Recently, Kiplinger’s posted a slide show of the 10 cheapest U.S. cities to live in, and Memphis was among the locations named. Most of the cities named were located in the South or Southwest, and the ranking locales were chosen based on the Council for Community and Economic Research’s findings on price levels for housing, utilities, transportation, groceries, health care and more. The full list is as follows:

10. Winston-Salem, N.C.

9. Springfield, Ill.

8. Wichita Falls, Texas

7. Pueblo, Colo.

6. Conway, Ark

5. Temple, Texas

4. Fayetteville, Ark

3. McAllen, Texas

2. Memphis, Tenn

1. Harlingen, Texas

The Memphis local movers have found that the #2 position on this list was found because despite it’s big city Southern stature, Memphis doesn’t have big-city sticker prices. Housing costs are the second lowest of the cities named, and you can actually buy a house in Memphis for roughly $100,000 less than the U.S. average. The city is also a center for shipping and transportation and has academic universities throughout the city, as well as three Fortune 500 companies.