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What state would you rather live? Bama or Tenn?

Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:32 am
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
32723 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:32 am
Which has more to offer? Tenn has the mountains and Bama has the beaches and some nice hill country.

Tenn is trashier and you can find meth within 30 minutes in most places

Tenn is closer to better things IMO. Kentucky bourbon country and the Carolinas.

Also get more of a winter. Bama summers feel like the face of the sun.



Posted by UltimaParadox
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2008
50324 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:35 am to
Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina is the best place to live in the Southeast
Posted by Kool Kaliper
Mansfield, TX
Member since Nov 2018
2746 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:36 am to
Bama, my wife is from there and I have Navy buddies living there.
This post was edited on 10/16/25 at 9:48 am
Posted by theballguy
Bama Park
Member since Oct 2011
27482 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:38 am to
If I had to move back to the south, I would only move to either East TN / NC or North Georgia.

That's it. No other places.
Posted by skrayper
21-0 Asterisk Drive
Member since Nov 2012
34065 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:38 am to
Which part? While neither state is as big as Texas, but they’re big enough that there’s enough deviation that it matters.

Like I wouldn’t mind living in the area around Nashville, but until they finish construction on the roads around Knoxville I’d hate living around there.
Posted by VolSquatch
First Coast
Member since Sep 2023
7205 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:39 am to
Mountains, no state income tax, no bammers.

The choice is easy.
Posted by Mstate
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2009
10376 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:41 am to
I live in Alabama and like it. Eastern TN would be nice too I think. I wouldn’t live anywhere near Memphis
Posted by Don Quixote
Member since May 2023
3930 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:42 am to
grew up in Huntsville and lived there until ~30 yrs ago moving West. I'm a mountain guy over a beach guy, so I always said if I ever moved back to the South it would be the mountains of East TN
Posted by cmayes56
Alabama
Member since Oct 2015
3032 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:42 am to
The better question is do you prefer rednecks or hillbillies.

I’m born and breed Alabama, I know more rednecks than hillbillies

Truthfully, they’re both beautiful states full of fantastic people.

Roll Tide
Posted by theballguy
Bama Park
Member since Oct 2011
27482 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:44 am to
quote:

I wouldn’t live anywhere near Memphis


No one wants to live there. Nearby Hernando County (in MS) used to be a nice place but no longer.
Posted by theballguy
Bama Park
Member since Oct 2011
27482 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:45 am to
quote:

Truthfully, they’re both beautiful states full of fantastic people.



I don't mind either. My daughter lived in Athens, TN and she absolutely hated it but I thought it was fine.

Memphis is a shithole country though.
Posted by Old Sarge
Dean of Admissions, LSU
Member since Jan 2012
61175 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:46 am to
Tennessee, this isn’t even a real question
Posted by Quicksilver
Poker Room
Member since Jan 2013
12126 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:46 am to
Tennessee and it's not even close. Objectively, Tennessee is a beautiful State, especially on the East side.
Posted by Funky Tide 8
Bayou Chico
Member since Feb 2009
55727 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:46 am to
quote:

Mountains, no state income tax, no bammers.




Plenty of Bammers there though.
Posted by Auburn80
Backwater, TN
Member since Nov 2017
9580 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:49 am to
Grew up in Huntsville and now live in Tennessee. I’m just fine here.
Posted by Violent Hip Swivel
Member since Aug 2023
7591 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:50 am to
Alabama has some nice areas, but Alabama also has more white trash slash pine hellscapes than Tennessee by a factor of at least 50. "Pine tree farming" has been a scourge on our society.
Posted by Sleepy_Tiger
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Aug 2021
10186 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:52 am to
Tenn
Posted by Violent Hip Swivel
Member since Aug 2023
7591 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:53 am to
quote:

The better question is do you prefer rednecks or hillbillies.



Lived there for a while, and East Tennessee hillbillies actually have just as much in common with Indiana and Ohio hicks as they do with Alabama and Georgia rednecks if not more.
Posted by TDsngumbo
Member since Oct 2011
48241 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:55 am to
Northern Alabama is beautiful hill country.
Posted by Tammany Tom
Mandeville
Member since Jun 2004
5249 posts
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:56 am to
If I had to choose between the two, I’d prefer to live just south of Birmingham in the Greystone CC area. But, that’s me. I also like Franklin, TN quite a bit too. Huntsville, AL is very nice, and if you can work remotely, living in Guntersville, AL wouldn’t be too bad either, especially if you like to water ski. Those would be my preferences.
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