Questions/opinions about Halls - north of Knoxville....... (Franklin, Hendersonville: job, transfer)

[httytddy]

I am being transferred to the Knoxville area in about 6 months or so. Right now, we live in Hendersonville TN (north of Nashville). I've made a couple of trips over to Knoxville trying to find an area where we want to live. Here's a couple of oberservations ---- Farragut/Bearden area appears to be alot like Brentwood/Franklin in Nashville. It's the "new" area.....lots of money, new buildings, very congested, etc. Halls seems to be alot more similar to where I am now in Hendersonville....kind of "out in the country".....more space, spread out, not so "upper class" (although not bottom of the barrel either). Halls does seem to me to be a little more "country" than Hendersonville in that there are alot of strip malls, run-down car repair shops, etc. and it seems to be more "out" from Knoxville that Hendersonville is to Nashville.

I would like some comments from anyone who lives in Halls. How do you like it? Are my assumptions correct......or am I wrong? How are the schools, neighborhoods, etc? I would prefer an area like this above the "well to do" areas (like Farragut), just cause I like being out in the country, so to speak, being more spread out with some land with "real folks" as neighbors. Any comments are helpful. Thanks.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by httytddy

I am being transferred to the Knoxville area in about 6 months or so. Right now, we live in Hendersonville TN (north of Nashville). I've made a couple of trips over to Knoxville trying to find an area where we want to live. Here's a couple of oberservations ---- Farragut/Bearden area appears to be alot like Brentwood/Franklin in Nashville. It's the "new" area.....lots of money, new buildings, very congested, etc. Halls seems to be alot more similar to where I am now in Hendersonville....kind of "out in the country".....more space, spread out, not so "upper class" (although not bottom of the barrel either). Halls does seem to me to be a little more "country" than Hendersonville in that there are alot of strip malls, run-down car repair shops, etc. and it seems to be more "out" from Knoxville that Hendersonville is to Nashville.

I would like some comments from anyone who lives in Halls. How do you like it? Are my assumptions correct......or am I wrong? How are the schools, neighborhoods, etc? I would prefer an area like this above the "well to do" areas (like Farragut), just cause I like being out in the country, so to speak, being more spread out with some land with "real folks" as neighbors. Any comments are helpful. Thanks.

I think you're pretty accurate! I've been up in Halls quite a bit the last week. It's a nice area, good schools, great people. My ONLY complaint is the traffic. Whereas Hendersonville has a freeway that connects directly to I-65, Halls has just local roads with a lot of traffic and stop lights. So getting from Halls into Knoxville can be pretty hairy. But if your job is in Halls or Fountain City and you have no reason to go into Knoxville, then I think Halls would be an excellent place to live.

[Kitties of Domination]

Whatever became of Knoxville's attempted annexation of Halls?

[weisgarber1]

Originally Posted by Kitties of Domination

Whatever became of Knoxville's attempted annexation of Halls?

It will likely come in time, unless the city and county governments merge into a type of unified goverment. Whereas previously, Tennesse had the most liberal annexation law in the country, annexation by ordinance, that has changed so that cities have what is called urban growth boundaries and annexed areas have to be in a certain developed stage befroe the city can annex adjoining areas. That is the way I understand the current law. Also, cities that want to annex are going to face lawsuits, and that is costly to everyone, so it seems the annexation ardor has cooled somewhat.