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looking to move to Knoxville
Hi ladies-
H and I are looking to move to Knoxville basically for the heck of it. Currently we live in Des Moines, Iowa and are looking to get out of the midwest. H picked Knoxville because he wants to be close to the mountains.
I need your help in where to start looking for a community to live in. We recently took a trip to Austin, TX and it didn't work for us at all. It was too big, too spread out and it seemed kind of dirty. So we're looking for a clean, well maintained/kept area where it's safe to go for a run at night, etc. Housing price range we're looking at is $125-$200k. Any advice on any neighborhoods/suburbs to stay out of would be appreciated as well.
I also wanted to know how bad the bugs are because it seems like it doesn't get cold enough in the winter to have them to die off.
TIA
H and I are looking to move to Knoxville basically for the heck of it. Currently we live in Des Moines, Iowa and are looking to get out of the midwest. H picked Knoxville because he wants to be close to the mountains.
I need your help in where to start looking for a community to live in. We recently took a trip to Austin, TX and it didn't work for us at all. It was too big, too spread out and it seemed kind of dirty. So we're looking for a clean, well maintained/kept area where it's safe to go for a run at night, etc. Housing price range we're looking at is $125-$200k. Any advice on any neighborhoods/suburbs to stay out of would be appreciated as well.
I also wanted to know how bad the bugs are because it seems like it doesn't get cold enough in the winter to have them to die off.
TIA
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Re: looking to move to Knoxville
We have several hospitals in Knoxville: Parkwest, Fort Sanders, Childrens, Baptist, St. Mary's. Baptist and St. Mary's are joining together to become Mercy. So if you do any searches, you may see Mercy thrown in there, too.
I would try to focus on North Knoxville. West Knoxville is very affluent and housing prices are astronomical = $300+ (Farragut is the name of the suburb if you're looking in realty magazines or on-line).
North Knoxville consists of areas known as Powell, Halls, Fountain City, etc. You could also try Karns, but I don't that's considered North. That's more North West.
I would just google knoxville realtors webpages and start looking. I moved here 5+years ago and love it.
Good luck!
Not all houses in West Knoxville/Farragut are super expensive. DH and I bought a house in Farragut last May for under $200K. The Farragut, Concord/Bluegrass, and Northshore/Choto areas are nice in West Knoxville. Karns, Powell, and Halls are also nice for the north/northwest areas of town.
check out http://public.kaarmls.com for a search of all the mls listings here in Knoxville. You can search by area, address, realtor, etc.
I've lived in Knoxville all my life and would be more than willing to answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to email me at khamilton614 at yahoo dot com anytime! Just put something in the subject line re: the nest so I won't delete it!
The bugs aren't too terrible, but I might be used to them!
*actually, I do love the area and would recommend it.*
;o)
http://www.starliper.com/125_200.php
http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/greenways/
The Sequoyah greenway, which runs down Cherokee Boulevard, is my favorite place in town to run. Sequoyah Hills is a great neighborhood but pretty expensive.
The Knoxville Track Club:
www.ktc.org
is also very active.
We are just off of 75 (north of 640) about 10-15 minutes from downtown and 25 minutes from Turkey Creek (in West Knoxville). I love this area. It's still pretty quiet, but there's a lot of new construction. I live near the Sterchi (pronounced Sterki, but I still get it wrong) Hills and Sterchi Village subdivisions, but not in either of them. I think Village has a pool, and there's the Sterchi Hills greenway where I try to walk every day. I can walk to the greenway which is great. There's also Victor Ashe park about 10 minutes away with a disc golf course and a great fenced in dog park. Also, the best pizza in town is at Elidio's which is 2 minutes from my house. I love North Knoxville!
Also, FYI, we bought a 3br/2ba house for under $125,000, so your price range will definitely get you something nice in this area.
AND the people are ridiculously nice! I know most of my neighbors and they're all so sweet. We borrow tools and keep an eye on things when people are out of town.
As for the bugs, they're not awful.
I'm also a nurse-I work at Parkwest which I love. It's part of Covenant (Fort Sanders, Parkwest and several other hospitals) There is also Mercy Healthcare (Baptist, St. Mary's and other) however Mercy is currently closing one of their hospitals, just that your DH is aware.
Children's Hospital is right near UT's campus and pretty accessible (sp?)
You might also want to check in Blount County-Maryville/Alcoa/Friendsville, it is a little closer to the Smokies and pretty close to Knoxville.
Good luck in your search and welcome to East Tennesse!