What do you think of the Sevierville Area (Knoxville, Maryville: transplants, houses)

[Living in East Tennessee]

I am hearing a lot about the other parts of the state, but I was just curious if anyone was thinking of relocating to the Sevierville/Pigeon Forge/Great Smoky Mountain Region?

[Dave_n_Tenn]

For me... and please understand each of us have different criteria for what we are looking for, Sevierville is way too touristy. Kinda like Disney with cars. The traffic can be insane, and way to crowded... during the "season".

I was immediately turned off by the commercialization... not bad if your young and needing work. Wears Valley is/was beautiful... but the overbuilding, packing homes on top of each other... just makes me nuts. Some of the houses in the area are absolutley beautiful... but I'm turned off by the over abundance of tourist attractions, and noise.

Sevier Conty has very "lax" development rules, and reflects in the indiscriminate building. It is what it is. Not bad, not good... just is.

[tennesseedreamin]

I lived there for 6 months a couple years ago and I loved it. Yeah, it is all those things that Dan mentioned above, but at the same time you had a million places to shop and a thousand different things to do and if you live off the beaten path, as I did, you can escape that and not even know it's right around the corner.

Being from S. Ca I have to say that even with it's faults it's WAY better than anything this place has to offer.

Here it's brown, there it's green.

Here there is trash ALL OVER, in the fields, in the road, against buildings, there it's clean.

Here there is graffiti on store walls, there you don't see that.

Here there are crackheads and meth addicts and cheap prostitutes walking the streets, there, nope.

Here, most people are rude and nasty, there people are happy because they are vacationing, and locals are polite and helpful.

Here rents FAR exceed anything you get for the money, there things are reasonable.

Here there is nothing to do, a theater, a roller rink, a bunch of strip malls, there you have so many things to do you would never get bored.

I could go on and on. You gotta look at the good, weigh what you have now with what you will gain in whatever place you choose to live. I'd give anything to move back there.

[jamn4myjesus]

My husband and I are actually moving there this August. We're from Black Mountain/Asheville, NC and have the same touristy problems. I swear though, Black Mountain can be worse then Pigeon Forge with all the Youth Conferences in the summer! We've both grown up vacationing in Pigeon Forge because it's so close to home and a short drive, we absolutely love Sevierville and the surrounding area!

[NJDevil]

Sevierville has nice, quiet areas to live in that most of us don't even know about when driving on the main roads. I would CONSIDER living in Sevierville but NEVER in Pigeon Forge. Sevierville has a life of its own separate from the tourism - I can't say the same for P.F. or Gatlinburg. You just need to become verrrrrrry friendly with the back roads. As far as employment goes, you'd be better off looking for work in Dandridge rather than Knoxville, because of the commute.

[lcasal01]

We live in Fla now, have visited Seiverville and love the area. We are looking to possibly retire to the area, but I am interested in Seymour, since it is a bit away from the tourist "thing". Any feedback for a couple of retirees....housing costs, specifically. Thanks.

[NJDevil]

There have been threads about Seymour, you can do a search ... one woman who may be able to help is gailli ... you can search for her and then DM her.

[hiknapster]

Yes, we see on this forum a lot of happy transplants that moved to Seymour. Just like you said, it is close to the shows and action, but also near Knoxville but it is quiet but still close to necessary shopping. From what I understand, if you live on the Sevier County side you benefit from being able to get into some shows and attractions.

Like NJ said, we have a member named Gailli that moved there from Florida and she absolutely loves it. She is hardly ever on the forum because she is too busy enjoying the area.

[leonard]

Originally Posted by lcasal01

We live in Fla now, have visited Seiverville and love the area. We are looking to possibly retire to the area, but I am interested in Seymour, since it is a bit away from the tourist "thing". Any feedback for a couple of retirees....housing costs, specifically. Thanks.

We just moved to Seymour from California.

Don't come, please don't come.

OK, I am just kidding.

I just don't want everyone moving here and spoiling it.

It is very nice here and pricing is low compared to where you are. Everything is close that you will need on a daily basis and virtually all of it is off of one Hwy, Chapman Hwy (441/411). Lots of medical facilities and rumor is that more are coming. It is 20 minutes to Knoxville, Sevierville and Maryville and LOW property taxes compared to any other county in the Knoxville area.

[dixieflyer8]

best part of sevier county is between sevierville and newport - the area that is easily reached off the dandridge interstate exit rather than exit 407. that one is a disaster if you have to go thru sevierville.