I am interested in moving to Tennessee, need some help with towns

[moving123]

I recommend you check out Winchester. Lies ideal directional in a triangle between Huntsville, Nashville, and Nashville. All are about one hour away. The city is growing and has a wonerful historic district where the town square has been refurbished back to the original decor of the buildings. It has it share of industry and is positioned on Tims Ford Lake and at the foot Cumberland Mountain range. It is in Franklin County home of Sewanee and the university of the south. The people are friendly and is true southern hospitality. Please check it out!!

[AnnaK001]

Winchester seems a little bit too far out, I did a search and it says that it was over 1 hour and 30 minutes away from Nashville. I will make sure to visit it though when I come, I may like it. Thanks for the help

Originally Posted by moving123

I recommend you check out Winchester. Lies ideal directional in a triangle between Huntsville, Nashville, and Nashville. All are about one hour away. The city is growing and has a wonerful historic district where the town square has been refurbished back to the original decor of the buildings. It has it share of industry and is positioned on Tims Ford Lake and at the foot Cumberland Mountain range. It is in Franklin County home of Sewanee and the university of the south. The people are friendly and is true southern hospitality. Please check it out!!

[124c41]

Baxter is a nice town if you like small. It is about 10 minutes away from Cookeville, which has anything a person could want. Nashville is about an hour and a half, also.

[danielj72]

In between Knoxville and Nashville is the towns of crossville and cookeville. This is a really nice area of the state. They may be further from Nashville than you want however.

[AnnaK001]

Cookeville and Crossville both seem like nice places, I'm definitely going to be checking them out. I called a Realtor in the Nashville area and when I told her where I am coming from, she suggested that it would be a wise decision for me to move to someplace like Franklin, Cookeville, or Hendersonville because it will make it an easier transition for me being that I am young and will be alone.

Originally Posted by danielj72

In between Knoxville and Nashville is the towns of crossville and cookeville. This is a really nice area of the state. They may be further from Nashville than you want however.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by AnnaK001

Cookeville and Crossville both seem like nice places, I'm definitely going to be checking them out. I called a Realtor in the Nashville area and when I told her where I am coming from, she suggested that it would be a wise decision for me to move to someplace like Franklin, Cookeville, or Hendersonville because it will make it an easier transition for me being that I am young and will be alone.

I agree. I wouldn't suggest Crossville.

[nashvols]

Originally Posted by AnnaK001

Cookeville and Crossville both seem like nice places, I'm definitely going to be checking them out. I called a Realtor in the Nashville area and when I told her where I am coming from, she suggested that it would be a wise decision for me to move to someplace like Franklin, Cookeville, or Hendersonville because it will make it an easier transition for me being that I am young and will be alone.

That's probably a wise suggestion. It would also allow you plenty of time to extensively explore the area for smaller towns that fit your need.

Just a quick comparison for you:

Franklin - larger suburb (~67,000 people), more upscale (though not entirely), lots of cookie cutter suburbia (some exceptions, like Westhaven, are pretty interesting for newer development), huge sprawling retail/office hub (Cool Springs) -- BUT -- a very cute and historic downtown with a number of independent shops, boutiques, and Victorian houses. Downtown Franklin would probably be ideal for what you have in mind in terms of starting a business -- if you can afford it. That's the downside. You can certainly get a home there for ~$300k...but your money won't go as far as it will in most other communities.

Hendersonville - also a large suburb (~55,000), middle class to upscale (it's on a lake, so there are some very nice lake homes). The town barely existed before starting to boom in the 60s and 70s, so there's not much of a historic factor, outside of a few individual houses (Rock Castle is about 230 years old). The retail development ranges from the vapid 20-30 year old strip malls along Hwy 31 to some newer, much more attractive development around Indian Lake. Apartments there are generally more affordable than those in Franklin.

Both towns are roughly the same distance from downtown Nashville. Commute time probably slightly favors Franklin, due to Hendersonville's main freeway conduit, Vietnam Veterans Pkwy, having a tendency to back up (and some highway construction on 65 closer to downtown -- but that can be bypassed using Ellington Pkwy).

Cookeville - college town (~30,000+) is a bit different. It's not a suburb in any way, but a small regional hub. It is home to Tennessee Technological University (~12,000 total students) as well as other regional facilities like a fairly large medical center. I would say it would provide you the best transition from a city to a small town atmosphere. It is an hour-hour and a half from 3 of Tennessee's cities (Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga), and the university provides an atmosphere that gives it a more open feel than a lot of cities its size (transitional residents in the form of students and college professors -- more "out of towners"...but not as high as the transplant populations of Franklin or Hendersonville). It has a nice little downtown...not as nice as Franklin's, but of good size (something it has over Hendersonville).