Shelby County, Tennessee
Memphis Real Estate and Local Guide
The largest city in Tennessee and the county seat of Shelby County, a major Mississippi River port known as the birthplace of the blues and home to Elvis Presley's Graceland.
Living in Memphis
Known as the "Bluff City" and the "Home of the Blues". Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Memphis
- About 46% of housing units are owner-occupied, reflecting a large share of renters.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Memphis home
Graceland
Elvis Presley's estate in the Whitehaven area and the second-most-visited home in the United States
Beale Street
Downtown entertainment district declared the "Home of the Blues" by an act of Congress in 1977
National Civil Rights Museum
Museum at the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968
Shelby Farms Park
One of the largest urban parks in the United States at about 4,500 acres
Overton Park
Midtown park home to the Memphis Zoo and Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Memphis areas to know
Midtown
Arts and entertainment area including Overton Square and the Cooper-Young district
Cooper-Young
Historic Midtown neighborhood known for its dining and arts district