Tennessee Residents Suggestions-Suburbs of Knoxville or Nashville

Clarksville

West of Hopkinsville (KY)

Good advice on Franklin. You will be hard-pressed to find a better suburb anywhere in the country. However, your budget may be a factor. You would likely spend at least 750k to find an above average home. Mt. Juliet is another suburb of Nasvhille and homes are going to be 200k to 300k less than Franklin. If East TN is okay for you, check Hardin Valley/Oak Ridge near Knoxville or Ooltewah near Chattanooga. You can get a nice house for 450k and have a similar experience. Final area to consider might be White House outside of Nashville. I would go Franklin or Mt. Juliet first. Do not consider Clarksville.

Thanks so much for the recommendations. We will have to make a couple of weekend trips to the Nashville and Knoxville areas.
Which areas of Tennessee to avoid because of flooding? I am looking for a community that is scenic, safe, conservative, and close to shopping (groceries, Target, etc...).

For knoxville as someone mentioned above, Hardin valley is nice, also farragut which is a nicer area on the west end of knox county. Also if you want to go a little further out, Maryville is the county to the south and lenoir city/loudon County is to the SW. Both are a little more rural and affordable than the more desirable areas of Knox but are still nice and close to shopping, downtown knox etc.

Oak Ridge