Is Tennessee a Good Place to Live / Retire?

Anyone her from Tennessee? Please share your thoughts.

Sure, Tennessee would be a good choice... if you're a moron.

Come on folks. There has to be someone from Tennessee here. Please help out.

It's a great place if you like heat, humidity and white trash.

and those are the good points

Well you have a couple of nu clear power plants in the eastern part and the New Madrid fault that would wipe the western half out if it ever blows..
But according to a number of articles I have read it appears to be an okay place.


The 10 Best States for Retirement
A new ranking says Tennessee, Louisiana, and South Dakota are the best places to retire.
[link to www.usnews.com]


Retire Here, Not There: Tennessee
Low taxes and natural beauty are boosting the state’s image among retirees
Tennessee is unlikely to be at the top of boomers’ lists of prime retirement locations, but with its scenic, rolling hills and low cost of living, perhaps it should be.
[link to www.marketwatch.com]

Retire to St Petersburg, Florida. Beautiful weather and beaches and a very livable city. Tampa isn't as good in my opinion even though it's just across the bay. Treasure Island Florida is awesome.

Trust me if you like Florida that's the place to go. Very safe area and tons of stuff to do plus you,re only a few hours away from Miami and the keys. I lived there for a year and can't wait to move back.

Also the housing is very affordable in that area, way less expensive than Miami. Check it out and you won't be sorry, unless you hate all of the above mentioned things and can't handle 3 or 4 months of very hot and humid weather, which I love by the way, you'll always get thunderstorms to cool things off though. It is hotter than Miami for a good portion of the year if you can believe that. Wonderful place though and highly reccomended

If the shit hits the fan though, you will be screwed if you're in st Pete, but we're all pretty much screwed anywhere we live in one way or another so why not live in an awesome place you live.

Best of luck friend, Tennessee is beautiful but full of weird hillbilly rednecks. Had a roommate from tennesse and it turns out the fucker was a sex offender and almost killed his baby. Look this fuckers name up on Google you'll find articles on him, his name is Elijah Mcghee, some scary shit this guy was one weird fucker lol, lesson learned, always do a background check or at least Google search on potential roommates, blah blah blah,Florida was awesome besides that crazy sex offender roommate but you won't have to worry about that.

I actually live in Alabama, but my BIL moved about two years ago to Spring Hill, TN and he loves it. The area is very lovely. He is actively trying to get the whole family to move up there. We've visited a few times and we didn't want to come home. It's an amazing place with a great energy.

Only if your cousin lives next door. Boingy boingy.

I live in murfreesboro tn. It is just south of Nashville and I think it's awesome. I'm 28 and moved from Germany to middle Tennessee. I have lived here half of my life. 14 years and running. I'm not a big fan of big cities anyway. If you lobe nature then I would advise moving here. The landscapes are beautiful. My favorite place to go is monteagle mountain to eat at Jim Olivers smokehouse. They have the best all you can eat barbecue buffet. I used to work there for a few years. All in all Tennessee has Nashville and country music, many arks, Graceland in Memphis and many other attractions. Don't let anyone fool you if they say it aucks because they probably have never lived here. The best thing is there isnt many ghettos down here. LOL. Depending were you move. If you move to the mountains it is so secluded you will never be bothered. So all in all I hope you move here because I know you will enjoy it. Good Luck.

30530539 best post on this thread, he knows WTF he's talking about.

Brentwood, Tennessee is alright, darling, but Mercer Island in Washington State is the Bee's Knees.

Please tell me more of this delightful Mercer Island. In that way, a flood of GLP "survivalists" can storm the beach!

Don't come to Nashville. Infested with Mexicans.

Lucky, Murfreesboro has 2 Culver's.

I live in Clarksville, TN but I'm not from here. Like any place there are pluses and minuses. I'm not crazy about it here but housing is cheaper and the economy is not too bad here.

Tennessee is pretty darned good.
The bigger cities and close suburbs for sure.
WAY better than anywhere further east or south or southwest.

There ya go Op. This guy should be in real estate,lol. He knows how to sell a place.

If you like horseback riding, you'll have a great time. Lots of horses and it looks like lovely trail riding country with friendly people.

Make sure you check it out for yourself if you're really interested.

no.

Don't know where you are posting from, but in Tennessee, you posted just after midnight and the quote was just a few minutes later. Patients is a virtue. Not all, but most of us here in Tennessee like to sleep at night.

I am 45 and have lived here in Middle Tennessee all my life. As far as I know, Tennessee is the best place on Earth. I grew up in Nashville, moved to Murfreesboro for college and now live just outside of the city limits because I wanted to. We have several decent sized cities if that is what you like. 10 or 15 minutes in any direction of just about any city in Tennessee is out in God's country. We love our freedom and hate taxes and big government. If that is you, please feel free to come stay a while or even retire here.

If however, you like high taxes and overly intrusive, controlling, tyrannical government, please look elsewhere.

Crabby Bills'! .. I dont know how many times he's gone bankrupt over the last 30 years, but its always awesome. Plus if the lines are long, free beer!

I live in Knoxville,TN for 40 years, it;s a good state to live.
You get all 4 seasons hare are nice, cost of living and food is really good compared to the rest of the nation.
The people are polite and respectful.

I would reccomend East Tennessee Counties of Sevierville and Blount,Loudon and Anderson co's.
Any cities between Knoxville and Chattanooga that are decent sized and good to live in.

Do more research online ot narrow down your preferences. Lots of choices in the areas I mentioned for outdoor living / indoor living.

Hope this helps and good luck.

I lived in TN for 30 years and it is great if you exclude Memphis, the anus of the USA.. There are so many black racists that it ruins it for both races. Google Henri Brooks, and you will get a very small taste of what life has been like for those poor people that live there.

just a word of warning . a while back there was a scandal of small cities along I-40 in tennessee with crooked cops stealing peoples money after traffic stops. I dont have time to link the stories but they should still be up on the internet.full disclosure, I travelled the same highway and not pulled over but I did in a motorhome. most motorhomes don't get pulled over for some reason.do a search on the stories it is real . as for retirement I feel the central atlantic coast of fla would be good but only because I lived in fla most my life.

I have a question for you. Just past the VA hospital on the right going north, is that a garbage mountain? WTH is that?
The cedars of Lebanon would be nice to see, but they have a sign that says no guns so i turned around and left.

You dont drive around downtown boro much do you? Plenty of ghettos...stay away from state street.

Yep thats a landfill....smells awesome uh

Another question if you have been there for decades. The main entrance to the VA hospital where the flags line the drive up to it, werent there trees going up to the main building 25+- years ago? I swear there were trees there back when.

TN is full of prejudiced rednecks. I know cuz I lived in Nashville for 20 years. If you find a nice redneck though, you've uncovered a real rare gem. My favorite type of person on the Earth.

TN is a good place to grow your own food. People are hit and miss like everywhere else. Everybody seems to have about 30 dogs, which really brings down property values.

Get acres if you can.