Great climate ,low crime affordable cost of life - 3/10/2010

We have lived in Knoxville area for the past 7 years.It is a very laid back city ,home of UT ,great for people who like the slower pace of life. Lacks diversity ,not many things to do but feels safe being here. Weather is not too extreme .Beautiful mountains and lakes. Unfortunately not enough job openings to make the leaving here permanent.

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parking for R Vs during mle days - 11/24/2009

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Uglist city Ive ever seen!!!!!!!! - 7/1/2009

This city has nothing to do like the cities in South Florida, Everywhere I look houses and buildings are falling down. And when I first entered the city I choked on pollution and the polluted river. The Neyland stadium is falling apart paried to ther college football stadiums Ive had been to..

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Knoxville - 6/27/2009

This is without a doubt a college community. The entire metro supports its beloved University. If you love collegiate activities and sports Knoxville may be the place for you. As for where to live, for the best quality of life - downtown Knoxville is the spot. If you like suburban life, then you may want to look more towards west Knoxville and Farragut. West Knoxville is home to all the major shopping and retail. Downtown is home to the University, several major concert venues, tons of great eateries, several great parks, and is located only 30 minutes away from the Great Smokey Mountains. The negatives: A very one-sided community on religion and politics Poor air quality Still needs to improve walkability (too many four and five lane roads in downtown) Positives: Low cost of living Low taxes Great chance for growth in the future

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Knoxville - 5/23/2009

It's a good place to live. It has a big city feel w/ small town price.

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Kodak, TN - 3/22/2009

I love living in Kodak because it's so quiet & peaceful here!!! Thank you, Kodak, for a lovely place to live!!!

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Does it snow in Knoxville? - 12/20/2008

Knoxville has an incredibly mild climate with 4 beautiful and distinct seasons. In winter it can snow here, but rarely does. It occasionally gets below freezing, usually occuring only at night. The coldest months are January and February where the coldest it usually gets hovers around freezing. Knoxville gets alot of rain in the winter and occasionally it ices up. If it does snow here, it usually is just a few flakes and doesn't accumulate. Knoxville has had some big snow storms in the past, but I have lived here for 5 years and I have yet to see a significant snowfall. With the exit of winter comes my favorite season in Knoxville - SPRING!!! At the end of March it starts warming up and the lush vegetation and beautiful flowering plants start to come to life. By the end of April, Knoxville is at the heighth of beauty. Simply leaving the house to drive to work is a pleasure as the beauty of the colorful spring here is breathtaking. By May it starts to warm up and get more humid. Our summers, however, are just as mild as our winters. It rarely hits a hundred degrees in the summer and I have been surprised at how nice and mild our summers are as I anticipated much hotter and humid weather. The hottest and most humid months would be August and September. Starting in October comes another breathtaking season - Fall! The leaves slowly change colors, the humidity drops and the temperature is perfect. This lasts all the way until the middle of November. Tourists flock to the Smoky Mountains to see the changing colors and the hills in Knoxville are just filled with the deepest shades of red, yellow and orange. If you can't tell, I really like it here in Knoxville. It truly is a hidden gem of the USA and a great place to live.

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Education depends - 10/27/2008

I lived in Knoxville for 8 years. I went to The University of Tennessee, and my young children went to local schools. UT Business college was amazing - first class education. The negative about UT is the sports, which is where the university's priorities are. While athletes can park anywhere, and are getting valet treatment, the regular students have a 1 in 11 chance of getting a parking space, lose classes to cutbacks on a regular basis, and can actually receive lower grades in some cases if they are not wearing orange and white on Fridays. In some ways, I wish I had gone to a JC for the first two years, because the first two years at UT, it is the professor's job (don't worry, most of the time you have a TA anyway) to try to fail you. So, in my third year, I was competing with straight A students, who went to the local JC, where they try to pass them at all costs. On the flip side, my first two years at UT made me tougher, and there were more resources available. The local schools should be avoided at all costs, if you want your child to have any education beyond daycare. My daughter went to the magnet schools, because the local schools were so bad (they were out of money in Cedar Bluff schools, so the kids were told that they were going to practice "goggle safety" for 3 years in science class, until they could afford equipment), but she was beat up repeatedly for being white. We finally moved to the UK (same climate, better people), and then back to FL. If you are moving to Knoxville for UT, with a major in Business, I highly recommend it. If you are moving there with young children, home school.

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Knoxville - 10/10/2008

Well, I'm not a native of Knoxville, I grew up in South FL (Boca Raton, just north of Fort Lauderdale) & Long Island, NY (Merrick, Nassau County). I don't know if Knoxville's one of the best places, but I've enjoyed these past three years living in Downtown Knox. Tons of restaurants everywhere, nowhere near as good as New York, but much better than South FL. There's a vibrant nightlife. I'd also say there's more shopping opportunities here over anywhere else in Tennessee (largest mall [West Town Mall] and largest shopping center [Turkey Creek]). Really, among the biggest draws to Knoxville are the sports. UT Football is really insane, it's one of the nation's top programs and is housed in the Southeast's largest Stadium of ANY kind (even pro stadiums are significantly smaller). UT Men's Basketball holds similar honors--top program and largest Arena in the Southeast. UT Women's Basketball is also highly regarded, it's the undisputed best Women's Basketball program in the US. Then there are the Smokey Mountains, the most biodiverse nature in North America. And wherever you go in Knoxville, face the right direction, and you'll have a great view of them. Hiking & Kayaking in them is also very popular.

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Knoxville Redneck Capital of the USA - 10/6/2008

We moved our son to complete his high school to this redneck crap-hole in 2004. As born and raised in a great southern State of Virginia, I have a point of reference when some idiot brags that Knoxville is a great place. One huge correction hillbilly, Knoxville is in APPALACHIA this is not the South or has southern culture. These inbred idiots even speak in a foreign language and they HATE OTHER PEOPLE FROM NORTHERN STATES period. The schools are the worst and we have lived in 13 Cities over the years. The people are NOT friendly and TVA just increased the utility rates by 20%. The cost of living is high with the exception of housing and taxes. Buy a car and pay 10% sales tax and all food is 10% sales tax which adds an average of $20 per trip. The population is very ignorant and uneducated with 40% not achieving a high school equivalency. The Government described Knoxville and surrounding Appalachia as "Slightly Retarded" and I agree. Think of the movie "Deliverance" and that describes most of Knoxville. The jobs are all Government and Government does not pay taxes hence the treasury is insolvent period. There is no culture in this idiot place even Dolly Parton lives in Malibu, Kenny Chesney never visits this crap hole and an actor who lives in California described his Christmas trip to Knoxville as seeing his Redneck Relatives and leaving immediately. Do not ever rate this black hole with any value it is deliverance with a turbo.

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Knoxville -- Are you kidding me? - 10/1/2008

I have lived in Knoxville for 32 years and I would never recommend anyone who enjoyed life living in Knoxville. Knoxville is a small town with a myopic, backward view of life. Unless you are a HUGE UT(football only) fan you will not fit in.

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A great smaller city! - 8/6/2008

I liked Knoxville, but I had a few good friends in town when I moved here, so socializing wasn't a problem for me. I think it would have been a very fun place to go to college, but I can't say how easy it would be to make friends after then. I'm just not sure. I loved the location. The mountains nearby are great for weekend camping trips. For a city of it's size Knoxville has a number of great restaurants that will appeal to all different tastes. It definately is still part of the South, if you're not from the South they'll be able to tell, but I never felt the people here cared. All in all, if you are looking for a nice small, Southern city with great outdoor activities and restaurants, you might like it here. It's not New York, and the culture and night life won't compete with those of a major city.

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Remembering Knoxville - 7/27/2008

This city in the foothills is a friendly but isolated place. I think there is way too much traffic for a city of this size. I don't think the natives like their downtown area as I can see lots of promise there. The Knoxville Zoo is one of the best zoos in the U.S. and it rivals the National Zoo in Wash DC, in my opinion. The Smoky Mountains are awesome and there are tons of activities to enjoy. I also think it is a great place for a yankee to retire!

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WARNING FOR SINGLES - 7/2/2008

I was born in the Midwest and grew up in the south. Recently moved back to Knoxville after living in Atlanta. This place has no culture and no opportunity for minorities. Unless, you were born and raised here or have the privilege of working for Y-12 or X-10. If you are a minority and especially if you are single, DO NOT MOVE HERE!!!. As far as the school system, the schools are good out in the West area of town, (Cedar Bluff and Farragut Schools). The cost of living is low. Good place for married couples raising kids or anyone looking to retire soon. Anyone else should not relocate here.

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nothing special - 6/28/2008

I've lived here for ten years and there is little here to be impressed about. The public education system here is the worst I've ever experienced and I have attended public and private schools in five different states growing up. The infrastructure is horrible outside of downtown, few sidewalks, and your average bus stop is a metal sign nailed to a utility pole on the edge of a busy street. Nepotism reigns supreme here. I have found people here to be generally selfish, as well as blatantly ignorant of the world around them. Most of the people I have met here are alcoholics, and if they are not, they seem to have a mental problem of some sort. The local government as a whole is very short-sighted and poorly operated. Recycling is almost non-existent, and it is by far one of the most wasteful cities I have ever lived in. Pollution here is very bad, there are no emissions laws in this state making the hot, humid summers very difficult to deal with in the valley. There is no income tax here and the taxes overall are fairly low, however it hurts this place just as much as it helps. The arts and entertainment here are boring, the Tennessee Theatre is very cramped making very hard to enjoy shows. The university does attract some culture but most here don't appreciate it as they should. UTK, despite it's 'accolades' is and always will be nothing more than a football school where underage drinking and drug use runs rampant. The old city(restaurants, pubs, etc.) is very tired and dirty but does attract some good local musicians and has great food. The cumberland avenue strip(restaurants, fast food)just needs to be torn down, most of the old business structures are eye sores and very outdated. The population is diverse and very well intermingled in my opinion. The springtime here is exceptionally vibrant, very comfortable temperatures, and the scenery is great. The fall is also a nice, relaxing end to a miserably humid summer. This place is about average overall, like other reviews this feels that there is a lot of potential, just the wrong people to take advantage of it.

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Culture availability - 5/23/2008

THe Knoxville Metro area has much to offer culturally for it's size. Due to the influence of The University of Tennessee and ORNL there are many of the bigger city cultural activities available with out the bigger city issues. Symphony, ballet, and community as well as University playhouses provide many opportunities to indulge in entertainment not available in many medium sized cities. McClung library is nationally renowned as a genealogical research library. Clarence Brown Theater hosts national touring companies. The Tennessee Theater is a restored classic early 1900 era theater with a fully restored theater organ that regularly provides concerts to the public.

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city of cars - 4/27/2008

Knoxville TN isn't a friendly place to live if you don't have an automobile. The roads are not designed for cycling or walking. Sidewalks are rare. Mass transit is limited to bus service, but it doesn't cover a lot of areas. Rural cycling however is fantastic. There are many roads with light traffic. However land is being gobbled up for development continuously and many roads that used to be pleasant riding are now overcrowded.

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Knoxville, TN -- Voted One of The Best Cities for - 3/26/2008

I couldn't agree more. Knoxville, Tn has so much to offer a family in the way of economics, jobs, recreation and just a down home place to "grow." Knoxville has so much activity and/or leisure living. You can be anywhere in Knoxville, Tn within 20 minutes, so you don't have to be an urban dweller to enjoy those activities. You can live in the country, away from the traffic jams and noise, yet get to your shopping and recreational activities within minutes. Then we have the Great Smoky Mountains to enjoy, our baseball team, hockey team and Knoxville also offers plenty of concerts, arts, museums, dog parks and more. It truly is a great place to raise your family in, as well as, a great place to retire. Come to Knoxville, Tn and see why!

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Ok but weird... - 2/21/2008

The summer is great because I love hot weather and here on a good summer day it can reach at least 90. This past summer we actually hit 100. Now I don't like it that hot, but what I hate most is the in between seasons. One day it can be 60 and the next day it can be 20. The last few winters as far as snow haven't been that bad but we've had blizzards hit here before and everything in this city shuts down when it snows, so I really hate the winter weather.

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Traffic - 2/17/2008

One thing that lots of people complain about in Knoxville is the traffic. Aside from a couple intersections that need to have lights adjusted (timing is everything), I have not found bad traffic at all. I used to live in a much bigger city with much worse traffic, so I may be jaded, but the traffic in Knoxville really is not bad. I can easily get from one side of town to the other during 'rush hour' in under half an hour.

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