Saturday Afternoon

75 degrees in my neck of the woods...
I like living in East TN because the Blue Ridge Mountains are on our right side and the Cumberland Plateau is on our left side and we are in the valley in between the two...  so, what does this mean?  Weather systems coming in from the east or from the west are pretty much blocked.  Systems do not come down from the north but they do come up from the south which is rare but it happens and when it does that is the only time we receive bad weather...

Our winters are mild...  we may see 32 degrees and/or below for 4-6 weeks but the odds are that it will be less...  our winters are usually in the high 30's or low 40's...  and, if it snows one day, the temps go up into the 50's on the next day or the day after...

HOWEVER, this is not the best part of East TN...  the best part is the fact that it is 15-21% cheaper to live in here and this is NOT TRUE for middle or west TN...  Of course, all of TN pays no State Income Tax which typically saves about 7% of one's income.

The cost to build a home is less than the national average
2400 square foot home
1 acre of land,
residential community
$120,000  (ten years old)
3 garages
4 bedrooms
3 full baths
1 mile from Walmart Super Center
1 mile from Lowes
1 mile from banks
1 miles from gas station
7 miles from Interstate
1 mile from fitness center

The purchase price of a home is less than the national average
For Instance:
(and this does not take into consideration LOCATIONS)
the price of a home in Raleigh, NC or Chapel Hill, NC might be $500,000 but the same square footage would only cost you $250,000 here...

I am 30 minutes from a Top Notch University Hospital
I am 40 minutes from the airport
I am 50 minutes from Oakridge National Laboratories
I am 75 minutes from the Bristol Motor Speedway
I am 75 minutes from Dollywood
I am 90 minutes from Gatlinburg
I am 120 minutes from Cherokee Gambling Casinos
I am 4 hours from Atlanta, GA
I am 5 hours from Charleston, SC Cruise Ship Ports
I am 6 hours from Myrtle Beach, SC
I am 8 hours from Destin, Florida

Temperature
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