**The Best Thing About Nashville?** The Opportunities

Nashville is called Music City for a reason. Live music is everywhere: on the street, in cafes, accompanying your late night drinks. Nashville is the destination for country music hopefuls. 
Even If your career isn’t center stage, there are plenty of jobs to be had in Music City. A recent study by NerdWallet found that the top two employers in the city are healthcare and tech. Aside from Bridgestone Tires and Vanguard Industries, both of which have their headquarters in Nashville, there is quite the startup hub blossoming in the city, playing host to companies like Emma and Cicayda. With an extremely low unemployment rate of about 2%, it doesn’t take very long for new residents to find a job!


**The Worst Thing About Nashville?** Tourists in Downtown

It can sound mean-spirited to put down the people that bring so much revenue to the city, but not only is Nashville the go-to destination for music lovers, it’s also acquired a new title: Bachville...Anyone who’s anyone is having their bachelor/bachelorette parties in Nashville. On any relatively warm night, you can find Broadway packed with veil-wearing parties all in matching “Bride Tribe” shirts, looking for a good time. Luckily, if you stay out of downtown you may never see them!



**How You Living?** Do want to be hip or no?

There seems to be a distinct separation between the hip neighborhoods and the...less hip! IF you’re looking for condos and a younger crowd, check out the West End. The Nations is an up and coming neighborhood, or if you’re in an older hip demographic check out East Nash. It has great restaurants and bars, but you’ll have a yard. If you can’t live without a neighborhood feel, try Sylvan Park/Sylvan Heights area. If you’re hardcore suburb, maybe try Charlotte Park. It’s perfect for those of us who consider fun Saturday plans to include Target and Costco runs (we’re not judging). 


**Why You Should Move Here Now?** Nashville will always be a hit!

Trends come and go, but Nashville isn’t going to be dethroned as Music City any time soon. There’s jobs, fun restaurants and bars, and a plethora of housing to fit any budget or family. It’s definitely growing, but there’s something about the fun hustle and bustle of being surrounded by hopefuls that just makes you feel at home!


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**The Best Thing About Memphis?** Culture

Very few cities are as renowned as Memphis for its music-centered nightlife. As the home of the Blues and the birthplace of Rock and Roll, Memphis has sustained and even burnished its reputation for some of the best live music on the planet. Surrounding all this music nightlife are amazing restaurants serving arguably the best barbeque in the country. If you’re up for great tunes and great eats don’t sleep on Memphis. 

**The Worst Thing About Memphis?** Poverty

Memphis is one of the poorest cities in the country. While all major cities suffer from some poverty it is more obvious when you live in Memphis. Property crimes are a consistent problem, and pockets of the city are dangerous and best avoided. As noted all cities have similar challenges but they plague Memphis more than others. 

**How You Living?** Eclectically

Memphis has some of the most interesting neighborhoods in the U.S. Central Gardens in Midtown is a great example of this with beautiful homes from the early 1900’s, a lively arts and music scene, and the entire commercial district walkable from where you live. You’ll have your pick of a number of neighborhoods with a similar mix of play and home. 

**Why You Should Move Here Now?** Fun

After the last year and change it seems clear that we should be enjoying ourselves more. We should be living in a city that gives us a break from the loneliness of our work-from-home culture. Memphis is the city to provide you that break and we encourage all who seek a healthier dose of fun in their lives to put it on your list of cities to consider. 


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**The Best Thing About Knoxville?** - Not Your Average Southern College Town

Things are different here in Knoxville. Located along the Appalachian Mountains, Knoxville has great access to outdoor play areas ranging from mountain trails, to river kayaking. The city itself, has in part the feeling of a college town due to the presence of the University of Tennessee, but it also offers an amazing amount of cultural and commercial opportunities more commonly associated with larger cities. This includes great museums, a highly regarded zoo, and the wonderful downtown Market Square area -- a pedestrian mall that is the center for downtown events, rallies, concerts, hotels, shopping and bars.  

**The Worst Thing About Knoxville** - Economy is Stalling

Looking at the city as a whole, the economy has started to slow in Knoxville. Around a quarter of the city lives below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate could be better. Knoxville is a great spot to relocate to, particularly for those comfortable with more right leaning politics, but you might want to find yourself a job before packing everything up and settling down here. 

**How You Living?** - In a Well-Priced, Old-Fashioned Home

Home prices in Knoxville are phenomenal when compared to the national average, and a lot of the architecture here is early 20th century. The neighborhoods around the University are primarily comprised of young people, with a large number of other neighborhoods offering a family-friendly feel of suburban and small-town life. You’ll need a car for navigating around Knoxville, but know there is a surprising amount of traffic for a city this size.

**Why You Should Move Here Now?** - A Southern Haven 

The elevation of Knoxville shields the city from the brutal summers the rest of the south experiences but still has the lower prices and taxes that pull people south from Northeast and Western states. This means you can take advantage of local parks, and the Great Smoky Mountains Park year round, while holding on to a few more of the bucks you earn. 


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