Hubby went to look for house (Knoxville, Morristown: real estate, mobile home, income)

[MySkreenName01]

My hubby left 2:30am to drive down to TN. He & my son went. I had to stay home with the dogs .

This is his 3rd trip down in the past 5 months. Hopefully the 3rd time is the charm.
They are looking in Union, Hancock & Grainger Counties.
Any tips? Any positives or negitives on any of those counties???

[sliverbox]

sorta off topic... does everyone up north call their husbands.... "hubby"? Just sounds weird- like your husband is some sort of cab driver or something. I have just been hearing it more recently and have told my wife to make sure that I remain her "husband".

Anyhow... Not really sure what to tell you about Union, Grainger, Hancock counties. Most of these are rural areas. Union is around the lakes ( man-made lakes by the way) and Norris Dam.The city of Norris is cute, but very small. Hancock borders KY and is in a part of the state that is also more rural and not as economically developed. Big South Fork is near that area, so that is probably one of the best perks. Grainger Co is extremely rural.. not a lot of industry except Clayton homes, a mobile home maker. Around Watts Bar lake. ( another man-made lake)

Sounds to me like you all are looking for a life out in the sticks. That an accurate assessment?

[MySkreenName01]

Originally Posted by sliverbox

sorta off topic... does everyone up north call their husbands.... "hubby"? Just sounds weird- like your husband is some sort of cab driver or something. I have just been hearing it more recently and have told my wife to make sure that I remain her "husband".

Anyhow... Not really sure what to tell you about Union, Grainger, Hancock counties. Most of these are rural areas. Union is around the lakes ( man-made lakes by the way) and Norris Dam.The city of Norris is cute, but very small. Hancock borders KY and is in a part of the state that is also more rural and not as economically developed. Big South Fork is near that area, so that is probably one of the best perks. Grainger Co is extremely rural.. not a lot of industry except Clayton homes, a mobile home maker. Around Watts Bar lake. ( another man-made lake)

Sounds to me like you all are looking for a life out in the sticks. That an accurate assessment?

Sounds to me like you all are looking for a life out in the sticks. That an accurate assessment?

YES!!
We are currently in NJ. It's VERY populated here. Looking to get away from the craziness.

[sliverbox]

YES!!
We are currently in NJ. It's VERY populated here. Looking to get away from the craziness.

Well I assume that you must either have money saved up or have job prospects. The mean income for Grainger county is something like 16k. So unless you have quite a bit saved up, just be aware that the economy in 2 of the regions you mentioned are not very developed- hence the cheap real estate and sparse populations.

[hiknapster]

If you move to Grainger County, you can grow tomatoes. Then I will come and eat them!

Sorry, no one can mention Grainger County without my discussing the splendor of their tomatoes!

[MomsTn]

Yes

Originally Posted by sliverbox

sorta off topic... does everyone up north call their husbands.... "hubby"?

[akm4]

I think it's a generational thing. I hear older folks using that term. I couldn't use it with a straight face

[jamiebball]

I am mid-20s and many of my married friends say hubby...I think it's meant to be more of a term of affection.

[akm4]

I stand corrected.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

If you move to Grainger County, you can grow tomatoes. Then I will come and eat them!

Sorry, no one can mention Grainger County without my discussing the splendor of their tomatoes!

You got that right! Grainger County tomatoes are the best in the world!

silverbox, the town of Norris is in Anderson County, not Union County, and Big South Fork is a good 100 miles from Hancock County.

MySkreenName01, of the three counties you mentioned, Hancock is definitely the most remote. Its county seat, Sneedville, is waaayyyy out in the boonies. If remoteness is what you want, then Hancock County might be what you should look for.

Grainger County is probably the closest to civilization given its proximity to Knoxville and Morristown. It also has a couple of four-lane highways in the county.

As Knox County continues to grow in population, it's starting to spread into southern Union and Grainger counties. It'll probably be a long, long time before "civilization" arrives in Hancock County.