime rate [score] | 0.10 |
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Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 16 |
Guns per 100 residents | 96 |
Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.57 |
Lack of guns [score] | 0.47 |
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.52 |
Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.99 |
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Healthcare quality [score] | 0.51 |
Life expectancy (years) | 79.28 |
Life expectancy [score] | 0.76 |
Country mean scores in PISA math test | 478.04 |
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Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 497.58 |
Country mean scores in PISA science test | 497.41 |
PISA math ranking (high school) | 30 |
PISA ranking | 24 |
PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.72 |
PISA reading (high school) | 16 |
PISA science (high school) | 19 |
Percent of happy students | 0.77 |
Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.26 |
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.17 |
Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.18 |
Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.09 |
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.08 |
Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.07 |
Air quality [score] | 0.67 |
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Cleanliness [score] | 0.29 |
Drinking water quality [score] | 0.61 |
Urban greenery [score] | 0.25 |
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 1.00 |
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Currency for urban area | USD |
GDP growth rate | 0.02 |
GDP growth rate [score] | 0.43 |
GDP per capita | $54596.65 |
GDP per capita [score] | 0.87 |
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.54 |
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Income tax level [score] | 0.41 |
Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.44 |
Time overhead to file company taxes | 175 |
VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.09 |
Download speed (Mbps) | 65.24 |
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Internet access (download) [score] | 0.71 |
Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.50 |
Upload speed (Mbps) | 11.98 |
Art galleries | 91 |
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Art galleries [score] | 0.54 |
Cinemas | 78 |
Cinemas [score] | 0.54 |
Comedy clubs | 37 |
Comedy clubs [score] | 0.77 |
Concert venues | 79 |
Concerts [score] | 0.83 |
Historical sites | 71 |
Historical sites [score] | 0.70 |
Museums | 61 |
Museums [score] | 0.67 |
Performing art venues | 128 |
Performing arts [score] | 0.60 |
Sport venues | 52 |
Sports [score] | 0.68 |
Zoos | 34 |
Zoos [score] | 0.87 |
LGBT Equality Index | 70.00 |
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LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.71 |
LGBT adoption rights | Ambiguous |
LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
LGBT blood donation regulations | ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral) |
LGBT conversion therapy regulations | Ambiguous |
LGBT discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Legal |
Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.10 |
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.14 |
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Median peak in meters | 160.00 |
Seaside waterbody | 1.00 |
Urban area elevation (meters) | 82.00 |
Water access [score] | 0.58 |
Costs of living in Memphis are in the 124th place of all 248 Teleport cities. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
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The overall crime rate puts Memphis in position 266 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Memphis is the largest city in the state of Tennessee. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population totaling more than 670,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County. The city's claims to fame include Graceland, the mansion Elvis Presley lived in during his later years. Perhaps more importantly, Memphis is considered by many to be the home of blues music.
Although downtown Memphis has experienced quite a rebirth and renewal in the last few years, the center of the city is older; it is full of new development, teeming with change and coming into its own. In the past few years, the city has emerged to boast one of the largest downtown populations among US cities. Citizens once again have a vested interest in making downtown a safe, exciting place to visit and relax in after decades of abandonment.
A word of caution: Memphis is extremely hot in the summertime, and the humidity can make you feel even hotter! Those who have trouble tolerating high heat and humidity may wish to avoid visiting in July and August.
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