Knoxville, TN -- A city reinventing itself

Inspired by the thread earlier today on Asheville and the beautiful areas surrounding it. I thought I'd throw one together for one of it's sister cities on the other side of the Mountains and the Gateway to the Smokies.

Founded in 1791 & nestled in between the Cumberland plateau and The Smoky Mountains lies Knoxville, TN. A city that's really started to transform itself over the last 5-10 years in terms of it's perception as a sleepy mid sized city in need of some TLC into an up and comer with a thriving downtown and an outdoorsmans paradise. Largely in part due to a string of forward thinking city leadership, an extremely low cost of living, and being located in one of the more scenic areas East of the Mississipi river.

What makes it attractive for home owners and a good place to visit for guests?

It's a city thats big enough to have everything you need while being small enough to not have the issues that we're seeing all over the country in the much larger cities. A walkable downtown with multiple districts & more than 100+ bars, breweries, & restaurants with more on the way. A brand new minor league baseball stadium to be built downtown for The Smokies is in the works and expected to be built within the next 5 years. The University of Tennessee, miles of greenways and an urban wilderness, proximity to mountains, numerous lakes and rivers for hunting and fishing. One of the better brewery scenes for a city it's size in the South (20+ breweries and counting with most being in walking/bike riding distance of each other), friendly people and a sense of community.

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Weather: It's got 4 seasons with a beautiful fall, a hot summer, but without the unbearable heat & humidity like some of our brother states in the Deep South. As well as a winter that sees snowfall and allows for snowboarding and skiing in Gatlinburg or close access to the other ski resorts in Western North Carolina

Knox county public schools are good and there are multiple private schools in the city as well.

Politically the city itself is lead by a fairly centrist democratic mayor while the county is lead by a Republican (Professional wrestler Kane) so pretty fair representation across the board. Although the region at large leans heavily conservative.

Population:
Knoxville City limits: 191,060 (2020 Est.)
Knox County: 475k~ (2020 Est.)
Knoxville Metro: 898k (2020 Est.)

**Note: There is no distinction in most cases where the city ends and where the county starts. It all runs together -- it's all Knoxville.

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Photos of the Smokies. Just one county to the East:

















Long story short, come check us out! We'd love to have you.