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| 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 business development there, zero opportunities. The property is dirt cheap because it matches its worth. The great majority cannot afford better, and for most of those fools, that's all they care for. I lived there for 5 years before moving to Lafayette, La (now this area should be on your list). Downtown is dead and full of blight just as the skies you will look up at everyday (one of the most air polluted cities in the nation). Now I will say, for the most part, the people are cordial and there is one nice suburb (Farragut) with good schools (the rest of the schools are horrible, and there are few and very expensive private school options). If you are a far, far, right winged republican who flocks with the masses without thought on any issue, you may like this place just as long as you don't appreciate culture, architecture, non-service related jobs, clean air, city or state services, etc... Check the stats, the crime is above national averages and the wages speak for themselves.
Bottom line, the place is a dump. You get what you pay for.
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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[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| 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,[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| 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.[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| Simple LIfe - 8/7/2007
Quiet, Family[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| 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.[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| 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[read more...]
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| 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:
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| 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[read more...]
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