16 Worst Places to Raise a Family

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis may have given birth to rock ‘n roll, but that doesn’t mean you want to be giving birth there any time soon. While it may have plenty of attractions that kids would love such as the Memphis Pink Palace planetarium and the Memphis Children’s Museum, it suffers from high crime and high unemployment rates. When it comes to schools, only a handful in Memphis receive above an 8/10 rating by GreatSchools.org.

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