Chattanooga, TN...Those who know.....Good place to move to or not good?

Great city that has been booming lately. I definitely recommend, love going down there and would move there if my job allowed

I'll highlight a little more from what I said in the other thread.

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Downtown and the Northshore area has been absolutely booming. Downtown has always been big, but Northshore took off while I was in middle/high school. Now, the Southside/Main St. area is experiencing a revitalization effort.

Like I said, there are new restaurants, bars, and attractions every time I return home. They are all unique, and some are a little "hipsterish", but not too bad.

You have tons of outdoor options at your fingertips. It has been voted the #1 climbing city in America, and within the top 3 outdoor city by different magazines. My family has a cabin outside the city on the Hiwassee River, which is a whitewater river with trophy trout fishing.

It's centrally located. You are 2 hours from: ATL, Nashville, Birmingham, and Knoxville.

It has a relatively low cost of living.

You can find crowded suburban neighborhoods, or you can find nice houses tucked away in the woods. Our house is surround by woods on three sides, yet we are only 10 minutes from being Downtown.

I will say this. The public schools aren't that great in Chattanooga. I went to a small private school, and most people I know did as well. There are a few that are pretty good, but for the most part everyone went to private schools. And there are lots of options for private schools.

Just ask any questions you wanna know. As you can tell. I really do love Chattanooga. A lot of people never wanted to return home or didn't wanna be stuck where they were raised. It's opposite with me. It's my home and I wanna settle down there. I love it.

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Best Climbing City: LINK (And #2 Best Town)

Yes. It's close to the mountains. Prettiest part of the country, east of the Mississippi.

We take a weekend summer trip there every year. We love it. If I could figure out a way to move there, I would.

Chattanooga is great, would recommend.

It's more of a place that I would retire in.

I liked Chattanooga's aquarium better than Atlanta's.

Moved here from metro Atlanta back in the spring of '11. Have lived in Atlanta, Columbia, and Augusta.

Chattanooga is a very inexpensive place to live, though I've found the job market to be a very tricky navigation. I work remotely, so I haven't had to work in a local office. But when I've tried to branch out or look around and see what's out there, I've pretty well been disappointed. Something to consider. It's an odd place in that it's growing, but if you're not in the medical profession, it's not the easiest place to find a job.

Regardless, it's a very pleasant place to live. Most of the people that I meet here are from here; meaning, they grew up here, went to UTC, and settled here. That's unlike anywhere else I've ever been, to be sure.

It's a great place to live if you are into outdoor activities, or if you're a hipster. This epicenter of this town wants to be Austin so bad it can't stand it. Because of that, there is an odd push/pull with the very progressive urban center, and the extremely conservative suburbs. It's an odd dichotomy, and extremely pronounced.

All in all, I've settled here, so I obviously like it pretty well. But I would be sure to have a job offer or what not lined up before I came here, or know exactly the business that you want to start.