Another person looking to re-locate to East TN (Knoxville, Maryville: for sale, how much)

[TN Gal now]

that I agree with suggesting the OP stay in the Knoxville area. White Pine is extremely rural, jobs are scarce, and, in my opinion, not an ideal first TN location for someone from Jersey.

It's already likely that there may be a reduction in wages coming from north to south, but having a job is important and it's far more likely to find one in Knoxville. Personally, I think a daily commute from White Pine to Knoxville would be miserable.

More an issue of common sense than being a realtor and I'm NOT a realtor.

[hiknapster]

I work in the entire state.

[RamblinRoseRanch]

White Pine, being fifteen minutes to Jefferson City or Morristown and thirty minutes from Knoxville is not what I consider *extremely rural*.

[weisgarber1]

Originally Posted by RamblinRoseRanch

White Pine, being fifteen minutes to Jefferson City or Morristown and thirty minutes from Knoxville is not what I consider *extremely rural*.

I believe White Pine is more than 30 minutes from Knoxville, maybe 30 to the extreme eastern city limits of Knoxville.

[RamblinRoseRanch]

I live in White Pine. I can hit 40 @ exit four and be at Knoxville Center Mall in thirty minutes or less. From exit eight, it's thirty five minutes and eight is in Morristown. My husband drives from here to Watt's Rd daily and does it in under a hour.

[weisgarber1]

Originally Posted by RamblinRoseRanch

I live in White Pine. I can hit 40 @ exit four and be at Knoxville Center Mall in thirty minutes or less. From exit eight, it's thirty five minutes and eight is in Morristown. My husband drives from here to Watt's Rd daily and does it in under a hour.

Not anything to debate about, but East Town/Knoxville Mall is at the eastern limits of Knoxville, not downtown, as I noted.

[RamblinRoseRanch]

I'm sorry, I don't see where you were timing the drive to downtown Knoxville- I just saw the reference to White Pine being more than thirty minutes from Knoxville.

[hiknapster]

According to Google maps, it takes 48 minutes to get from "downtown" White Pine to downtown Knoxville but that is not the point.

It never hurt anyone to investigate a town. Well, most towns.

Do I think "White Pine" when someone from Jersey says up front they want to live in the suburbs and not anything "too rural?" Of course not. White Pine is lovely but very, very rural. I bet there are lots of folks that are happy there and I bet more would be happy to live there, but probably not in this case.

I'm from the northeast; a little town of 12,000. I lived in rural Knox County and it was too country for me. I never thought I would live in a city in a million years, but Knoxville is more like a very large town. A suburb here in Knoxville is probably going to be a better choice. Or, perhaps Maryville.

It's not a slam against White Pine. But not every place is for everyone.

[RamblinRoseRanch]

Oh, I didn't take it as a slam against White Pine. :0)
I honestly don't know any area that would fit the op's total criteria. Correct me if i'm wrong, since all i've ever lived in is rural TN and VERY rural NM- but from posts made by northerners wishing to come here, i've gathered that the walkable, almost all inclusive neighborhood is rampant in the northern part of the US?

Btw- we HAVE a downtown here? lol

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by RamblinRoseRanch

Oh, I didn't take it as a slam against White Pine. :0)
I honestly don't know any area that would fit the op's total criteria. Correct me if i'm wrong, since all i've ever lived in is rural TN and VERY rural NM- but from posts made by northerners wishing to come here, i've gathered that the walkable, almost all inclusive neighborhood is rampant in the northern part of the US?

Btw- we HAVE a downtown here? lol

We do have more sidewalks in little towns up north. Yes. I grew up in a town that looked more like "Mayberry" than anything I've seen in the south. Most streets had sidewalks and you could walk to the corner store, the library, the dress shop, the stationery store, the shoe store.

But there are tons of areas of Knoxville that fit their criteria. Powell. Fountain City. Halls. West Knoxville. Karns. And on and on and on. Lots of friendly people. Minutes to downtown. Affordable. And much lower taxes. Just not a lot of sidewalks.