City of Memphis ranking 3rd emptiest in nation.

[DontThrowPackages]

"Memphis' proportion of vacant homes, both owned and rentals, puts it third overall, thanks to an average rental vacancy rate of 15 percent that is the fifth highest in the nation and the 3.1 percent homeowner vacancy rate that ranks 13th."
Wonder what the ranking will be after October?

 

[Wally]

Woman ducks for cover from drive-by shooting during TV interview on crime

The Memphis, Tenn. community leader prayed to Jesus and tried to comfort the scared TV crew as more than a dozen shots rang out.

nypost.com

 

[AB831]

Don’t people know that there’s a world hub close by where they can chuck packages for Fat Freddy for low pay, poor benefits, and terrible hours? Surprised the place isn’t growing like Dubai.

 

[Wally]

Don’t people know that there’s a world hub close by where they can chuck packages for Fat Freddy for low pay, poor benefits, and terrible hours? Surprised the place isn’t growing like Dubai.

Does Yolanda work there?

 

[rod]

Visited relatives who lived in Memphis a few years ago. We were camped at a campground a few miles out of the city limits. We were having a good time visiting them at their house when all of a sudden my Nephew says "well you better get going back to your campground because it isn't safe to be on the roads around here after dark". No way in hell would I want to live like that.

 

[Serf]

Ask a Tennessean where they are from. Proud decent folk day EAST, TN. Haha. All kidding aside I heard Memphis is just ehhhhh.

 

[Wally]

Visited relatives who lived in Memphis a few years ago. We were camped at a campground a few miles out of the city limits. We were having a good time visiting them at their house when all of a sudden my Nephew says "well you better get going back to your campground because it isn't safe to be on the roads around here after dark". No way in hell would I want to live like that.

Did you visit Graceland?

 

[rod]

Did you visit Graceland?

Nope---My brother had visited it and told us ALL about it including the fact that once you pay admission to get in you also have to pay EXTRA to see anything special. Like his plane and some of the rooms- -etc. I was never a big Elvis fan. Elvis was for the women folk.

 

[FalconAss]

They have been buying people from hours away for years now. Even feed them.

 

[Wally]

Nope---My brother had visited it and told us ALL about it including the fact that once you pay admission to get in you also have to pay EXTRA to see anything special. Like his plane and some of the rooms- -etc. I was never a big Elvis fan. Elvis was for the women folk.

For sure you went and visited Sun Studio right?

 

[rod]

For sure you went and visited Sun Studio right?

Should have but we were just there for overnight on the way back from a trip following the Mississippi river south.. It was just one of those "oh we are close so let's stop in and visit so and so" things my wife like to pull.

 

[MrFedEx]

Don’t people know that there’s a world hub close by where they can chuck packages for Fat Freddy for low pay, poor benefits, and terrible hours? Surprised the place isn’t growing like Dubai.

Memphis has always been a dump. The first time I ever went there in the 80s I saw 5 stripped cars on blocks on the way to my hotel. But they do have a fabulous attraction called Mud Island which makes Disneyland look like nothing.

 

[MassWineGuy]

Memphis is also ranked statistically as the no. one most dangerous city in the country. Maybe it’s just that the population is dwindling because of crime.

 

[yadig]

Hope I didn’t offend any of my far left friends on here.

 

[UnionStrong]

Memphis is also ranked statistically as the no. one most dangerous city in the country. Maybe it’s just that the population is dwindling because of crime.

Almost 65% black. Maybe there’s another reason.

 

[Commercial Inside Release]

Almost 65% black. Maybe there’s another reason.

The demographics of urban disaster cities in the US, demonstrate a strong enough correlation to qualify as the obvious causation.

 

[UnionStrong]

The demographics of urban disaster cities in the US, demonstrate a strong enough correlation to qualify as the obvious causation.

Obviously. Shhhhh, can’t say that, it’s racist!

 

[MassWineGuy]

There are just as many or more stupid white people with guns there.

 

[UnionStrong]

There are just as many or more stupid white people with guns there.

But they’re not the ones committing the crimes.

 

[Box Ox]

There are just as many or more stupid white people with guns there.

I'd own a cannon if I lived in Memphis.