Anyone From Maryville Here? (Knoxville, Farragut: for sale, headhunters, house)
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Been looking on the website about Maryville. Would love to get a mechanical/tool design engineering job there, but feel that you almost have to live in Tennessee to be considered for a job. I've sent out many resumes to headhunters in TN. Would like to here from someone that has information on private/christian schools, nice; friendly neighboorhoods to live in, lakes or parks to spend time at. Also, what are some of the well known places to shop and eat at? Thanks for any info-
Maryville city schools and Alcoa schools are very highly rated. There are some private schools but you wouldn't need them. They rank within the top 10 in the state.
My husband and I have actually been looking into Maryville ourselves. We live about 1 hour away. I don't know what your budget for a house is but just west of Maryville city has some great neighborhoods and just south of the airport. In Alcoa the neighborhood the surrounds the middle & high school is fabulous.
There is plenty of live music, parks and sports outlets. They have a ballet company also, so that tells you a little something about the city. Maryville College is beautiful and host many events.
Hi, my husband and I relocated to TN close to 2 yrs ago, and live in Maryville.
I would almost have to agree with you about living here before getting employed. But, I'm sure the more professional jobs can be gotten long-distance with perseverance.
Some of our favorite places to eat (and I'm Cajun so food has to be good) are:
Sullivan's Downtown
Pancho's (little Mexican place)
Edison Park (in Farragut)
Tomato Head (great pizza)
Up the Creek (wonderful salad, fish, seafood)
Education here is tops, but we don't have children, so can't help there.
There are nice parks here, most of them co-joined by the most beautiful greenbelt. Of course, the Smokies are only a hop, skip and jump away.
And there are lots of good neighborhoods. We live just south of Maryville, on the last ridge before Chilhowee Mtn (great view), off of Six Mile Road. This area is on it's way up, but still nice and rural.
There are gorgeous large lakes all over east TN. Ft. Loudoun is a very short distance away, and Norris Lake is about 1.25 hours away. Douglas Lake would be about an hour away as well.
We love living there.
Oh, and you might want to go into the subheading Knoxville for more info on Maryville. Hope all goes well with your search!
BarbG - you are Cajun. Where do you get good Cajun food in Maryville? My husband is from Sulphur, LA. I just made a gumbo this past weekend. We haven't found much decent Cajun in East TN. Please share if you have a favorite place. We ate at one restaurant on Chapman Highway 'Bayou Bay' (maybe) and didn't blow us away and we thought it was quite pricey for lunch.
BarbG - you are Cajun. Where do you get good Cajun food in Maryville? My husband is from Sulphur, LA. I just made a gumbo this past weekend. We haven't found much decent Cajun in East TN. Please share if you have a favorite place. We ate at one restaurant on Chapman Highway 'Bayou Bay' (maybe) and didn't blow us away and we thought it was quite pricey for lunch.
*sigh* The closest thing to Cajun IS Bayou Bay. And, like you, I make gumbo when I can. When family come up, they bring seafood for us. I have a 5 lb pkg of frozen shrimp in the freezer right now. The only other restaurant that comes fairly close to Cajun is Mimi's over in Farragut at Turkey Creek. The breakfasts are to die for! I like the blue crab omelettes.
But, if you are looking for good flavorful food, Sullivans downtown has some great seafood dishes (I like the crab cakes and the almond crusted flounder), and another favorite, Aubrey's has some wonderful food as well (I like the peanut crusted catfish and other dishes). We also like the grilled fish dinners at Up the Creek. My husband enjoyed the plank grilled salmon there, and I like the tilapia or trout.
I SO miss Cajun cooking. We knew when we left the coast that we would be leaving the best food in the world, though. We traded it for the mountains.
Oh, and don't forget Tomato Heads, which just opened downtown. I hear the pizza is great!
If you don't mind going to Knoxville or Farragut for a good meal, I can recommend some over there as well. We got around alot trying to find the best restaurants.
Oh, and we DO plan to make a trip over to Nashville sometime this summer. Our favorite Cajun restaurant from the coast, after being destroyed by Katrina, moved to Nashville. YAY!!!
I'm from central Louisiana (Avoyelles Parish) and currently living on the left coast (unfortunately ). My parents both spoke Cajun French and I still understand a lot of it even though I've heard little of it in the last 30 years. I want to retire in Tennessee. How do you like Maryville? Should I consider the Maryville area?
I wish I knew more French. I used to love to hear my Grandma and the older ladies speak Cajun French when they didn't want us to know what they were talking about! LOL
We LOVE Maryville. The people here are wonderful, the activities available are the kind we like, the mountains are close by, and we live in the county, so I can hear the cows moo when I step outside.
There are alot of Cajuns up here all over the area, there's an organization called Lost Cajuns that you can join. I'm just kinda shy about meeting new people and haven't had the courage to be a part of the organization.
Some of the things I love about Maryville:
1. Our location overlooking Chilhowee Mtn,
2. The lakes in east TN, and the recreation that comes with that,
3. The Maryville Farmer's Market downtown all summer long,
4. The drive to and from work (Pellissippi Pkw), which has amazing views itself,
5. The wonderful library,
6. How downtown is becoming a place for great food,
7. The proximity to the Smokies,
8. And for me, especially, how in the summer it gets hot, but there are breaks between the 90s temps, unlike the coast where it stays in the 90s as highs all summer long,
9. The spring here is breathtakingly gorgeous,
10. The fall is like a beautiful show,
11. Maryville has great schools, for those of you with children.
I could go on, and have probably missed some of the important stuff, but this is off the top of my head.
For me, the down side is the air that stagnates in the summer between fronts that come through. If it gets in the 80s-90s and stays there without a breeze, then the air pollution rises and gets thick with ozone. This area (encompassing Knoxville, etc.) is like a bowl (between the Cumberlands and Smokies).
I just stay inside on the days where it is high, and wait for the next front to blow through. As the locals say, if you don't like the weather here, stick around for a little while!
We have not regretted our move here at all. We just traded the ocean for the mountains. I would definitely consider east TN, and Maryville, for a retirement location.
Edited to add: And as for another retirement concern, there are some wonderful hospitals in the area, courtesy of UT. Maryville has a top notch hospital in town, and UT is only about 20 minutes away.
BarbG.....since you live close to Maryville. How far is the drive to UT in Knoxville? What road do you take that is the quickest?
You said you live just south of Maryville, on the last ridge before Chilhowee Mtn, off of Six Mile Road. Is it a country setting with mountain views? Can I get a couple acres there fairly reasonable to build a house? How are the property taxes? Where do you get your groceries from? How about sales tax? Any Organic foods in the area?
Sorry so many questions....I have just about settled on rural Maryville and have been trying to find someone who lives there to answer my many questions. Thank you so much for your help.
BarbG.....since you live close to Maryville. How far is the drive to UT in Knoxville? What road do you take that is the quickest?
You said you live just south of Maryville, on the last ridge before Chilhowee Mtn, off of Six Mile Road. Is it a country setting with mountain views? Can I get a couple acres there fairly reasonable to build a house? How are the property taxes? Where do you get your groceries from? How about sales tax? Any Organic foods in the area?
Sorry so many questions....I have just about settled on rural Maryville and have been trying to find someone who lives there to answer my many questions. Thank you so much for your help.
The drive from my home to UT campus is about 40 minutes, taking Six Mile to Montvale and cutting through Maryville till just before the airport where I get on Hwy. 129. I avoid Hwy 411 thru town during rush hour because traffic is backed up and I'd have to leave earlier. Fortunately, I only have to go that way when I have a doctor's appt at UT Hospital. I work on the west side of Knoxville, and take Pellissippi to I-40.
Yes, the area I live in is a country setting with a mountain view. We live in the equivalent of a tiny subdivision (about 20 homes, with 1/2 acre to 4 acre sites). We are on the side of a ridge and we stare straight at Chilhowee Mtn. It's our front window view. There are lots of good views following that ridge all the way across Maryville. We bought a home, so I'm not sure about property. I know the land for sale in this area is 3/4 acres and up to several acres. You should have no problem finding what you are looking for. Land with a view is always a little more than land without, but it's worth it here.
Property taxes, we live in the county, and for an 1800 sq ft home with 3/4 acre lot, we pay about $750 per year. We do have to have private garbage pickup because we aren't in the city and don't pay city taxes, but there are several to chose from, and the one we use is reasonable and dependable.
We have several grocery stores within a 20 minute drive, and the new Super Wal-Mart on Hwy. 411 is a 15 minute drive from the house. People are into healthy stuff here, and I'm going to be making a trip to the Maryville Farmer's Market (you can google it) in downtown one Saturday very soon. Sales tax is 9.+ (can't actually remember if 9.25 or slightly more), but remember, no state income tax except for investment income over $2500.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if I missed anything.
[quote=BarbG;754744]*sigh* The closest thing to Cajun IS Bayou Bay. And, like you, I make gumbo when I can. When family come up, they bring seafood for us. I have a 5 lb pkg of frozen shrimp in the freezer right now. The only other restaurant that comes fairly close to Cajun is Mimi's over in Farragut at Turkey Creek. The breakfasts are to die for! I like the blue crab omelettes.
FINALLY - someone else who goes to Mimi's for breakfast!!
We've been here a year and no one I've come across has been there.
Terrific food - I'd eat there every morning if I could.
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Where do you get good Cajun food in Maryville? My husband is from Sulphur, LA. I just made a gumbo this past weekend. We haven't found much decent Cajun in East TN. Please share if you have a favorite place. We ate at one restaurant on Chapman Highway 'Bayou Bay' (maybe) and didn't blow us away and we thought it was quite pricey for lunch.
And, like you, I make gumbo when I can. When family come up, they bring seafood for us. 
). My parents both spoke Cajun French and I still understand a lot of it even though I've heard little of it in the last 30 years. I want to retire in Tennessee. How do you like Maryville? Should I consider the Maryville area? 
