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Paging Tennessee fans: Looking for recommendations of good towns in Tennessee
Posted on 4/4/19 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 4/4/19 at 6:29 pm
Have a family of 4, soon to be 5.
Would be looking to move in the next two years.
Have bachelors and military experience. Most studies have been business, economics, and management.
Would like to find some nice small towns with some land or safe towns with decent schools.
Hit me up with some locations so I can browse some towns, schools, houses, jobs, and things to do.
TIA
Would be looking to move in the next two years.
Have bachelors and military experience. Most studies have been business, economics, and management.
Would like to find some nice small towns with some land or safe towns with decent schools.
Hit me up with some locations so I can browse some towns, schools, houses, jobs, and things to do.
TIA
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Posted on 4/4/19 at 6:50 pm to momentoftruth87
The entire state of Tennessee is garbage on top of even more garbage that has been lit on fire.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 6:51 pm to LewDawg
LewDawg
Posted on 4/4/19 at 6:51 pm to momentoftruth87
Rah
Posted on 4/4/19 at 6:55 pm to LewDawg
So, you going to tell us what you have been up to? I mean, its no ones business, but you know that we expect an answer 
SF
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Posted on 4/4/19 at 7:04 pm to momentoftruth87
Buying a house
Posted on 4/4/19 at 7:23 pm to momentoftruth87
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Hit me up with some locations so I can browse some towns, schools, houses, jobs, and things to do.
East, Middle or West?
Posted on 4/4/19 at 7:35 pm to LewDawg
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Buying a house
What part of Tennessee?
Posted on 4/4/19 at 7:36 pm to SSpaniel
Any, open to any suggestions.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 8:36 pm to momentoftruth87
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Any, open to any suggestions.
Memphis without a doubt.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:39 pm to momentoftruth87
So youre gonna leave the great Midwest? Traitor
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:45 pm to LewDawg
And, youre alive. I was worried chicken had put a bounty on your head and youd had to go into hiding
Theres been actual rumors goin around
Theres been actual rumors goin around
This post was edited on 4/4/19 at 9:48 pm
Posted on 4/4/19 at 11:23 pm to momentoftruth87
I've always been partial to Bucksnort.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 11:29 pm to LewDawg
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LewDawg
Glad Tennessee has the admin triggered for whatever reason.
Anyway, MoT, what region of Tennessee do you have your eyes set on? We refer to them as the three Grand Divisions: East, Middle, and West.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 11:44 pm to momentoftruth87
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Would like to find some nice small towns with some land or safe towns with decent schools.
I've lived in Tennessee for 17 years. I grew up in Nashville and I am currently in my early 20s attending UT Knox. I will give you my best advice, but keep in mind that I am a college kid, so my expertise in where to buy a home is limited, of course.
Good, affordable mid-size towns:
1. Smyrna/Lavergne. Just 15 minutes SE of Nashville along I-24. Lots of industry and job growth there. The Rutherford County schools are pretty good; lots of APs are offered in high school. You are also very close to Nashville Int'l.
2. Maryville. About 25 minutes south of Knoxville and 45 minutes from the Smokies. Beautiful area and great public schools.
3. Columbia. Once a rural town, things have picked up quickly there. It's about 45 minutes south of Nashville along I-65. There is plenty of industrial growth there. But I don't know too much about the schools.
4. Spring Hill. A more affordable suburban option, about 30 minutes south of Nashville along I-65.
5. Cleveland. This is east of Chattanooga and one of the most conservative cities in Tennessee (if that's your thing, then great.) You're close to the Ocoee and the GA state line.
6. Cookeville. Home to Tennessee Tech, this place is booming with job growth. It's between Nashville and Knoxville along I-40. You're an hour and a half from both cities.
You may notice I didn't list any West TN towns or cities. That's because that area is kind of depressing to me. If I were you, I would avoid anything in Tennessee west of the Tennessee River.
Other areas to avoid: Upper Cumberland Plateau, around an hour NW of Knoxville and near the Kentucky border. That is a bad place to be. Avoid some of the far eastern counties that border North Carolina, too. Cocke County especially. That area is sketchy and full of white trash. Be wary of rural areas; while the scenery is nice, there is plenty of stupid, dumb hillbilly fricks that your should avoid at all costs. I may sound dramatic, but you haven't truly met a stupid person until you run into the common Tennessee redneck. They are the worst people in this state.
Avoid Memphis and Jackson. Those cities are ghetto.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 11:52 pm to momentoftruth87
What's the max population you're considering for said "town"?
There's some fantastic towns all around the major cities on top of some towns out on their own that are great places to live.
East TN is going to be the most scenic
Middle TN will be the most populated
West TN might as well be another state to me. I couldnt tell you much about it outside of Memphis
Edit: That list above from ExtraSpecial is really good. There are almost too many options to list around Nashville. Loads of good places to live in Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson, Sumner and Davidson counties. There's some nice rural areas just west and further south of Nashville as well
There's some fantastic towns all around the major cities on top of some towns out on their own that are great places to live.
East TN is going to be the most scenic
Middle TN will be the most populated
West TN might as well be another state to me. I couldnt tell you much about it outside of Memphis
Edit: That list above from ExtraSpecial is really good. There are almost too many options to list around Nashville. Loads of good places to live in Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson, Sumner and Davidson counties. There's some nice rural areas just west and further south of Nashville as well
This post was edited on 4/5/19 at 12:00 am
Posted on 4/5/19 at 12:05 am to TRUERockyTop
Sorry to continue blowing up this thread, but it's important for me to say that East Tennessee is hardly "Southern" at all. This area is more Appalachian than anything. The culture and the accents have very little in common with red-blooded Southern states like AL, MS, and GA. The East Tenn. accent is quick, twangy and high-tempo, kind of like a Northerner. Conversely, Southern "Tidewater" accents are slow and drawn out. That is somewhat hard to come across in Tennessee; in fact, Nashville residents rarely have Southern accents anymore because of all the transplants. The truest "Southern" areas of Tennessee are southern middle and southwestern parts of the state along the MS and AL border.
Btw, East Tennesseans rarely say "y'all." That's a misconception that everyone in the South says that. Here, it's "you all," "you ins," "yins," or the Yankee "you guys." In both Nashville and Knoxville, you will hear more "you guys" than "y'all."
I didn't hit all the good towns here, only the ones off the top of my head that I have visited. Please check out some of the towns north and west of Nashville as well as more in Chatt, Knox and the Tri-Cities area (Bristol-Johnson City- Kingsport).
Btw, East Tennesseans rarely say "y'all." That's a misconception that everyone in the South says that. Here, it's "you all," "you ins," "yins," or the Yankee "you guys." In both Nashville and Knoxville, you will hear more "you guys" than "y'all."
I didn't hit all the good towns here, only the ones off the top of my head that I have visited. Please check out some of the towns north and west of Nashville as well as more in Chatt, Knox and the Tri-Cities area (Bristol-Johnson City- Kingsport).
This post was edited on 4/5/19 at 12:16 am
Posted on 4/5/19 at 12:26 am to ExtraSpecial
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or the Yankee "you guys."
I'm a Yankee, I say you all more often than you guys. This stereotype hurts
Posted on 4/5/19 at 6:32 am to ExtraSpecial
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They are the worst people in this state.
You sure?
Posted on 4/5/19 at 7:27 am to Collegedropout
Do us all a favor.... stay where you are, do not move to TN
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