mountain city,tn (Johnson City, Kingsport: homes, travel, income)

[MomsTn]

Originally Posted by REBEL88

no i have never homeschooled....do you know if mountain city is bad or what? we want a mid size town and near the mountains or in the mountains! my folks will be living in north ga and my wifes folks live in wv....can you help?

I can't really tell you much about the area.
I haven't been there since I was a kid.

It really depends on what you consider bad.
My bad might be different from yours, and vice versa.

but, I can help you with info on Homeschooling.

{My brothers live in West Virginia.... one is in Crab Orchard, and the other is in Beckley.
When I was in the third grade, we had to live with our Granny C for the rest of the school year... went to a little bitty school in Fireco.
It had combined classrooms.
Oh, and Granny C didn't have indoor plumbing, and we had to take baths in a big old metal tub that she dragged in and out of the house. Last I heard, she finally got indoor plumbing and then sold the house.}

I wish you luck in your search.

[insanesmooch]

Originally Posted by REBEL88

no i have never homeschooled....do you know if mountain city is bad or what? we want a mid size town and near the mountains or in the mountains! my folks will be living in north ga and my wifes folks live in wv....can you help?

What else are you looking for in a hometown besides the size, being in or near mountains, and possibly a homeschooling group?

[REBEL88]

low crime, a decent sized library,nice ppl,umm near a super wal mart,rent prices that arent sky high,parks,and i want somewhere that gets snow! lol..

[insanesmooch]

Originally Posted by REBEL88

low crime, a decent sized library,nice ppl,umm near a super wal mart,rent prices that arent sky high,parks,and i want somewhere that gets snow! lol..

In this area, the better libraries I have seen are in Johnson City- the city library and ETSU library. The smaller towns don't have much of a library.
Most of the crime in the Northeast area seems to be domestic related stuff. Though there have been a couple of busts of people making meth recently.
I'm not sure about rent prices. Other than the MT. City paper, you might want to look up the Elizabethton Star. Roan Mountain might be another area to look at.
There are two state parks in Carter County as well as part of the Cherokee National Forest. Within the Forest is Watauga lake.
Mountain City and Roan Mountain get some snow. I don't know how much they have gotten lately with these dustings we've had in the other areas.
There is a SuperWalmart in Elizabethton. Other than that from the areas mentioned the next closest would be in NC. While it may look like Bristol would be the closest of the Tri-cities to Mountain City, part of the road between there is a tiny winding road. If you pass a car, you just about have to stop and one side is straight down a mountain- with little to no guard rails. I would hate to travel that road very often.

[mbmouse]

As I was reading through your latest post, I too was thinking Carter County, Elizabethton, or Erwin might interest you? They are far enough from the city to warrant the cheaper rents and such but close enough to drive to for things you are looking for amenity wise.
Just a thought.

[LOVE THE U.S.A.]

Originally Posted by REBEL88

anyone know anything about mountain city,tn? crime? umm....what kind of things do they have there as far as restraunts is there a large library?

try this site to get all of the counties in tn. from ther you can to mtn.city.

city data.com

retirement information center for taxes for each state

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[LoriSunday]

My family just purchased a home in Mountain City. We chose this location because we understand there is a culinary arts school in Johnson City. Can anyone give me a little information about it. My 14 year old has been accepted to culinary arts school in New Jersey and we will have to transfer her.

Thanks.

Lori

[wilderness]

What is Mountain city like?

[chickadee]

Originally Posted by mbmouse

You know, Joe P, I had the same impression too when I was there, but that was years ago. Now (in the past year) the property value has gone through the roof up there! I am going to talk to a Realtor there next week and I am dieing to know what the pull is to that area. There must be some secret something that is the cats meow! hahahahahah

mbmouse, did you take that trip to Mountain City and see what is driving up the realty prices? Is it due to aggressive sales promotion?

Some of us are wondering just what is the secret?

[mbmouse]

Sorry Chickadee, I have yet to make that trip I got the flue just before I was due to go, then there was snow and that Realtor went on vacation. BUT I am am still planning a trip that way as soon as I get the time and I will write a full report on my findings with pictures! hahahahahha