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re: Chattanooga, TN...Those who know.....Good place to move to or not good?
Posted on 2/26/14 at 12:00 pm to allVOLyall
Posted on 2/26/14 at 12:00 pm to allVOLyall
I love Chattanooga. Lived here for most of my life.
Let me know if you move down and are athletic... we need a safety of my flag football team.
Let me know if you move down and are athletic... we need a safety of my flag football team.
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Posted on 2/26/14 at 12:04 pm to Legendary0903
Lived in Chattanooga for the past 4 years, and just recently moved away.
It has greet beer, great music, and great culture. I've been around the entire United States, and I'd say Chattanooga is one of the better places to live in the entire country.
It has greet beer, great music, and great culture. I've been around the entire United States, and I'd say Chattanooga is one of the better places to live in the entire country.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 12:05 pm to greygatch
Cherry on top? There's a shite ton of Dawg fans. 
Posted on 2/26/14 at 12:11 pm to greygatch
This^
Knoxville is a dump, Nashville is sweet but, make sure you are in a high paying income bracket or you will starve.
Knoxville is a dump, Nashville is sweet but, make sure you are in a high paying income bracket or you will starve.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 12:53 pm to greygatch
Growing up, if you combined the Alabama and UGA fans they were about equal to Tennessee fans. My private high school had kids from Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee all attend.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 2:51 pm to BarberitosDawg
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This^ Knoxville is a dump, Nashville is sweet but, make sure you are in a high paying income bracket or you will starve.
+1
The demand for Williamson & Davidson county is pushing prices up across the board. We are 30,000 properties short for the demand, and property managers know it.
Yes - Chatty is a great town.
This post was edited on 2/26/14 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 2/27/14 at 9:04 am to allVOLyall
I lived there for three years and how you feel about Chattanooga, obviously, depends on what you like to do. Chattanooga's strength truly is its outdoor activities. When I left there, 6 years ago the food scene was starting to grow and they were just starting the Riverwalk stuff I think. Its very pretty, traffic even around the bypass was never terribly bad. Lookout and Signal offer good hiking and climbing. Hilly country for cycling. Cost of living was cheap and the people were friendly.
5 years ago I moved to Nashville and I would never go back to Chattanooga. I liked Chattanooga a lot, and its outdoor offerings are a good deal better than Nashville's imo, but there is no comparison as far as food, culture, and nightlife. Nashville has all the offerings of a big city without feeling terribly big to me. Plus the job market in IT is just fricking insane.
Edit: Ohh yeah, Chattanooga is notoriously bad for people with pollen allergies. Apparently something about how it sits down in a bowl. My green car would be literally turned yellow in bad seasons. Though we did live around a lot of pines.
5 years ago I moved to Nashville and I would never go back to Chattanooga. I liked Chattanooga a lot, and its outdoor offerings are a good deal better than Nashville's imo, but there is no comparison as far as food, culture, and nightlife. Nashville has all the offerings of a big city without feeling terribly big to me. Plus the job market in IT is just fricking insane.
Edit: Ohh yeah, Chattanooga is notoriously bad for people with pollen allergies. Apparently something about how it sits down in a bowl. My green car would be literally turned yellow in bad seasons. Though we did live around a lot of pines.
This post was edited on 2/27/14 at 9:08 am
Posted on 2/27/14 at 4:15 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
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.
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.
Posted on 2/27/14 at 6:02 pm to bamafan425
Knoxville is Chattanooga without the b****s
Posted on 2/27/14 at 6:03 pm to haveagreatday
When I was working for Volkswagen I heard a lot about Chattanooga. I've never been, but it seems like a decent place.
Posted on 2/27/14 at 9:16 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
Chattanooga is wonderful. I miss it.
As with most places, there are good and bad parts within Chattanooga. Because of the zoning being a little screwed up there are really nice houses just blocks away from the ghetto in certain parts of the city particularly near East Ridge. Also beware of where you buy a house. Certain areas of Chattanooga are notorious for flooding.
Not sure what age you are or whether you have school age kids. There are some good schools near Chattanooga, but a lot of not so good ones. I recommend living in areas zoned for Normal Park, Apison (just outside of Chattanooga), or Westview if you need to have a public school. The best schools unfortunately are farther from downtown and just outside the city limits.
It is an outdoorsy, organic culture. Almost like Austin, but mixed with some traditional southern culture as well. Not a lot of nightlife. There are also some good local restaurants.
Allergies are terrible. Chattanooga is one of the worst places to live for those who suffer from allergies. I never had allergies except when I lived in Chattanooga.
Let me know if you have any specific questions I can answer for you.
As with most places, there are good and bad parts within Chattanooga. Because of the zoning being a little screwed up there are really nice houses just blocks away from the ghetto in certain parts of the city particularly near East Ridge. Also beware of where you buy a house. Certain areas of Chattanooga are notorious for flooding.
Not sure what age you are or whether you have school age kids. There are some good schools near Chattanooga, but a lot of not so good ones. I recommend living in areas zoned for Normal Park, Apison (just outside of Chattanooga), or Westview if you need to have a public school. The best schools unfortunately are farther from downtown and just outside the city limits.
It is an outdoorsy, organic culture. Almost like Austin, but mixed with some traditional southern culture as well. Not a lot of nightlife. There are also some good local restaurants.
Allergies are terrible. Chattanooga is one of the worst places to live for those who suffer from allergies. I never had allergies except when I lived in Chattanooga.
Let me know if you have any specific questions I can answer for you.
Posted on 2/28/14 at 11:55 am to chattabama
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Not a lot of nightlife
This is changing IMO.
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