re: Anyone here live in Chattanooga?

I moved to Chatt recently. Really like it. Lived downtown for a year and just bought a house about 6 months ago.

Pros are about like everybody else has said. Cool, midsize city with plenty to do. Not huge, but large enough. I like the restaurant scene. Outdoor activities all around. Convenient to Atlanta and Nashville. My wife went to Atlanta last week. We're going to Nashville this weekend.

I would not say that crime is a major con. You aren't going to be living in the areas with consistent violent crime.

The biggest con to me is the school system. We don't have kids, but live in the Normal Park district. Outside of that district, you're probably going to have to go a little further out of the city.

A pet peeve of mine is that downtown and east Chattanooga are so spread out. Not a lot of places you'll be spending your time in the middle.