East Tennessee

I have lived in Alexandria, Virginia; Cairo, Egypt; Burlington, North Carolina; Greeneville, Morristown, Chattanooga, Dandridge, Jefferson City, Tennessee; and Florence, Kentucky...  out of all those locations, I prefer Jefferson City, TN...

WHY?

• Lower cost of living (food & housing)
• Low crime rate
• Moderate year long termperatures
• Less automobile traffic
• Excellent places to eat
• Outstanding recreational activities
• Proximity to healthcare & airports
• Good return on one's investment

Cons:

• low wages
• minimal job opportunities
• poor K-12 education
• high sales tax
• not modernized
• allergies

I moved from NC to TN because for my education and training, there were more opportunities here than in NC precisely because of the cons listed above.  I remained precisely because of:

• the weather
• the low cost of living
• the low crime rate
• traffic

In 2015, my wife and I retired and it has been an EXCELLENT place for our retirement...

Lots of northerners move down to Florida to retire and move half way back to Tennessee because they have discovered the same issues that my wife and I have discovered.

TENNESSEE IS PERFECT FOR RETIREES

What to do in East TN:

1. NASCAR

2. Dollywood & Pigeon Forge

3.  Great Smoky Mountains

4.  TVA Lakes, parks, recreation

5.  ORNL - Secret City (WWII - Atomic bomb)

6.  Nashville - Country Music

7.  Memphis - Elvis Presley

8.  TN barbeque and moonshine

9.  Chattanooga Zoo

10.  Southern living and cooking