Knoxville, Tennessee
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Knoxville Tennessee: Opportunityville in Innovati - 12/13/2007

Knoxville Tennessee is a great place to live. Boasting the lowest unemployment rate in the state, the lowest cost of living in the nation and a rock steady housing market with great long term[more...]

Then go back to Cali - 11/13/2007

I have lived here most of my life and it is not as bad as what it is described here. Anyway, every place is what you make it. I have had the same experiences everywhere I have lived that I have had[more...]

A great mid-sized town to call home - 10/13/2007

A native to Knoxville, I lived there 26 years, and it is a place to call home. I didn't realize how great a place Knoxville was until I moved to Memphis 6 months ago. Knoxville is a safe, friendly,[more...]

Quality of Life in Knoxville - 9/21/2007

Sorry, I'm completing this because it is required for membership. I grew up in Knoxville but haven't lived there for 25 years (I've lived overseas for about that long). Knoxville was a good place[more...]

Overall quality - 9/20/2007

If you don't need a lot of the big city amenities, then this is a great place to live.[more...]

culture & recreation - 8/26/2007

There are several recreational opportunities in the greater Knox area; hiking, boating with our closeness to the Great Smoky Mountains. Tourist traffic can be a problem, but they are focused on the[more...]

Housing Prices - 8/19/2007

In the short amount of time I've lived here, I've seen housing prices in the west end of the county rise considerably. The most affordable areas still seem to be the east and north county[more...]

Simple LIfe - 8/7/2007

Quiet, Family[more...]

Oh my Lord..... - 8/3/2007

Most of my life has been lived in the North. Moved to Atlanta for a job and lived there for 10 years....another job pursuit took me back to Illinois. After 12 months I realized that I missed the[more...]

DO NOT move to Knoxville! - 7/31/2007

Reasons NOT to move here: Sticky icky humid! Bugs! Big bugs! Mosquitos Orama, they bit me though my clothes! Culture? What culture? I have seen better displays in gas stations than what the "Museum[more...]

Job opportunities - 6/27/2007

This is a great area to live in and raise a family. But work opportunities and compensations are really bad. Next to Florids this must be the lowest paying area of the country with very few upward[more...]

Not your daddy's Knoxville, not Austin, Nashville, - 6/19/2007

I lived there all my life up until 10 years ago, still visit often to visit the folks. There are certainly far worse places to live, but for a relocating family, far better choices (although I highly[more...]

This is the "deep south" - 6/18/2007

Never seen a city with almost 200,000 residents to be so backwards and lacking culture. Surrounding areas are pretty. People ? Remember the movie Deliverance ? Need I say[more...]

You get what you pay for....... - 6/16/2007

Best places??? Knoxville???????? Sure, if you care for an economy that is bolstered only by county government employees or one of the few (in comparison to population) to work at ORNL. There is zero[more...]

Life in Knoxville - 6/7/2007

Knoxville is a nice city. It has all the makings for a great city. The people have not really figured out the best way to set their goverment up to optimize the cities great potential.[more...]

Downtown Knoxville is the best kept secret in the - 3/21/2007

Ive lived here three months and found the city to be alive and vibrant with the university of tennessee located here it has a good deal of culture . the art museums are awesome and the people are[more...]

Please don't move here - 3/16/2007

I grew up in the era when the first lesson learned in the first grade was that propaganda story about George Washington and the cherry tree. So, I have to say that some people writing on this blog[more...]

Please don't move here - 3/16/2007

I grew up in the era when the first lesson learned in the first grade was that propaganda story about George Washington and the cherry tree. So, I have to say that some people writing on this blog[more...]

umm... about Knoxville...(from a resident) - 2/28/2007

The phrase "industrial wasteland" comes to mind. I have been living in Knoxville for about three years now. I am planning to move in the next six months. I do not recommend moving here: 1) [more...]

I love to visit Knoxville and would move there if - 2/27/2007

I have been visiting Knoxville for years and it is a nice place with nice people.The cost of living is very reasonable.Being a fast moving northerner,it takes a day or two to adjust to the slower[more...]