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Black Mountain, NC vs Sparta, TN

#8 2005 Best Places to Live

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I lived in Black Mountain for about ten years and loved it! Beautiful scenery, friendly people, and a great vibe. I had to move back to my home state because of family  More

Moved to the mountains only 2 years ago from a big NC city. Thought this area near Asheville would be nice, but the people here are unkind and no one associates outside  More

There is no town in the US that is more similar to a Thonas Kinkade painting than Black Mountain, NC. You have to experience the magic of the mountains here to  More

We moved to Sparta, TN almost two years ago. We visited the year before that and while we have been coming to east Tennesse for over 25 years... it only took one  More

I AGREE THAT THERE IS NOTHING HERE IN SPARTA, TO DO I SHOP MORE IN COOKEVILLE,,AND COLUMBIA THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER. SPARTA SHOULD GET SOME BIG COMPANIES TO  More

All over this town you see signs that say SHOP SPARTA FIRST! What a load of crap! They want us to spend our money here in our town but they offer no place to shop and  More