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Old 07-06-2020, 09:38 AM
 
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My wife and I will possibly be relocating to this area this winter. It will only be a seven month per year home as we will be having another home somewhere in the northeast. We live outside of Charleston SC right now, but intend on moving within a year.

My question is really about fitting in. We are both fairly conservative professionals and will be looking at a price range of 200-320K. She is is from NY and I'm from California and would like a community that is somewhat welcoming to outsiders. Which community of the three mentioned would best fit our needs?

We do like cultural activities and are regular church attenders. We are also quite private and are on the reserved side, and love to travel....

Thanks for any answers,

Danny Baker
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Old 07-06-2020, 11:27 AM
 
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This is the buckle of the Bible Belt. You would be comfortable with your spiritual and conservative views in all three areas.
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Old 07-06-2020, 12:33 PM
 
Location: East TN
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The people of Knoxville metro area, including the nearby communities you mentioned, are very kind and welcoming people. We moved here from northern CA and have found the people here to be very kind and generous people. This part of the state has more than a few people from all around the country, in part due to the university, as well as Oak Ridge Nat'l Lab, so it's somewhat more diverse than the rural areas of the state. There are numerous churches and congregations of every denomination you can think of. In general, TN is a very conservative state, and more religious than either NY or CA. The metro areas are "somewhat" more diverse in their leanings, but you will not feel out of place here.
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Old 07-06-2020, 03:16 PM
 
Location: Eastern Tennessee
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The people of Knoxville metro area, including the nearby communities you mentioned, are very kind and welcoming people. We moved here from northern CA and have found the people here to be very kind and generous people. This part of the state has more than a few people from all around the country, in part due to the university, as well as Oak Ridge Nat'l Lab, so it's somewhat more diverse than the rural areas of the state. There are numerous churches and congregations of every denomination you can think of. In general, TN is a very conservative state, and more religious than either NY or CA. The metro areas are "somewhat" more diverse in their leanings, but you will not feel out of place here.
Agree very much and I will also add there are MANY retirees here from all over so you will not be the only 'transplants' to the area.
You didn't mention Alcoa but you should really check that area out as well.
You're going to love it here.
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Old 07-07-2020, 06:20 AM
 
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This is the buckle of the Bible Belt. You would be comfortable with your spiritual and conservative views in all three areas.
Second that opinion.

My wife and I escaped from NJ one year ago and we love it here.
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Old 07-07-2020, 02:44 PM
 
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I too lived in northern California for 25 years and another 25 year in So Cal. I do miss the weather and some of the beauty of the state, but little else.

We've been in the Charleston area for five years and it's so flat with little change in scenery. I've told my friends you can drive a hundred miles in just about any direction and it will look exactly the same. I love all the places to hike and be out in nature in east Tennessee, but I do like having a Trader Joe's nearby as well as plenty of places to shop and dine out.

It looks like Farragut/W Knoxville may be the best fit...
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Old 07-07-2020, 02:59 PM
 
Location: Knoxville, TN
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danno5757,

I am in Sacramento right now and just retired.

I want to check out the area around Knoxville this summer and would be on my way if not for all this Covid BS. I may not make it until next spring because of that.

I will be taking ample time to check out Farragut, Powell, Lenoir City, Maryville, and Seymour. I will try to squeeze in time for Oak Ridge, but if you see too much, you have seen nothing, so I would rather really spend more time absorbing fewer places than spreading myself too thin. I doubt I will find time for Oak Ridge.

I don't really know how Farragut distinguishes itself from West Knoxville -- if they are distinctly separate or one and the same for all intents and purposes, but I guess I will be checking out West Knoxville as well.

City Data does show a West Knoxville neighborhood, bur I mean it is REALLY in town. If that is "the West Knoxville" then it is too close to Knoxville proper for my blood.

I am not interested in being too far away, so I am not checking out Cookeville.

I will be looking around Chattanooga as well, but I can't see it. My focus will be the Knoxville suburbs, unless I just flat fall in love with the Chattanooga area when I see it. Signal Mountain and Lookout Mountain have potential but appear to cost more than I want to pay. I don't want to be home poor in retirement.

Then I am off to Charleston and North Myrtle Beach to check them out, so I will be passing you on the way, I guess. Funny what we want or think we want.
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Old 07-07-2020, 03:07 PM
 
Location: Knoxville, TN
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I too lived in northern California for 25 years and another 25 year in So Cal. I do miss the weather and some of the beauty of the state, but little else.

We've been in the Charleston area for five years and it's so flat with little change in scenery. I've told my friends you can drive a hundred miles in just about any direction and it will look exactly the same. I love all the places to hike and be out in nature in east Tennessee, but I do like having a Trader Joe's nearby as well as plenty of places to shop and dine out.

It looks like Farragut/W Knoxville may be the best fit...
If you don't mind my asking, what is pushing you out of Charleston? I would think topography is not the only reason motivating you to move from Charleston to Knoxville.

What do you think of North Myrtle Beach? Did you check into it before you moved to Charleston? As an ex-Californicator, I would benefit greatly for why you are leaving Charleston, why you rejected the Myrtle Beach area, and what is attracting you to Knoxville, other than low taxes and low cost of living.

Thanks,

Jim aka. I Blevin
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Old 07-07-2020, 03:13 PM
 
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City Data does show a West Knoxville neighborhood, bur I mean it is REALLY in town. If that is "the West Knoxville" then it is too close to Knoxville proper for my blood.
AFAIK, nobody uses the name "West Knoxville" to refer to a neighborhood. This is the more proper definition:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Knoxville
even though I usually think of "West Knoxville" as "West Knox" aka the western part of the county.
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Old 07-07-2020, 03:25 PM
 
Location: Knoxville, TN
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AFAIK, nobody uses the name "West Knoxville" to refer to a neighborhood. This is the more proper definition:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Knoxville
even though I usually think of "West Knoxville" as "West Knox" aka the western part of the county.
OK, well that is along the lines shown here on City Data.


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