Tell me about Lenoir City (Knoxville, Sweetwater: to rent, crime rates, house)

[camsgirl]

My husband is considering a position in Lenoir City and if he accepts it, we would be arriving there without having been to the area. We want to rent a house w/ a yard for my small dog and cats to sit in. What part is lower crime, and are there other towns nearby that might be more suitable?

Schools are not an issue as my daughter is grown. We are both in our 40's and this is a second (third?) career move for him, he is also a musician.

Would love to hear what is good/bad about the area.

[bam531]

We lived in Loudon for a year and a half and liked it better than Lenior City. Lenior city is bigger but Loudon is alot nicer ( in my opinion). Loudon is located about 10 miles south of Lenior City. There is also Sweetwater which is about 20 miles south of Lenior City. Loudon sits in between. 10 miles one way to Walmart and 10 miles the other way to Kmart. Loudon has a few stores and resteraunts. Food City, Doller Store, Pizza Hut etc. Go online and check it out!!

[bam531]

Forgot something....we rented a 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath house ( with garage) for 600 a month and the landlord allowed us to have a cat and a dog. Alot cheaper then renting in Lenior City,

[Kitties of Domination]

Depends alot on your lifestyle. If you want suburbia, go with west Knoxville. If you want a small town, go with Loudon. If you want a grown-up small town with lots of lake communities (somewhere, in between, I guess), then Lenoir City would fit.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by bam531

We lived in Loudon for a year and a half and liked it better than Lenior City. Lenior city is bigger but Loudon is alot nicer ( in my opinion). Loudon is located about 10 miles south of Lenior City. There is also Sweetwater which is about 20 miles south of Lenior City. Loudon sits in between. 10 miles one way to Walmart and 10 miles the other way to Kmart. Loudon has a few stores and resteraunts. Food City, Doller Store, Pizza Hut etc. Go online and check it out!!

Originally Posted by bam531

Forgot something....we rented a 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath house ( with garage) for 600 a month and the landlord allowed us to have a cat and a dog. Alot cheaper then renting in Lenior City,

OK this is driving me nuts. It's Lenoir City, not Lenior City.

But I do agree with you, I like Loudon better, too.

[Brian]

From what I have heard/been told is that a lot of people in Le Noir City are not happy with the current government.

The city used to have a mayor who would dress up like a drag queen whenever he was drunk. He was mayor for like over 30 years, he was still voted in. I believe he was still mayor before he passed away. He was well-liked figure.

I grew up in the town of Loudon. It is a lovely town with a lot of activities going on. I used to live down by the city park (Riverview?) The residents are pretty friendly most of times. The city has the same mayor for the last 25+ years - he has done pretty well for a city of 5,000.

Now when it comes to crime rates, Loudon County 911 operators have received more calls from Le Noir City than Loudon and elsewhere in the county.

[Kitties of Domination]

Lenoir, Lenoir, L-e-n-o-i-r people!