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What’s it like living in Tennessee?

Main Post: What’s it like living in Tennessee?

Top Comment: Chattanooga. Food here sucks. Summers are tolerable, but hot. Not as hot as deeper south though. Public schools are really, really bad. Wages are low, property tax is low, and there is no income tax. Traffic is meh, people here will say it’s bad but not terrible compared to other bigger cities. Outdoors is beautiful. You have two mountains with great hiking and waterfalls surrounding the city (signal and lookout). Not far from you are ocoee (gorgeous area with white water rafting), falls creek falls, cloudland canyon and many other parks. The outdoors here is amazing and not crowded. The downtown area is pretty nice. Homelessness is an issue, but downtown is generally clean. Not much of a nightlife here. Politics are definitely conservative here which is surprising for a city. Chattanooga went red in the federal election, republicans mainly run everything as seen by the state and city officials. Maga country once you leave the city limits. It’s in your face everywhere you go. THCa and delta 8 were legal, now they are getting banned. Only edibles will be allowed to my understanding. Bonnaroo is only an hour and a half away which is an amazing music festival. Nashville, Atlanta and Knoxville all close by. Chattanooga airport is solid, gaining more flights as time goes on. Churches everywhere. You’ll need 300-325K on average for a good 3bed2bath in a good location. I’ve been here going on 4 years, looking to move out for a place that more suits my values and personal freedoms. Overall, not a terrible place to raise a family, but it leaves a lot to be desired.

Forum: r/SameGrassButGreener

Want to move to Tennessee 2025

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Hello everyone! Im 31 years old and currently living in Oklahoma. I have 3 kids, a wife and dog. Im a barber and my wife works in accounting for Paycom.

We want to make the move to Tennessee in 2025. We’re in the beginning stages of talking it over but we know we want to be no more than an hour away from Nashville. I would appreciate any advice!

My main concerns are most affordable places to live and best career opportunities for me and my wife. I would like to continue to be a barber but I would be open to a new career field. I have experience in the oil field and construction.

Any help would be much appreciated. We wanna get the hell out of here and be around fellow Titan and Vols fans!

Top Comment: I’ll try to give you a real answer instead of bitching about prices. You have 3 main highways that go through Nashville. I-40: East to west. West of town: Dickson is probably as far out as you can go. Kingston Springs, and then Bellevue. Dickson is the cheapest with Kingston Springs and Bellevue being moderate expensive- $550 k will get you a 2.5k sq foot home East of town: Lebanon is as far as you can go this way, then you have Mt Juliet and Hermitage. Lebanon is pretty similar to the above Kingston springs/ Bellevue, Mt Juliet is a tad higher. I honestly don’t know much about Hermitage, but its closest to Nashville. I-65: NE to SW. NE of town is Millersville, Hendersonville, and then Goodlettsville is the closest. I really don’t know much about Millers/Goodlettsville, but I would say Hendersonville tracks pretty closely to Mt Juliet- 550-600k for 2.5 k sq foot home. SW of town: Here the expensive shit. Columbia being the furthest, Spring Hill, Franklin, and then Brentwood. For 500k you are likely getting a 1.5k sq foot town home in Brentwood/ Franklin. As you get out of Williamson County south of these town it starts to become similar to the rest of burbs 1-24: NW to SE: NW of town- besides smaller rural communities there is really only Clarksville this way. I don’t know how others feel, but i don’t know if I would even consider it a suburb. It’s right on the edge of 1 hour away. I really don’t know much about pricing SE of town: Ypu have Murfreesboro, Smyrna, Laverne, and then Antioch. Murfreesboro is its own beast(-about 130k live there). It has a myriad of pricing options, but I’d say you could find a 2.5k square home for 550 there. Smyrna is pretty similar to Murfreesboro, just smaller. I would say 2.5k home is also 550k there. Laverne and especially Antioch are fairly sketchy and I can’t recommend living there. I did forget Nolensville, which is probably closest to Smyrna, but lies in Williamson County. It is nice but has inflated costs due to being in the white person county. I would say 2.5 k home there is 650k. Ok. Please feel free to correct or add Nashville peeps. Thanks’

Forum: r/Tennessee

Best places to live in TN?

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I need to love out of florida, it’s way to hot for me.. i have dreams of moving to tennessee next year. I want to live in a smaller town with a Main Street, good schools, homes around 300-500k, safe. I also want to ultimately under an hour from downtown Nashville. Any suggestions?

Top Comment: We live in Williamson County, and we actually think of moving away. Tennessee is insanely hot in the summers and you don’t have a good way to cool down outside (e.g. beach, cold clear rivers/springs, etc.), so you are pretty much living inside the whole summer. It is insanely humid and you don’t really have a breeze. Woods are full with bugs and especially Nashville Metropolitan parks are all overcrowded now Williamson County is pretty much a bubble, a little haven in a still very much underdeveloped and poor state (once you are out of that bubble, you see a noticeable difference in quality of life, health consciousness, amenity availability), BUT you are now paying almost California prices without having a beach or much recreational options - at the end of the day you are still living in the middle of Tennessee Traffic is getting worse day by day. Avoid Spring Hill if you don’t enjoy sitting in traffic for 20 minutes for trying to drive 3 miles down the road. Winters are broooooown. The grass here gets dormant and we don’t really have evergreens in Middle Tennessee (if you are prone to SAD, you will have an urge to vacation in Florida in winters) Spring and Fall are the only months you can enjoy the outdoors (if humidity is low, you can actually open the windows at night, which is very nice) So many houses have mold issues, and I found that a lot of peeps that moved here from California that are used to mediterranean climate still open their windows all the time, not being aware that they will get their houses moldy sooner than later Of course everybody is different and has different lifestyle preferences, but if you want to move with a family and have kids I would really weigh the options regarding what really makes you happy. My family absolutely dislikes the weather at least 7 months of the year. We have lived in a lot of places in the US and in Europe and have never found ourselves spending time indoors as much as in Tennessee. Also, as soon as you look into more affordable options... there is always a reason. Florida is of course more overcrowded, BUT you do have the advantage of always being at most 2 hours from a beach and have an insane amount of amenities and pretty much 9 months of the year of good temperatures to enjoy the outdoors.

Forum: r/SameGrassButGreener

I can't stand living in Tennessee anymore.

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Basically I grew up in Western Tennessee that is close to the boot heal of Missouri and Western Kentucky, and to this day still live here and started realizing how much I hate it here during the summer of last year. I'm a full blown nerd to the core, I enjoy your typical nerdy things that people around here will make fun of you for. Also don't have much of anything to do with my family, because none of them care for things that I like. This area appeals to old people who love peaceful living, and boring for young people who like myself hate the very little amount of things you can do here. There's not much variety in terms of shopping because we don't have things such as Target or Aldi here, we have Walmart and that's all we get unfortunately... Only major city we have in this part of the state is Memphis, and I don't like Memphis at all for what it is. And St Louis Missouri is about a three hour drive away from here, and don't know if I'm much interested in St Louis either.

Politics is a big part in where I live, if you're not on the Trump train here you're either a Demoncrat or get degraded for being a Liberal. Our politicians here are god awful at their jobs, because they do such a great job at gaslighting and manipulating their voters so well. I've come to terms with the fact that Tennessee is always gonna be nothing but a deep red state, with its little shallows of blue parts like Nashville. I can't even really speak with any of the people I went to school with anymore because they get manipulated by their own parents that Republicans are the good guys and always will be, and Trump is the savior to our world.

Also sales tax here sucks, literally everything is taxed with it being much worse in major cities. Good thing is I live close to Kentucky, so I can go there when I need to get groceries or other stuff for the actual price.

Jobs here aren't amazing either. If you work in healthcare or went to a trade school you'll probably do just fine, but a tech degree feels basically non-existent in this state. Tennessee doesn't mark itself as a destination of attracting tech workers, and while the major cities are probably trying their best you need to go to someplace else like Chicago for something better.

The weather here has gotten unbearable the past few years. The summers are getting much worse with the heat, and I've started getting bad headaches cause of that for the past two years. And it doesn't feel like we have proper winters anymore either where I live, because back when I was a kid we would get a good amount of snow throughout winter and get to enjoy the days of being out for school because of that. Now it's basically we get five days or less where it will snow, but a good majority will melt two or three days later because of sunshine. We've started getting thunderstorms during the winters that some can turn severe, and get plowed with more rain than snow. Thanks a lot climate change, I hate you along with the fossil fuel companies...

In conclusion I'm 23 soon to be 24 years old next month, and hate the fact that my early twenties are being wasted living in small town West Tennessee. I'm young and wanting to venture off some place else that's not in this state to start a new life elsewhere, and find like minded people who have interests in things that I like and make new friendships. I've currently been listing out a few states I want to move to being Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Hampshire. These states have garnered my attention for the fact that you can experience snow quite a bit depending on where you live, and seem to have relatively affordable locations. Want to experience a life worth living in the Midwest or the Northeast, I hate the South for how unbearable the weather is here and for the fact that it's nothing but Trump territory out here.

If I can get a decent paying job soon, I'm gonna try to save up as much money as possible to make a move to any of the states I mentioned. Goal would be to move out before the end of the year, or next year depending on if life will go the way I want it to go. I hate where I live, and want to do what I can to improve it by not being in this god awful state anymore.

Top Comment: I wish you so much luck. You can do it.

Forum: r/SameGrassButGreener

Chattanooga named "Best Place to Live in Tennessee"

Main Post: Chattanooga named "Best Place to Live in Tennessee"

Top Comment: Flattering, but nobody tell my landlord lest they raise the rent again.

Forum: r/Tennessee

Best places to live in Tennessee

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Hey y’all, I’m moving from Asheville, NC over the mountains into Tennessee and am needing recommendations on where to live. I’m 26, love the outdoors, and looking for a strong local community. Asheville was beautiful but way to touristy and lacked a community feel.

As far as cities go I’ve been primarily checking out Chattanooga and Knoxville but am open to suggestions!

Things that are important are strong community of young people, access to outdoors, and local businesses.

Cheers!

Top Comment: Visit Johnson City. It's just an hour away from you and has a similar feel to what Asheville was like before it got less desirable.

Forum: r/Tennessee

Can anyone tell me about their experience living in Tennessee?

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Here’s a little bit about us:

  • Me and my soon to be wife currently live in Raleigh, North Carolina.
  • Both extremely left leaning.
  • I work in tech (L2 software support for a cybersecurity company)and make close to 70k.
  • She works in data processing making about 50k.
  • She is fully remote.
  • I work Hybrid where I am required to be in the office two days a week.

Raleigh is not a bad place to live, it’s just not exactly what we are looking for. We both love the Mountains and it’s just far enough away to make a weekend trip too far. Going to the beach is clutch but neither of us care for the beach too much. We do love water activities but we prefer them in lakes and rivers, preferably around mountains (pontoon boating and floating are in our top 5 fav activities).

We would like to purchase a house soon so we are trying to find a spot for us to settle down that checks most of our boxes. Here are our boxes:

  • The climate is not too bad in Raleigh but we would like it to be slightly cooler. We would like to see snow in the winter even if only for a week or two.
  • Night life does not have to be crazy but we do like to sit a breweries and distilleries some weekends. And absolutely love going to concerts.
  • We love outdoor activities like hiking, biking, boating, floating, camping, and I am obsessed with disc golf. (Hiking is our number 1 activity)
  • We are trying to purchase a house at some point in the 200-300k range (mayyybe could swing 350). We would prefer this house to be somewhat out in the sticks near a city or right downtown so we can walk to places. Our only must with the house is that it has a yard for our dog to play fetch.
  • I will most likely need to find employment in this new city doing some kind of software/technical support. My current job does allow some exceptions for the in office requirement but I am not at a place where I can negotiate that yet, as I have just been promoted to L2. We will be in Raleigh for at least another year and I am hoping to get to that place, but we’ll see.
  • I do LOVE going to sporting events but I don’t mind traveling a few hours to catch some games.
  • We have very good friends in Nashville, and a friend in Chattanooga.
  • We would love to live somewhere with recreational marijuana but we would rather live somewhere near friends (ie Tennessee) so this is not as important.
  • My partner is bisexual and her sister is gay and we have some worries moving to Tennessee because of that (although NC is kinda doing the same stuff). Mainly, my partner wants her sister to feel safe when visiting.

We were initially looking into moving to Asheville but the housing market sucks, and there are not really any jobs.

Therefore, at the moment we are looking at Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville.

  • We visited Nashville and it was fun but it was almost too city for me personally, my partner liked it a lot tho and we both really like our friends that live there.
  • We only drove through Knoxville but it looked like it was super close to the mountains and I love college football (Florida state fan) and love college towns in general. Being super close to the mountains is a big plus but we haven’t spent any time there so it’s hard to say. Also the only place on the list where we don’t know someone there.
  • Neither of us have been to Chattanooga but I’ve heard the tech industry is growing and it is a fantastic spot for outdoor enthusiasts. It is also the closest city to my family in Tallahassee FL.

In conclusion, just looking to see if anyone has lived in these places and can give some advice. Thank you in advance and thank you for reading!

Top Comment: What about Roanoke,VA. I don't live there, but I'm going to check it out this fall. Cheap housing, recreational cannabis, access to mountains. Roanoke is 45-60 minutes from Blacksburg, so you can always become a VA Tech fan.

Forum: r/SameGrassButGreener

Is Tennessee a good place to live?

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Hi. I am a Californian and I overheard some homeless person next to me talking about how Tennessee has 100k houses with 5 arces. Are the rumors true? Is it possible to secure a job in Tennessee or start my own company? California really has high taxes. I'm concerned. Can I move there

Top Comment: It’s pretty and it can be cheap if you live in one of the more remote counties. But jobs pay less as well. Pending on what you do, you might have to have a long commute for work. It’s a very very red state in the Bible Belt. If that runs counter to you, it can be a very frustrating place to live. But beautiful.

Forum: r/Tennessee