Living in Middle Vs East Tennessee | Pros & Cons

Are you split between moving to east or middle Tennessee? Both areas offer a unique lifestyle of their own. Having experienced living in both east and middle Tennessee, I share my personal experience and insight living in both areas. I talk about the pros and cons to living in both regions in terms of lifestyle, cost of living, housing prices, traffic, job market, and so much more. Whether you are looking for small town living or the big city lifestyle, Tennessee has right place for you and your family.

If you are thinking of moving to Tennessee? Then give me a call today!

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0:00 Intro
1:06 Terrain
1:58 Weather
3:42 Population Growth
4:40 Job Market
5:31 Traffic
6:48 Cost of Living
8:07 Things To Do
10:10 Day to Day Lifestyle
11:05 Outro

I am Brenna Foster, a Realtor with simpliHŌM in the Middle Tennessee Region. I am a Tennessee native with plenty of stories to share about this lovely state. I’ve frequented many of middle Tennessee’s finest cities including Nashville, Franklin, Nolensville, Brentwood, and Murfreesboro. These cities are filled with lively, exceptional community members who truly care about their city. I am proud to be one of them and if you’d like to join us, click the link below!

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Brenna Foster
Realtor with SimpliHOM
C:865-228-8844
O:855-856-9466 ext. 3
836 N Thompson Ln
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

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[SmokyMountainBlessed]

we moved to East Tennessee a few years ago and love it, we tried Nashville first and it was not welcoming like East Tennessee is

[bryansipes]

Wife and I live in Pennsylvania. We have been, over the past several years, checking out different potential retirement locations; Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and lately Tennessee.
Our daughter and her family live just north of Atlanta. As we have traveled between Pennsylvania and Atlanta, we have made many stops between, including Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, and some of the countryside around there. We love the Smokies. We are accustomed to the small-town environment, however we want to be in close proximity to a city that offers plenty of things to do in our retirement, and access to a good health care system in our senior years. We have been taking a strong look at the Eastern TN area from Knoxville and eastward. On our list to explore is the Chattanooga area.
Our daughter wants us to move to North Georgia, but the fact that Tennessee does not tax my retirement is an appealing feature.

[jamieh.]

I am currently in Fernley, NV and housing cannot be found. Many people are moving into RVs to live and the wages are the worst. The state has been invaded by Commifornians trying to escape what they did to their state and they buy 3-5 houses at a time then charge astronomical rents. I have been looking at central TN and east TN. I want some acreage to homestead.

[pamelasasser]

We are wanting to move to a smaller town in East TN. We drove up from FL a couple years ago and fell in love with East TN. We won't be looking to buy until late 2024 or early 2025, but we do plan to visit this year in 2023 and again in 2024 to narrow down the area we want to settle in. Love your videos about TN❤️

[tabathaorton]

Hello I was born and raised here in middle Tennessee I'm about 30 miles west of Nashville. I live in Hickman County in the Bon Aqua/Lyles area Im basically on The Dickson county line. I absolutely love Tennessee and the wouldn't live anywhere else but here .And of course Tennessee has it's pros and cons but it definitely has more pros for sure. So anyone that wants to move here to our beautiful state of Tennessee your making a great chose

[BzzykidKayden]

I live in southeast middle Tennessee. Born and raised. I have visited all 95 counties over the last 3 years and this state is like 3 states. Each division (east, middle and west) are like different places. There are alot of hidden gems throughout the state and some very interesting and friendly people in every county. If you are going to move here, I would recommend taking the time and visiting as much of the state as you can so you can find where suits you best. There are pros and cons of living anywhere in the state so be sure to do your research and maybe go spend a week in the town you like to see what it is really like before moving in.

[Vall]

Living in Texas now and rent here is slightly higher than Middle Tennessee. However temperatures in summer getting up over 100 degrees regularly with barely any fall or spring season is rough

[jmwarren]

Great content. I'm from KY and have lived all over, and been all over TN. Thinking of relocating there within the next 1-2 yrs.

[whitneybignell]

I’m loving Northeast Tennessee but really enjoyed driving through Franklin on the way to Iowa this summer :-) Thank you so much for your videos that highlight different areas of Tennessee (especially since I’m not a native :-))!

[marinamiluci]

I'm super excited to move to Tennessee from Florida. Too many people are moving to Florida, and the cost of living has increased. I love Florida, but it time for a change. I want 4 seasons and mountains. I will miss the beach and the ocean. I will be moving to an incredible tiny home community in Newport, TN. Thank you for sharing. I hope to visit Nashville. I am impressed to hear good things about Tennessee. The only thing that I will have to make a huge adjustment is living in a small town.

[maryrinkevich]

Just found you on YouTube. Excellent content. TN is top of list for us for retirement. However, we're leaning more towards suburbs of Tri-Cities area. Any chance you could do a deep dive for that area? Mostly just interested in suburbs but drivable to good healthcare and things to do. It just seems like you do a better job of details on these vids than some and I'd like your perspective on that area. Thanks! Keep up the great work!

[gplank]

I love eastern tennessee lived here 47 years and whould not trade for no place in the USA! I live in the tri-cities area bristol, Johnson City, Kingsport area

[briandorobiala]

Me, my wife and our young son will be moving to N.E. Tennessee from Indiana. I have been to the tri-state of NE Kentucky about 5 times in the last 2 years as we have friends there and we just love it there. From fishing to boating, hiking and the truly beautiful mountains everywhere. As the gangs and guns and murders have spread in all directions. We will not even go outside at night in Indianapolis

[dwdog]

Great information, I believe we would move to East Tennesse. Tornados terrify me.

[Mims.Entertainment]

Thank you for your presentation on TN. With a background as a professional 'Hollywood' producer, director and especially film and video editor, please take my comments as constructive. I had to stop the video to re-hear where you live. Not sure what is causing your sound problem but I can offer 25+years in editing to suggest a couple of options. One, a cheap laptop mic. If so, consider a good Sony mic. Two, your room is creating an echo. Place (sound or household) blankets around you that are not seen on camera. They will deaden that room sound 'bounce'. Third, consider an EQ mixer to lower you voice slightly. You will come off much easier to understand. I am glad to hear what you had to say as we are considering TN as a place we want to create a film production center and hire young people wanting to learn on the job professional film productions. Thank you for the time you spent making this well thought out and informative introduction to beautiful Tennessee!!!

[clarkwilliams]

I am a native of Chattanooga and coming back to live after 12 years in Nashville, Knoxville and Charlotte, I was very pleased to see how much my hometown had progressed in every category --like economic vitality, environmental air and water quality, recreational opportunities and higher ed. schools like UTC and Chatt. State. The cost of living is the best of the 4 big towns--Nashville, Knoxville and Memphis being the others.

[Prodigy]

I like the area around Cookeville. I've visited there many times sine the late 90's.

[heygraceshockey]

This is so helpful, Brenna!!! You are truly so detailed - I feel like you share literally all of the things to know about TN! ❤️

[glenmorin]

Great video and great information Nashville Tennessee is a beautiful place to live I would love to move there someday…

[thenewwayhome]

Great informative video! Giving off great insight about Tennessee. Well done!