family towns with no crime in eastern tenn (Memphis, Knoxville: fit in, renting)

[kelticink]

me and my wife and are two girls are looking for info. on great little towns in eastern tenn.will be visiting dollywood in dec. and would love to visit towns.i goota say that we are from new jersey.and are very willing to make multiple trips to visit these towns..as said we are from n.j. but are looking for towns where transports or yankys are very few.raised new jersey for 28 of my 33 years alive.and we have had it with the attitudes and the up north b.s. way of living.taxes,CRIME,.we are country music ,porch sitting, tea sipping,god loving family. also my daughters attend cathlic school and church.which we have also tired of the buisness like aspect of it.let me mention that are home is valued at 220,00+.and its only 800sq 2bed 1bath in a older nice town.with taxes at 3,800yr.but cant use schools cause they are busing in city kids and illegal kids to go to school on are tax dollar..so its private school at 11,000 a yearhelp or advice be greatly thanked.also wifes a teacher so area around nice schools be great.

[jguillot]

Originally Posted by kelticink

me and my wife and are two girls are looking for info. on great little towns in eastern tenn.will be visiting dollywood in dec. and would love to visit towns.i goota say that we are from new jersey.and are very willing to make multiple trips to visit these towns..as said we are from n.j. but are looking for towns where transports or yankys are very few.raised new jersey for 28 of my 33 years alive.and we have had it with the attitudes and the up north b.s. way of living.taxes,CRIME,.we are country music ,porch sitting, tea sipping,god loving family. also my daughters attend cathlic school and church.which we have also tired of the buisness like aspect of it.let me mention that are home is valued at 220,00+.and its only 800sq 2bed 1bath in a older nice town.with taxes at 3,800yr.but cant use schools cause they are busing in city kids and illegal kids to go to school on are tax dollar..so its private school at 11,000 a yearhelp or advice be greatly thanked.also wifes a teacher so area around nice schools be great.

I think you will find much of Tennessee to your liking as I do. My wife and I plan to retire in Putnam County between Cookeville and Crossville in a few years. Unfortunately, you will still find crime even in Tennessee, but you will likely see less violent crime there (with the exception of possibly Memphis). Most of what you will see in smaller cities/towns in Tennessee is petty theft, burgulary, and drug related crimes. You will never be able to completely get away from crime. The overall cost of living in Tennessee (including property tax), especially in the rural areas, is lower than most other places. The people of Tennessee tend to be very friendly and most people are religious.

What size city of town are you looking for?

Is being near a major airport a consideration?

How old are your daughters? (Elementary, middle school, junior high ages?)

Will finding a job be a consideration?

The city of Cookeville has about 30,000 residents and I've learned from this forum that it has great schools. Cookeville is a large enough city to provide all of the goods and services you could ever need. It also has a hospital.

The city of Crossville, east of Cookeville, has about 10,000 residents and also has a hospital.

If you are looking for even smaller cities/towns, I'm sure that other people on this forum could provide you with suggestions.

Good luck in your search for that special place?

[kelticink]

thanks for the info.i live in mercer county and we have 95,000+so any county,town under 50,000 b great.also kids in elementry school. and wife loves teaching elementry .so towns with good schools to send kids to and wife work at be a bonus...good luck to you too

[jguillot]

I don't know if you've seen the information that city-data.com provides, but if not, check out the links below on Cookeville and Crossville, TN.

Cookeville
http://www.city-data.com/city/Cookeville-Tennessee.html

Crossville
http://www.city-data.com/city/Crossville-Tennessee.html

[jabogitlu]

There are lots of places you could look. Unfortunately small towns rarely provide good medical or educational benefits. Some mid-sized cities like Cookeville, Kingsport, Johnson City, Maryville, Lebanon-Mt. Juliet would probably be more to your liking.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by jabogitlu

There are lots of places you could look. Unfortunately small towns rarely provide good medical or educational benefits. Some mid-sized cities like Cookeville, Kingsport, Johnson City, Maryville, Lebanon-Mt. Juliet would probably be more to your liking.

Don't forget Greeneville!

[hiknapster]

Just remember that a small town in Tennessee may not feel like a small town in the northeast.

I'm from a small town of 14,000 in the northeast, in my 40s, with a nine-year-old. After renting in a community of 4,000, for three years, I moved to Knoxville where I fit in better. Also, the schools are very good in Knoxville. In most of the small towns the educational system can be a challenge.

Come and visit so that you can get a feel for the area. It's different than the northeast, but in a very good way. But you may think you are comparing apples to apples when you are acually comparing apples to green beans!

[jabogitlu]

Don't forget Greeneville!

Like I said, small towns rarely provide good medical or educational benefits. I lived there for 18 years... it provides neither.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by jabogitlu

Like I said, small towns rarely provide good medical or educational benefits. I lived there for 18 years... it provides neither.

Oh my. I thought Greeneville's city schools were supposed to be ok, and the 2 hospitals in town were supposed to be decent. I'm sorry to hear that's apparently not the case.

[Beretta]

Originally Posted by JMT

Oh my. I thought Greeneville's city schools were supposed to be ok, and the 2 hospitals in town were supposed to be decent. I'm sorry to hear that's apparently not the case.

I don't think that the hospitals are bad at all. They aren't tertiary, but they are good community hospitals. I had heard that the city schools are decent.