Memphis Information

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Memphis Information

Memphis, situated in the southwestern corner of picturesque Tennessee, is a thriving community of about one million perched on bluffs that overlook the Mississippi River. The moderate climate affords nearly year-round opportunities for one to enjoy any of the city's many parks, public golf courses, tennis courts, or other recreational facilities. For the lover of arts, there are museums and galleries, a symphony orchestra, a ballet company, and numerous community theater groups.
When it's time to relax, one can enjoy fine restaurants representing cuisines from around the world or live spectator sports of virtually any kind. Memphis is renowned as the birthplace of the blues, and this musical tradition lives on in the clubs and cafes of Beale Street. While there are plenty of big city attractions, the forests and streams of the Ozark Mountains are only a short drive away. The gulf Coast beaches of Florida and the festival atmosphere of New Orleans are also within driving distance.

Links:

Weather: weather.com

Dining: maps on google

Living in Memphis: a good overview of Memphis on the Ob/Gyn website

Memphis Convention Center and Visitors Bureau: http://www.memphistravel.com/aboutus.asp

Child Care Links:

UTHSC Child Care Center	www.utmem.edu/bcdd/services/programs/child_care.htm
Linwood Christian Child Care	www.childcare.linwoodcc.net
St Mary’s Episcopal School	www.stmarysschool.org
St. Luke’s UMC	www.stlukesumc.org
St. Agnes Academy	www.saa-sds.org
St. Anne Catholic School	www.stannehighland.net
Lamplighter Montessori	www.lamplighterschool.org
Barbara K. Lipman School	www.lipman.memphis.edu
Lausanne Collegiate School	www.lausanneschool.com
Immaculate Conception School	www.iccathedralschool.org
Hutchison Girls School	www.hutchisonschool.org
Harding Academy	www.hardinglions.org
Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal	www.gslschool.org
Evangelical Christian School	www.ecseagles.net

Internal Links:

Campus Map http://www.utmem.edu/map/

Campus Recreation http://www.utmem.edu/campusrec/

GME http://www.utmem.edu/GME/

Research http://www.utmem.edu/research/

Official Holiday Closings http://www.utmem.edu/holidays.php

Computer Training http://www.utmem.edu/training/

UT Library: http://library.utmem.edu/

Campus Police: http://www.utmem.edu/campuspolice/

UTHSC Statistics: http://www.utmem.edu/aboututhsc/stats.php

UTHSC Bulletin board: https://oracle.utmem.edu/pls/htmldb/prd/f?p=193206:1:2215605148954855

Memphis comparisons (source: bestplaces.net)

	USA	Memphis	Boston	Orlando	LA	Cleveland	Chicago
Cost of living
Overall	100	72	128	94	156	78	126
Grocery	100	96.2	112.2	99.9	113	106.4	105.7
Health	100	88	130	108	120	113	116
Housing	100	35	148	84	235	27	158
Utilities	100	84	132	102	115	126	106
Transportation	100	97	115	94	108	106	117
Miscellaneous*	100	93	111	99	107	100	106
Climate
Rainfall (in.)	36.6	56.9	45.3	52.4	12.8	34.5	34.1
Snowfall (in.)	25.2	1.1	48.1	0	0.2	29.3	33.6
Precipitation days	101	111	120	122	29	138	118
Sunny days	205	218	200	233	284	166	189
Average July High	86.5	90.6	83.5	92.6	76.7	81	81.5
Average Jan Low	20.8	31.1	18.9	49.2	49.8	25.4	20.4
Comfort Index (higher=better)	44	30	51	27	46	50	47
UV Index	4.3	4.8	3.4	6.1	6.2	3.7	3.6
Elevation ft.	1,062	279	121	112	625	721	591
Housing
Median home age	27	38	65	24	43	64	55
Median home cost	$217K	$186K	$411K	$330K	$480K	$99K	$425K
Home appreciation	9.80%	7.20%	1.70%	46.40%	23.10%	-0.90%	10.80%
Homes owned**	64%	52%	30%	36%	36%	43%	40%
Housing vacant	15%	8%	5%	9%	5%	12%	8%
Homes rented***	22%	41%	65%	55%	59%	46%	52%
Property tax rate****	$13.28	$14.43	10.66	$15.32	$10.11	$18.07	$18.40
Economy
Unemployment rate	4.60%	6.40%	5.30%	3.40%	5.50%	5.80%	6.50%
Sales taxes	6.00%	9.25%	5.00%	6.50%	8.25%	8.00%	8.75%
Income taxes*****	5.02%	0.00%	5.95%	0.00%	6.00%	6.99%	3.00%
Income per cap.	$24.0K	$19.7K	$27.6	$23.5K	$22.3K	$15.7K	$22.9K
Household Income	$44,7K	$35.8K	$46.4K	$39.7K	$40.9K	$28.8K	$43.9K

*Clothing, restaurants, repairs, entertainment, other services.

** Homes owned= the percentage of housing units which are owned by the occupant. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters.

***Homes rented= the percentage of housing units which are rented by the occupant.

****Property tax rate shown is the rate per $1,000 of home value (the “effective” tax rate)

*****Income taxes = the total of all income taxes for an area, including state, county and local taxes. Federal taxes are not included.

Additional Information from Infoplease.com

Land area: 279 sq mi. (723 sq km)

Alt.: Highest, 417 ft.

Avg. daily temp.: Jan., 39.7° F; July, 82.6° F

Churches: 2000+

Parks and playgrounds: 187 (5,387 ac.)

Radio stations: AM, 17; FM, 25

Television stations: 6

Chamber of Commerce: Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce, 22 N. Front St., Memphis, TN 38103





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