Germantown boasts top schools and has a high median family income relative to its affordability. As a suburb of Memphis, the city also offers its residents access to job opportunities with the state’s largest employers, such as FedEx.

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Wanda Wicks reviews a problem while Camilla Harton, a fellow teacher, looks on during TNCore training at Houston High School, Thursday July 12, 2012 in Germantown, Tenn.