Retirement - Knoxville TN or Greenville SC

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Anonymous wrote:I love everything about Knoxville but the prices have gone insane since COVID. You used to be able to get a house in the Fort (walking distance to UT) for under $300k. Now those same houses, if you can find one, run about $700k+.

Due to the nature of the college town the more students they accept the tighter close in housing gets. But it is an amazing city.

Can you elaborate about what you like about Knoxville?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless you’re a republican , stay out of the south. They will pretend to like you if you make it known you’re a progressive Dem, but the second any kind of widespread social chaos or breakdown of social order happens, they will kill you. It will be like The Purge movies. I’ve literally heard this from people in the south. They’re content to get along with neighbors who are northerners and Democrats while everything is calm, but as soon as society breaks down they’re going to kill their neighbors. They are planning to do this. It’s premeditated.

Lol, what!

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Chattanooga not Knox…

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Anonymous wrote:Would like to retire in a place where we can build a small, one-level single family house walking distance to library, restaurants, festivals, friendly, reasonable cost of living, good access to medical services, college/university close by. Greenville SC and Knoxville TN come to mind. Thoughts?

Neither place is friendly because there are MAGAs there.

Avoid the south!

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No women or POC should voluntarily move to the south or a red state.

again, you know the blackest states are in the south, right?

And how marginalized are they? Are they at the top of their professions? No. Bc the south is the south.

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Anonymous wrote:Would like to retire in a place where we can build a small, one-level single family house walking distance to library, restaurants, festivals, friendly, reasonable cost of living, good access to medical services, college/university close by. Greenville SC and Knoxville TN come to mind. Thoughts?

Neither place is friendly because there are MAGAs there.

Avoid the south!

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No women or POC should voluntarily move to the south or a red state.

again, you know the blackest states are in the south, right?

And how marginalized are they? Are they at the top of their professions? No. Bc the south is the south.

- and like I said, all of the South is flyover country.

[Anonymous]

Whomever said Asheville, please just don't. It's already extremely overrun and almost not livable anymore because of how many people have moved to the area in the last 5-10 years. Traffic is awful, housing is unaffordable. Please just don't.

Greenville is a very cool town. It's definitely not cheap either, but I believe still more affordable than Asheville. Near Greenville is Travelers Rest, which a lot of retirees land.

I can't really speak to Knoxville...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless you’re a republican , stay out of the south. They will pretend to like you if you make it known you’re a progressive Dem, but the second any kind of widespread social chaos or breakdown of social order happens, they will kill you. It will be like The Purge movies. I’ve literally heard this from people in the south. They’re content to get along with neighbors who are northerners and Democrats while everything is calm, but as soon as society breaks down they’re going to kill their neighbors. They are planning to do this. It’s premeditated.

I have also heard similar things from people who were acquainted with southerners. It’s a widespread sentiment in the south. The common theme seems to be a breakdown of society will be the event that triggers it because with local law enforcement overwhelmed with civil unrest these people will be free to murder their neighbors without police being able to intervene. There is no way I would ever live in the south. They absolutely are planning on killing people they think are Progressive.

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Anonymous wrote:Unless you’re a republican , stay out of the south. They will pretend to like you if you make it known you’re a progressive Dem, but the second any kind of widespread social chaos or breakdown of social order happens, they will kill you. It will be like The Purge movies. I’ve literally heard this from people in the south. They’re content to get along with neighbors who are northerners and Democrats while everything is calm, but as soon as society breaks down they’re going to kill their neighbors. They are planning to do this. It’s premeditated.

I have also heard similar things from people who were acquainted with southerners. It’s a widespread sentiment in the south. The common theme seems to be a breakdown of society will be the event that triggers it because with local law enforcement overwhelmed with civil unrest these people will be free to murder their neighbors without police being able to intervene. There is no way I would ever live in the south. They absolutely are planning on killing people they think are Progressive.

Honestly they don’t care or want anyone who is not white or rich.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Unless you’re a republican , stay out of the south. They will pretend to like you if you make it known you’re a progressive Dem, but the second any kind of widespread social chaos or breakdown of social order happens, they will kill you. It will be like The Purge movies. I’ve literally heard this from people in the south. They’re content to get along with neighbors who are northerners and Democrats while everything is calm, but as soon as society breaks down they’re going to kill their neighbors. They are planning to do this. It’s premeditated.

I have also heard similar things from people who were acquainted with southerners. It’s a widespread sentiment in the south. The common theme seems to be a breakdown of society will be the event that triggers it because with local law enforcement overwhelmed with civil unrest these people will be free to murder their neighbors without police being able to intervene. There is no way I would ever live in the south. They absolutely are planning on killing people they think are Progressive.

Wow y'all are nuts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whomever said Asheville, please just don't. It's already extremely overrun and almost not livable anymore because of how many people have moved to the area in the last 5-10 years. Traffic is awful, housing is unaffordable. Please just don't.

Greenville is a very cool town. It's definitely not cheap either, but I believe still more affordable than Asheville. Near Greenville is Travelers Rest, which a lot of retirees land.

I can't really speak to Knoxville...

Oh don't worry. Many of us detest Asheville for its woke, crunchy, too cool for everyone vibe. Throw in the glut of druggies drum circles and it's a big no thanks for me. I have never seen an entire city try so hard to be "cool" anywhere else like Asheville.

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Anonymous wrote:Would like to retire in a place where we can build a small, one-level single family house walking distance to library, restaurants, festivals, friendly, reasonable cost of living, good access to medical services, college/university close by. Greenville SC and Knoxville TN come to mind. Thoughts?

Neither place is friendly because there are MAGAs there.

Avoid the south!

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No women or POC should voluntarily move to the south or a red state.

Why not?

Turn them purple/blue!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love everything about Knoxville but the prices have gone insane since COVID. You used to be able to get a house in the Fort (walking distance to UT) for under $300k. Now those same houses, if you can find one, run about $700k+.

Due to the nature of the college town the more students they accept the tighter close in housing gets. But it is an amazing city.

Can you elaborate about what you like about Knoxville?

It’s a small walkable city. There are hubs of activity depending on what you’re interested in doing. College football is an incredibly fun experience, even if you don’t like football. The school brings activities that the entire community can enjoy. Check out the concert list at Thompson Bowling arena.

Downtown is adorable and has bars and restaurants and a weekly farmers market. Restaurant prices tend to be cheaper than they are here. Old city has become really trendy with lots of bars and restaurants. And there’s an up and coming section of town where a few breweries have opened up.including a great German beer hall.

They do have a homeless problem but they generally stay in a few areas of town where you wouldn’t really be anyways.

Add in the proximity to the Smokies and the river that runs through the town and there is just a lot to do.

My son goes to school there so I’m there pretty often.

[Anonymous]

I went to college near Knoxville. I'd choose to retire in Chattanooga. Great downtown and access to nature.

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Anonymous wrote:Unless you’re a republican , stay out of the south. They will pretend to like you if you make it known you’re a progressive Dem, but the second any kind of widespread social chaos or breakdown of social order happens, they will kill you. It will be like The Purge movies. I’ve literally heard this from people in the south. They’re content to get along with neighbors who are northerners and Democrats while everything is calm, but as soon as society breaks down they’re going to kill their neighbors. They are planning to do this. It’s premeditated.

I have also heard similar things from people who were acquainted with southerners. It’s a widespread sentiment in the south. The common theme seems to be a breakdown of society will be the event that triggers it because with local law enforcement overwhelmed with civil unrest these people will be free to murder their neighbors without police being able to intervene. There is no way I would ever live in the south. They absolutely are planning on killing people they think are Progressive.

Wow y'all are nuts

Really? Only if you believe “nuts” is a synonym of “informed”. Because I’m definitely informed. Southerners plan on killing their progressive neighbors from northern states as soon as they think they can get away with it. This is a widespread cultural phenomenon, found all over the south. Why do you find it so hard to believe?

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Anonymous wrote:Bring your bible.

Another drive-by “we’re more sophisticated than those southern bumpkins” post.

You are projecting your own insecurities. Greenville is deeply religious compared to the DC metro.

The entire south is flyover country.

And yet the south is a faster growing and more prosperous region than DC, more people and more companies want to move to the south. People love the south, including OP.