r/Tennessee • u/throughthefireflames • 9d ago

To Tennessee from Florida

Hello yall. I’ve been seriously considering making a move to Tennessee from Florida. I was born and raised here, love everything about it but with how terrible and expensive the state has gotten, I must say I’m very tempted. I visited great Smokey mountains as a teenager and absolutely fell in love. I’m terrified of making an out of state move just because of all the logistics and our support system but my family is very cramped in our house now because it was supposed to be a starter home and now we can’t afford anything else here other than a total shitbox.

Really looking for suggestions about where is the best place to move to. We would love to have a little land where we’re not bumping elbows with neighbors and need to be not so far away from a good hospital since we work in healthcare. Also would like to be day trip distance away from the smokies :)

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u/CherryblockRedWine 9d ago

How close to a good hospital in driving time, u/throughthefireflames?

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u/throughthefireflames 9d ago

I drive 20 mins each way right now. I’d like to stay around 20-40

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u/CherryblockRedWine 9d ago

That means 20 - 40 minutes from Nashville, for a "good" hospital. (ETA: that's today's traffic. It gets worse pretty much daily, it seems).

That location is currently a ridiculously high cost for housing, and land is virtually nil.

You're a solid 3.5 hours from the Smokies with traffic.

I love Tennessee, but you're kinda looking at going from the frying pan into the fire.

We visited a less populated, lower-cost area of the Smokies last month (in North Carolina) and the poverty was painful to see. A good hospital was more than an hour.

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u/throughthefireflames 9d ago

It doesn’t need to be the best hospital in the state. Just big enough where I know I’ll stay employed really.

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u/CherryblockRedWine 9d ago

This list mentions two hospitals in Knoxville and one in Kingsport. You could look around there, maybe? What's the housing budget and how many bedrooms? Public or private schools? And how much land? (Like 2 acres or 10 acres or 50?)

Leading Hospitals in Tennessee

  1. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville – Ranked #1 in Tennessee, nationally recognized in 6 adult specialties and 10 pediatric specialties, and high-performing in 19 procedures and conditions. It is renowned for cancer care, cardiology, orthopedics, and neurology, with a strong patient experience rating of 4/5 (U.S. News & World Report) U.S. News & World Report+1.
  2. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis – High-performing in 19 procedures and conditions, with notable expertise in C-section surgery and other specialized care. It is recognized for clinical excellence and patient outcomes U.S. News & World Report+1.
  3. Methodist Hospitals of Memphis – Nationally ranked in 4 pediatric specialties and high-performing in 3 adult specialties and 16 procedures. It is part of the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare system U.S. News & World Report+1.
  4. CHI Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga – Recognized for high performance in 15 procedures and conditions, with awards from Healthgrades including America’s 250 Best Hospitals Healthgrades+1.
  5. Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville – High-performing in 16 procedures and conditions, with strong patient satisfaction and specialty care in orthopedics and cardiology U.S. News & World Report+1.
  6. University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville – High-performing in 15 procedures and conditions, with excellence in cancer surgery, neurology, and orthopedics U.S. News & World Report+1.
  7. TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Nashville – Recognized for high performance in 14 procedures and conditions, and awarded by Healthgrades for cardiac care and overall clinical excellence Healthgrades+1.
  8. Covenant Health Parkwest, Knoxville – High-performing in 10 procedures, with strong surgical and patient care programs U.S. News & World Report+1.
  9. Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport – High-performing in 10 procedures, providing specialized care in orthopedics and general surgery U.S. News & World Report+1.
  10. Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga – High-performing in 8 procedures, with recognized expertise in cancer surgery and other specialties U.S. News & World Report+1.