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I like TN just fine. I realize NC has a lot going for it but unless you are willing and able to pay the premium for living in Asheville, TN has bigger and more diverse cities close to the mountains. Winston Salem has a big MSA but does it feel that big?
I'm not sure what's behind Nashville's sudden surge to hipness but there's no denying it. So you have a great economy, better weather than TX, and a great airport. It may just be a function of hipsters flocking to the next big thing and now Nashville is big enough and hip enough to achieve critical mass.
Because W-S isn't that big. Its a decent size. Charlotte is big and next is Raleigh
I like TN just fine. I realize NC has a lot going for it but unless you are willing and able to pay the premium for living in Asheville, TN has bigger and more diverse cities close to the mountains. Winston Salem has a big MSA but does it feel that big?
I think you mean Winston-Salem has a big CSA (1.6 million) and that's because it includes another similarly-sized city. Its MSA is 650K, larger than Chattanooga's but not quite as large as Knoxville's.
Memphis definitely has crime issues. Not so much in Nashville. I've noticed in Knoxville that the vast majority of violent crime and much of the property crime is between people who know each other.
Do the major cities in Tennessee still have crime issues?
Yes, unfortunately. Nashville and Memphis are always included in the top of the most dangerous city lists. In Nashville the crime is usually isolated to particular areas such as Antioch, North and East Nashville. In Memphis, the crime is more rampant and across several parts of the city. The good news is that violent crime is down significantly in both cities in the past several years, and that you should make a visit to both to make up your mind about each.
Living in Northern Virginia is pretty much exactly like living in Maryland:
High cost of living and mind-numbing traffic during rush hour, but at the same time access to great schools, amenities, high-paying jobs and of course good ole' Washington, D.C.
Outside of Northern Virginia, Virginia is a completely different state.
I agree with this 100%. Southeastern va/nc is a great area to live.
My rankings are as follows:
Live:
1. Virginia
2. North Carollina
3. Tennessee
4. Kentucky
5. Arkansas
Travel:
1. North Carolina
2. Virginia
3. Tennessee
4. Kentucky
5. Arkansas
I would prefer to live in (southeastern) Virginia and travel to North Carolina.
This is quite a tough one for me. All of the sates are fine. The unfortunate thing for Arkansas just happens to be the competition of this thread. I'm sure it is a nice state.
Live:
NC
VA/KY/TN
AR
Visit
VA/NC
KY/TN
AR
This was actually a reay tough decision. I'm beginning to like KY more. Louisville and Lexington are quite nice cities and the terrain of KY I find to be attractive. I'm quite familiar with NC, TN, and VA. The bad thing for TN is that it is SEC country so it automatically loses in my book.
I'm not sure if Arkansas is a true upper south state. We are completely south of Kentucky and Virginia as well as most of Tennessee and NC. We border Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. I think at least half of Arkansas qualifies as Deep South, which probably explains why we are stuck in last place on this thread.
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