Buying a Home in Germantown, Tennessee

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Germantown is located in Shelby County

Population: 37,348

Germantown is best known as a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. The city also is home to some of the highest real estate prices in the area. Bordering Memphis to the east, Germantown is a quiet town of streets lined with mature hardwood trees, and often stately homes. There is practically no industry in Germantown, but the city is home to significant, often high-end, retail. In the city center is the Old Town Germantown neighborhood, anchored by a depot (a 1948 reproduction of the 1868 original) and railroad tracks that recall the community's earliest days of development as an outpost along the Memphis-Charleston Railroad.

Germantowners share a special secret. They live in one of the safest, most beautiful cities in the Mid-South. They enjoy excellent dining, shopping and cultural events, all without leaving the city limits. Their children attend schools with outstanding academic reputations, and grow up in a friendly and nurturing environment. They have the conveniences of a large city with the cozy feel of a bedroom community. In other words, they have it all.

Germantown also sets the standard in its schools, both in academics and athletics. The city's public schools consistently produce some of the highest S.A.T. and A.C.T. test scores in the nation. An active parent association also contributes to the schools' success, providing volunteers and additional resources for students and teachers.

No other community in the state devotes a higher percentage of acreage to parks. With more than 20 area parks, Germantown has ensured that every resident lives within a half-mile of one or more parks, a benefit that area residents don't take for granted. Any sunny day in Germantown will find residents exercising, walking dogs, or just enjoying a leisurely stroll through one of the city's carefully landscaped and well-maintained parks.

The Germantown Parks & Recreation Department isaccredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies, only the fourteenth department in the country to achieve accreditation.

Germantown is home to some of the finest facilities in the Mid-South. Germantown's state-of-the-art performance space, the Germantown Performing Arts Centre, has been host to famous names such as Ray Charles, the Boston Pops, the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, and Mikhail Baryshnikov's White Oak Dance Project.

The Morgan Woods Theatre stages a number of of quality productions featuring the area's youngest talented faces. The Germantown Symphony Orchestra and the Community Chorus give music buffs something to look forward to every year as well. When it comes to the arts, Germantown sets the stage.

Annual events in Germantown include the Germantown Festival, and the Germantown Charity Horse Show which lures equestrians from all over the country.

Source: wikipedia.org