Cookeville Pictures? (Crossville, Crab Orchard: university, restaurants, shop)

[leoboy]

Would really enjoy to see pictures of Cookeville. Anyone? Thank you!!

[rescue1]

what would you like to see------------I will take them

[leoboy]

Thank you rescue1, I would be interested in views of the city,and some of country side. Thanks again!!

[rescue1]

will try to take some tomorrow, have some of the lakes if interested

[tismekll]

Originally Posted by rescue1

will try to take some tomorrow, have some of the lakes if interested

rescue1, have you been to Crossville? I understand these two cities are only 30 miles apart and I'm trying to get "a feel" for the difference. I know there is a University in Cookeville and more stores but is there any other differentiators? It appears from pictures that it is more hilly and treed in Crossville..true? Thank you for your insight

[JMT]

Originally Posted by tismekll

rescue1, have you been to Crossville? I understand these two cities are only 30 miles apart and I'm trying to get "a feel" for the difference. I know there is a University in Cookeville and more stores but is there any other differentiators? It appears from pictures that it is more hilly and treed in Crossville..true? Thank you for your insight

Actually, Crossville is less hilly because it's on top of the Cumberland Plateau whereas Cookeville is on the "side" of the plateau (if there is such a thing). Crossville is on a higher elevation so it doesn't get as warm in the summer as in Cookeville and they get more snow than Cookeville in the winter. There are some very hilly areas of Cumberland County east of Crossville around Crab Orchard.

Crossville is considerably smaller than Cookeville but is quite popular with retirees. Both cities have a half-dozen golf courses. Historically, Crossville has been the poorer city, too, although many of the retirees who move to Crossville have money and build mini-mansions on the golf courses around town. But they're surrounded by dumpy trailer parks.

I personally would prefer Cookeville since there's more to do, more shopping, more restaurants, more jobs, closer to a major airport, etc. Rand McNally has both Cookeville and Crossville ranked in their top 10 retirement cities, but Crossville is ranked higher and seems to be more popular for retirees.

[JMT]

There are some pictures of Cookeville on the city-data.com web site:
//www.city-data.com/city/Cookeville-Tennessee.html

[tismekll]

Originally Posted by Boris

Actually, Crossville is less hilly because it's on top of the Cumberland Plateau whereas Cookeville is on the "side" of the plateau (if there is such a thing). Crossville is on a higher elevation so it doesn't get as warm in the summer as in Cookeville and they get more snow than Cookeville in the winter. There are some very hilly areas of Cumberland County east of Crossville around Crab Orchard.

Crossville is considerably smaller than Cookeville but is quite popular with retirees. Both cities have a half-dozen golf courses. Historically, Crossville has been the poorer city, too, although many of the retirees who move to Crossville have money and build mini-mansions on the golf courses around town. But they're surrounded by dumpy trailer parks.

I personally would prefer Cookeville since there's more to do, more shopping, more restaurants, more jobs, closer to a major airport, etc. Rand McNally has both Cookeville and Crossville ranked in their top 10 retirement cities, but Crossville is ranked higher and seems to be more popular for retirees.

Thanks Boris, just the info I was looking for!

[rescue1]

Boris is right on-----maybe a little predigest about Cookeville. I was born and raised in Cookeville. Read my post for back ground. Crossville is growing fast Cookeville has TTU but Crossville has the money with the retirees. If you want more info ----ask

[JMT]

Originally Posted by rescue1

Boris is right on-----maybe a little predigest about Cookeville. I was born and raised in Cookeville. Read my post for back ground. Crossville is growing fast Cookeville has TTU but Crossville has the money with the retirees. If you want more info ----ask

According to the FDIC, Putnam County (Cookeville) has $1.215 billion in bank deposits, or just over $17,000 per person. Cumberland County (Crossville) has $754 million in bank deposits, or about $15,000 per person. Putnam County's bank deposits have grown 10 percent in the last year, Cumberland County's bank deposits have grown 9 percent in the last year.

Both counties show strong growth in both population and bank deposits. It's not accurate to say that Crossville has the money with the retirees when Cookeville's bank deposits are larger and are growing at a faster rate.