We fell in love with Arlington. We're trying to get out of our house so we can get the company paid move. Then we're gonna move into a rental house so we can get a new build going. There's a ton of mom and pop shops and all of major things you need. If you want the bigger things it's close enough to Germantown and Memphis to go do that.

It's 10 minutes further away than Collierville but not as built up. You can sit Reserve at home no problem. Everything is growing so my guess is that in 10 years the schools will be as good as Collierville. My daughter is 3 and we're tying to have more so the plan works. Pay less in Arlington than Collierville now and hopefully it grows into a new Collierville.

I don't even live in Arlington yet but it's so nice I wish I did!

The killings and violence are downtown like in most major cities. I'd say if you're inside of 240 you'd better have your spidey senses going.

My family will be located out in the suburbs like they'd be no matter where we moved. I'll have to drive in to work like I'd have to do in order to work at FedEx anyway. Growing up in Dallas this isn't really a unique situation to me...

Personally, I drive a beat up car with dents in it and I'll probably keep it for nothing other than a decoy. Nobody wants to jack a 2004 Toyota Camry with dents in it AND it's a Manual Transmission.... Ultimately there is crime but there are common sense ways to avoid it like anywhere else. If you want to drive your new Benz that you just bought to your Crashpad downtown you probably aren't going to fair much better commuting than you would've moving.

Tourist areas are ok but be very careful one street over and it's bad. Nice guy I used to fly around was gunned down and killed in the good part of down town a few months ago. He was the CEO of the Chamber of Commerce. You can do the FedEx tour called the FedEx Experience and tour the hub, ramp tower and possibly AOC.

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We lived in Bartlett for 2 years (actually same neighborhood as Tony C) and my wife thought it was too busy and crowded. Cordova North is what she called it. We were used to Base housings. So looked all around and it was between Atoka and Arlington. Moved to Arlington cause the commute for reserve was easier and Tipton County schools still sucked back then. Been out here since 2006 before we had ANY stop lights in town. It’s grown a lot but the core of being a small town is still here. My daughter did 1st grade to graduation and is now kicking butt as a college Freshman and my son Kindergarden to 9th grade now and not a single complaint. I have known all his principles on a first name basis and the Mayor is bud of mine, that I have known nearly 15 years. How time flys!

Guam or American Samoa.

As well as the former CEO of Pinnacle Airlines.

Graceland is in a very bad part of town. The grounds itself is ok, but don't get gas nearby.

Downtown is bad too... the Peabody, Beale Street, and Rendezvous are nice but still sketchy. You'll probably be ok, but be on guard. Don't leave Beale Street though, or you will get killed. Seriously, the next street over is all it takes.

Fixed it. Not looking for a fight, but we all need to take an aggressive stance on protecting ourselves and our friends when out and about.

But yeah...240 and Poplar and east of there are where I'd spend the majority of my time in Memphis. Just too damn hard having the spidey senses working overtime downtown.

If we got our reserve call out periods fixed (like the 3 hour callout never used in 20 yrs in MEM) there’d be $hitload of houses for sale. I wonder if guys on reserve for UAL in ORD have to be on 1 hour call out every R day? Oh yeah, it’s 1.5 call out unless there is no STBY.

I spend nearly all of my time in memphis inside the dreaded 240 loop and have never once feared for my safety or my life. I simply prefer it there versus the suburbs or rural outer towns. I could disparage those places as locations with very little appeal to me personally, but I'd like to offer you a different perspective as some one who is sitting in downtown memphis at this very moment.

There are parts of memphis proper that are awesome. South bluffs is a trendy area with lots of younger folks and some empty nesters living in recently built lofts, townhomes, and zero lot line city homes. The vibe is young and collegial you'll often see folks out jogging, walking their dogs, and riding bird electric scooters which are everywhere these days. There are some fine bars and restaurants with great outdoor gardens Carolina watershed is a personal favorite. Nearby on the weekends the riverfront is a flurry of activity with families out picnicking, folks jogging biking or running the hill. There's a great bike/ walking path that traverses a rail bridge turned pedestrian bridge across the Mississippi that leads to some great trails.

Further north on mud island there are tons of people on the riverfront. Having a great time enjoying the space and the view. Every weekend dozens of cycling groups stage and launch from this area and its always a friendly open environment.

Central gardens and evergreen have some fantastic neighborhoods with well built well maintained 100+ year old homes. The folks living in these neighborhoods are a tight knit community who care about each other and where they live. Evergreen in particular is a place I spend a good deal of time in. On the west side there is the Crosstown Complex which is a converted massive former Sears distribution center. It contains the nicest YMCA (just over a year old) a church, doctors and dentists office, radio station, art gallery, theater, brand new STEAM focused high school, a market, pharmacy, several great restaurants and shops, a brew pub, a cooking school, and a bunch of high end apartments. You'll find me there at the gym or at the coffee shop.

On the other end of evergreen is Overton park and the memphis zoo. Both are places that you will find full of families on the weekends especially in the warmer times of the year.

Overton square is another similar area with great shops eateries and cultural fare. If you're looking for the Applebees or a similar chain type restaurant this is not the place.

Cooper Young is also great fun.

Some people love the burbs others love the intimacy of small towns and some folks like diverse pedestrian friendly urban communities. It's all a personal choice, and I would encourage anyone to see it for yourselves and not let drive by commentary prevent you from exploring and enjoying some of the great stuff the city of Memphis has to offer.

If you have more specific questions feel free to PM me.