Why is EVERYONE moving to TENNESSEE? 🤷🏻

[@Big.Kuntry.777]

I’m in west Tennessee & the ones moving here immediately start bitching about 1. Nothing being here 2. Locals & local ways of life 3. The lack of the same services they were receiving where they moved from that cost so much and caused taxes to be so high. If you’re going to move somewhere don’t expect the area you move into to change to suit your wants!

[@phabbletty]

When they get hold of your local politics you not going to believe you in the USA... part of the plan. Pay attention!!

[@danieldigiuseppe7912]

Idk why people do this shit. If you move to Tennessee. You should respect the local culture.

[@IndependentArmz]

I live rural because I don't want to be near costco or any of it. It's the point. they are all just self serving nutjobs

[@dennissmith1230]

I moved to Middle Tennessee in 2020 and we are full now. Keep Tennessee red.

[@beverlyhill6783]

I agree - don’t move and want to make it like what you left - we are being invated all up and down in southern Appalachia

[@williambain2646]

Native East Tennessean here. They retire, and come here after having sold their house. Spend half the money buying a house that is better than what they had the first time, and bank the other half of the money for their retirement.//Or no 2, they see the low land prices and low cost of living and move here with their family. They work in a city nearby, usually white collar or executive level job (one or both parents). This is why the real estate prices are through the roof. Mark my words, it will get so expensive that natives won’t be able to afford to live here anymore.

[@deirdremorris9234]

Cant afford it NOW!

[@RobOlgatree]

@@deirdremorris9234 - I was waiting for a comment like yours.

[@ericscottstevens]

Our property taxes got doubled, because of all the metal home communities ($378k per unit) springing up. We also have a huge RV park coming in that Sevier county refused to zone. But we agreed somehow to it. Wheel tax is 1 vote away from returning. Our local roads are pothole central from all the building trucks zooming around.

[@deirdremorris9234]

@@ericscottstevens Chattanooga is a joke! We have so much traffic.

[@mikestephenson2274]

@@ericscottstevens I moved to Kingsport from phoenix. this place is so poor people work for less than the Mexicans at Home Depot.

[@notar0b0t79]

What sucks is seeing people who live and worked here their whole lives to finally retire to a peaceful place and the house next door becomes an air bnb There has to be a line drawn

[@niveknanorc7316]

there will be,,, we may have a coastline here in a few years 😁

[@ryantrone4140]

Is that because of people wanting to move to Tennessee or is that people in Tennessee with the means of buying up real estate taking advantage of people vacationing and traveling here, do you think?

[@notar0b0t79]

@@ryantrone4140 it's individuals from other states/areas purchasing a second home (vacation home) that they rent to vacationers when thety do not occupy

[@shenanigans8799]

Air bnb have destroyed my town in Cali as well, full time locals who work and rent have to leave the community because there is no housing as a result. I hate air bnbs!

[@user-anc123]

They will develop the hell out of Tennessee with subdivisions and warehouses

[@NotAsTraceable]

They're building homes and apartments on every square inch of Chattanooga and surrounding counties esp Bradley

[@improvisedsurvival5967]

They should

[@AbeDehili]

@@user-anc123 and storage units

[@user-anc123]

@@AbeDehili those too

[@robert615-HB]

Middle Tennessee that is how these p.o.s are doing messing up our way of life.

[@kathymc234]

Sorry MD. This is what happened to Georgia when Hollywood decided to set up studios here. GA is ruined.

[@trishgels]

So is Wilmington, NC fir the same reason!

[@timfultz5288]

You must be around Fayetteville.

[@lisahiawassee]

North Georgia mountains are full too. I spoke with a guy who recently moved here. He was all excited about starting an HOA in his neighborhood. Crap like that is why the locals strongly dislike the move-ins.

[@pamcornelius9122]

I live in Coweta Co. Georgia where The Walking Dead was filmed. Lots of other film and tv projects are filmed here too. My property taxes have more than doubled since we bought our house in 2008. And the county is proposing a 39% property tax increase for 2025.

[@Idellphany]

Atl and East TN are very close to each other also.

[@GenevieveEKelly]

I’m tired of moving, worn out trying to run from the crowds: heavy traffic, overbuilding, overcrowded grocery stores and all. We have done it 3 times now. I hear you loud and clear and can really relate. I might add the increase in tax assessment on our homes is a real rip off. Not fair. Some older folks can’t keep up in this economy and end up priced out of their homes.

[@user-anc123]

Its the local politicians and property owners selling out to developers

[@AlternativeHomesteading]

Exactly. That is exactly right. People cannot move into an area unless there are places to live. So if people are selling property to developers that’s exactly what’s going to happen. Maybe that’s the best way to get even with my nasty neighbors it’s just sell my property to a developer. That would certainly teach them a lesson.

[@cumberlandquiltchic1]

Macon county nc they voting to allow building in flood plane areas. The developers pushing hard and looks like county goinf to do it. They keep delaying it, well they not saying NO. So the ole delay tactic. The farmers are outraged because the floods being good nutrient rich sediments into fields. It would bring fill dirt and who knows what . Our farmers are in trouble. Fields being turned into subdivisions and rv parks.

[@bobbyjones7505]

@@cumberlandquiltchic1people need to stand up and demand a stop to it no farms=no food This is another phase to population control

[@ralph95]

well said true statement

[@acox2884]

Politicians raise taxes then out the other side of their mouth talk about how unaffordable living is. People becoming homeless and politicians make laws against the homeless.

[@shirleypoplo-ej7lz]

It’s absolutely all over the United States!! We are getting way over populated! We have had millions of illegals coming from everywhere!! It’s gotten very sad all over !! Americans are the one mostly suffering!!

[@joeyank2451]

You Are ABSOLUTELY Correct Madam And Yet We Still Let Them All Come Here Unbelievable Ain’t It.

[@danaembry4844]

Yes I agree 100%. My hometown of Bowling Green, Ky is absolutely full of immigrants now. It takes an hour to drive across town. What makes me so angry is they’re getting everything free while we work full time and get nothing .

[@kevinellis3175]

The states with the most domestic outbound migrants have the highest immigrant populations. Just look into New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California for examples.

[@e.k.severson]

I'm a conservative from Minnesota, and my husband and I want to get the "h" out of here... It is ssoooo woke and liberal and invaded by illegal (and possibly legal) immigrants!! We hate our state, but our families have lived here for generations, so I know what y'all are saying in that regard. We don't want to intrude on anyone in other/their states, but we desperately want out of MN, now! (So yes, we are looking at your state as a possibility!) We love the more conservative and (seemingly) Christian beliefs of people in the south!)

[@chadman277]

I couldn't agree more. I'm born/bred in Morristown TN and the amount of growth we've seen in just the last 5 years is unbelievable. Way more crime, drugs and snarky residents that are from Cali, NY and Ohio mainly. Some of the rudest people I've ever met. They move here then complain it's not like the hellscape of a state they're from and want to change it.

[@mandolinman2006]

Agreed. I hate going out anymore. Even the Walmart in Jeff is horrible. If I didn't have a job in Knoxville, I wouldn't go. I haven't been to Sevierville in over a year.

[@amandawolfe1054]

@@mandolinman2006 Last Monday was the first time I'd been to Sevier county in over a year, and I couldn't believe how everything has grown. I took my mom for a drive last Monday, and we're from Maryville so I drove up through the back roads and mountains, down into Gatlinburg, the Pigeon Forge, then decided to check out that Buc-ee's down by the interstate. Holy. Crap. 1 pm on a Monday, and Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and even Sevierville, all the way down to Buc-ee's and I-40, was completely full and people were out and about walking, traffic was already going into nightmare territory by 2:30 pm. I was in Buc-ee's less than 20 mins; just long enough to get pulled pork sandwiches to take home- and then I had to get back out. I desperately needed to go to the lady's room before my drive back (and I heard Buc-ee's had very clean bathrooms) but had to wait and find another place down the road, because there was a huge line even for the bathroom, and I couldn't wait. Unless you have a whole day to take to visit Seviere county and deal with the traffic, don't even attempt it.

[@tylerricker250]

Amen, Greene County Native here, you can’t farm without getting ran over by people with Californians and those from Illinois. Our property taxes have went through the roof. They’re rude and pretentious. Even the so called “ conservatives” just complain about how we do things here.

[@tomp6685]

I'm from Morristown it's definitely changed, especially the west end. But at least there are plenty of jobs in Mo-Town.

[@stephaniegee227]

Native Tennessean here. All I can figure is that people from other states are able to sell their more expensive property - move here & pay cash - then have money left over for themselves. If I watch a clip from the local evening news, you almost never see a local interviewed about anything. It's X who moved here last year or Y who moved here 2 years ago, and these people are being interviewed about local issues which predate their arrival to this state. But b/c they're new and have money, then their opinion seems to be the holy grail of answers. I'm also thinking that many of these people don't know about our sales taxes, the precarious state of rural health care in some counties, or the fact that the locals aren't quite as stupid as many people from out of state assume us to be.

[@kathymc234]

And this is why the South always resents Yankees.

[@annreese5100]

I apologize for all the rude, entitled newcomers who are changing your way of life. My family moved to a very rural area of East Tennessee two years ago. I love my new home, my new neighbors, and my new lifestyle. We have the same fears about people moving in and changing the politics. I hope the lack of shopping, entertainment and amenities chase these people away and the ones who stay are the people who embrace and assimilate into the existing lifestyle. We are multi-generational (4 generations) who came here to escape the wokeness in CA not to recreate it. We love being here and will fight to keep the status quo as long as we can. The right kind of growth can be good for an area, but uncontrolled growth hurts everyone. Blessings to you, your new neighbor Ann

[@keithknechg3217]

Agreed .it was so quiet here yrs ago.e tn plateau.deer and turkeys were my neihgbors.grew up in tx ,went to school in ky.fell in love with tn years ago.retirement time yankee wife was all in.she loves it here.personally disturbed about development.bought 5 acres of forest adjacent,wild life bedding area.put in a food plot on additional acreage.critters love it.just WAY TO MANY NEW NEIGHBORS.BASICALLY SICK OF IT.

[@jamiespaulding]

@@annreese5100 For all who moved here for the right reasons, to be "left alone" by Big Brother while assimilating into the small town culture and being good neighbors, Welcome! We know who you are by your actions! To those who move out to the country and call the police when they hear gunfire, or smell the neighbors hog lot, and gripe how their neighbors with the single wide and the car up on blocks hurts the property value of their 1.2 million dollar McMansion. we also know who they are. I hope those types never feel welcome here. When times get tough, good folks pull together. I've noticed our southern accents are definitely going away. Exposure to the outside world through various media outlets is killing the southern drawl as surely as its killing our morality. Maybe our culture is dying. I pray that's not the case. Time will tell.

[@BarB2-90Nine]

That’s why they coming here cuz of ur hate wait till you got a bunch of illegals lol

[@fernwehchronicle]

Missouri too! They are coming to low income areas and building big homes and raising our property taxes.

[@jamesborders9841]

Yup! & Going to get WORSE

[@paradoxstudios6639]

@@jamesborders9841 Venezuelan gangs need a place to live to and Joe Biden wants to make sure of that.

[@dmb3428]

I inherited property in that state and contacted a realtor about listing it, the realtor said it would be an "instant" sell . They told me there is a quiet influx of people fleeing western states into the state and paying cash well over asking price. I decided to hold on to it, its in a forested area with access to a creek

[@fernwehchronicle]

@@dmb3428 - yes - my isolated little hollow is now full of new owners. Where we had tiny homes and shacks - they are buying land with cash and putting up $200k homes and busting down woods for power lines.

[@RoseanneSeason7]

I cannot wait to GTFO of Kansas City and Missouri

[@janchapman3408]

Same in SC. The 2nd invasion. They've already ruined the coast, now they are spreading out in the rural areas.

[@rwright3395]

I'm from Lyman

[@BamaTidefan1967]

Same thing down here in Berkeley County. I’ve lived in the same place for 46 years and the nearest town had maybe 5K people back then and now I’ve got a strip mall on one side and another strip mall on the other side of my one neighbor. They’re building a n apartment complex behind me only a couple hundred feet behind me. It was a rural area only 20 years ago. When I retire I’m out of here. Luckily South Carolina is still a red state for the time being.

[@21blackjack10]

Same in NC

[@andre1987eph]

You can thank feminism for this. After 60 years of women having fewer babies, we're now being replaced by people who do.

[@kztexas1000]

I moved up to Brentwood from Houston 14 years ago. I wanted property but my wife wanted a neighborhood. Now, we’re going to sell and move onto 45 acres east of Nashville and our sons are grown, but they’re coming with us. I don’t like crowded cities and was raised around horses, cows, etc. I’ve been trying to get back to that my entire adult life. We love Tennessee, its people, and its beauty. I know we’re not from here, but I think we’re a good addition to the state. :)

[@Dee-743]

Don’t try liberalize or change my Tennessee. We don’t want that or you if that is who you are. We don’t change for anyone and we don’t apologize for who and what we are.

[@phuck8627]

That's funny but what if someone who's actually from Tennessee is a liberal, do they have to move now? Lmao

[@annjames1837]

They do not assimilate!! They expect YOU to change.

[@dennishaas4745]

I don't think that's it, I live in Illinois and I see conservatives moving out to go to red states !

[@ViktoriousDead]

The most hilarious thing is west coasters and northern immediately complaining about the lack of obscure services that aren’t in Tn. Especially west Tn, is a largely rural place. Go somewhere else

[@handysmith-kv1tc]

Good!....go the hell back!

[@exterminator1]

Here in Johnson City it is terrible!! We are booming here with Californians , yankees etc. It is taxing our resources even. Roads are over loaded!! we was 7th in the country of most moved to city in america. Still in the top 10. We never asked them to move here. They destroyed their state now they come here and will destroy this state. Sick of it

[@dougfa3515]

I visited Johnson City with some friends last year… traffic was pretty crazy. I always wanted to move out to eastern Tennessee from Virginia to get away from the lunatics in northern va and Hampton that want to vote our rights away. But with the mass migration of people to Tennessee I’ve had to rethink it. Doesn’t make sense anymore. I feel bad for what’s been happening to y’all. Hopefully it’s likeminded people moving there. Everyone knows things are coming to a head.

[@baneverything5580]

I had to flee a quiet area on the river after it was infested and turned into a subdivision. People were stealing everything I had...even my fruit on my trees, ATV, boats, pets, truck, fish nets and vegetables too. I lost everything I owned and left with a few boxes of clothes and books.

[@dougfa3515]

@@baneverything5580 that’s crazy!

[@mikiehashbarger8182]

I’m right outside of Johnson City I’m born and raised here I’m 9 minutes from Daniel Boone High School and right up from the school is more homes going up now it’s not the country anymore it’s all become a city it’s so sad

[@exterminator1]

​@mikiehashbarger8182 they have a new subdivision taking farm land literally all over JC. Jonesborough is awful too. I mean a cook out leading you into the first town smh. That subdivision across from wetlands is ridiculous too. You can't even get in a restaurant most times. We are over crowded and they keep coming.😢

[@dalesmyth7398]

One thing that keeps lots of people from moving here, is tornadoes. I mean, there's still quite a few moving here, but heaps will not move here because of that. Fine by me. I live in, what used to be a small village, lived here for 30 years. Boy have I seen changes. People from OKC and Dallas move here, and they bring their crap with them. Example: I was butchering a hog in the front, I have a piss elm tree there with a big limb, and I hang a hog there to butcher and bleed out. I had this moron to call the sheriffs dept. on me, saying I was abusing animals!!!! Cops did come, soon as they seen it was me, and what I was doing, they told the old boy that is normal, nothing to see here. Those people moved not long after. I dress deer in the same tree, wringing chickens neck and plucking the same spot. I don't care if they like it or not. Crime has went up. Just 10 yrs ago, I never locked my house, and kept my main door open, with just the screen door. Not anymore. MOre traffic on the roads, hateful people flipping me off because I drive slower than they do. Oh, I forgot about target shooting, I had some to call on me for shooting. I have a berm in back, usually I shoot a .22 back there, since I use it most, and cops said it's legal, people didn't like that. Dogs is another BIG issue. People dumping dogs, they get starved, then want to kill my fowl, then I"ve had to put down several because of that crap. People don't like that. And people letting dogs loose to run wild in here. I had to shoot one last year, and this gal flipped out. She said, how is a chicken more important than my dog?? Because my chickens mean as much to me as your dog, and my chickens are part of my income. I could keep on, you get the point, it's getting bad here too.

[@livingtherufflife]

Love this 😆

[@rcas350pilot8]

Something similar is happening to a close friend of mine in the Denver area. He owns 15 acres and is now surrounded by subdivisions and people sometimes let their dogs run into his field. He says he will have no problem shooting them.

[@keithknechg3217]

100% agree.things are going to hell up here on the plateau as well.cattle fields turning into houses etc.

[@oldluke7653]

It's hell getting old man.

[@oldluke7653]

​@@rcas350pilot8old 🐜 T freezer 🧊 🍖ball recipe

[@zelmerjoe]

You just answered your own question. There's nothing there and that's what they want. They don't want all the hustle and hassle of the big cities and their stupid laws. But they don't understand the responsibility of living in rural areas.

[@guytech7310]

"hey don't want all the hustle and hassle of the big cities and their stupid laws. But they don't understand the responsibility of living in rural areas." No. What they are looking to is find a low cost area. The still vote leftist, want HOA's, all sorts of regulations, etc. There is an old saying: You can take the monkey out of the jungle, but you never take the jungle out of the monkey. This applies to political affiliation.

[@NerdsWorldNYC]

​​@@guytech7310what happened when after NYC Mayor Guilani cleaned up the city and everyone businesses started moving here. When C-19 popped off and the summer of love (riots) they hauled butt and moved down south. NYC just applied lipstick to a pig and than went back to being that pig😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@percyhawkins716]

@@guytech7310 I don't like the idea of HOA's either but sometimes I think it might be worth it not to have someone living next door with 6 or 7 junk cars in the front yard and an old stove and fridge and worn out Lazy Boy on the front porch surrounded by trash and weeds 3 feet tall and music blasting all night. I've been there and done that. Not fun.

[@guytech7310]

@@percyhawkins716 I live in a rural area & there isn't junk on front lawns. Mostly cattle, & hay pastures. Its dead quiet most of the time, Birds usually make most of the noise. The only significant noise I hear from neighbors is during hunting season, since a lot of them hunt.

[@percyhawkins716]

@@guytech7310 Roger that, I'm in the same situation now myself but I was just saying I can understand people wanting to be in an HOA to get away from the dregs when they live in towns or cities. I've lived all over the country and have had occasion to experience horrible neighbors moving in next door with no recourse but to move and take a loss on my investment because of the mess next door. There are times I would have gladly traded for a place in an HOA after that. But living out in the country is preferable, that's for sure.

[@jonmueller2117]

I'm in NE Tennessee and the spiders and snakes are enormous and prolific. Something murders our chickens regularly, we think its the werewolf. The mud is impossible. The paved roads will give you vertigo, curvy, narrow switchbacks going up and down the hills. The nearest costco is 3 hours away. If your from California I would suggest Arizona or Nevada.

[@janeywelch9983]

🤣

[@lauracarpenter5283]

Sorry, Arizona is full up! Move on...we're tired of all the California's already. 😢

[@coffeecup369]

@@lauracarpenter5283 TOO BAAS THIS IS A FRREE COUNTRY AND WE CAN GO WHERE OUR HEART DESIRES AS AMERICANS NOT ILLEGALS

[@fawn1785]

Also, East Tennessee has the worst soil. All clay. When people ask me what I grow in my garden, I tell them, "rocks and Mountain Dew cans." 😂

[@soyoucametosee7860]

NOooooo! Not Nevada! We actually have bears here and wolves. The coyotes will kill and eat your pets and stalk your children! You can't just drill a water well anywhere you want. Don't come to Nevada. Besides Nevada is the border lands to California. Nevada just does not want more people.

[@NerdsWorldNYC]

"You will own nothing and be happy!"-WEF The plan is for a majority of folks to be homeless, moving out of their homes and into apartments because you can no longer afford to stay.

[@plalelal]

We cannot allow them o tax us out of our homes!!! Fight this!

[@fullofgracehomestead]

Most can’t pay the insane apartment prices.

[@e.k.severson]

😢

[@geraldblake6537]

Think about it in the last 3 years we've gained 20 million illegal immigrants

[@cumberlandquiltchic1]

✔️. Don’t forget, they’ve been rapidly reproducing… They will need government housing.

[@joeyank2451]

Exactly That Don’t Help Matters Much But The Immigration Issue Illegal And Legal Is A Big Part Of The Problem Been Going On For Years And Years And It Ain’t Gonna Stop I’m Afraid.

[@carolmorgan6734]

30 million.

[@williamwalters1184]

Try 60 million

[@dontcare3430]

Don't worry, they only take black jobs.

[@LouieLou998]

Did you see the extreme gun control measures that the Memphis City Council passed unanimously 10-0? It’ll likely be overturned by the courts, but that’s what all of these people are doing to states like Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas. It’s very frustrating!

[@hamfox9714]

It will be overturned. Tenn has a preemption law that does not allow cities to do this. It was over before it started.

[@danieldigiuseppe7912]

They did this in NY state. It will probably never get overturned. Scumbags.

[@MegaRiffraff]

I moved out of Memphis a few years ago to southern Kentucky, I don’t think they have any gun laws here , had to go to a conference up in eastern Kentucky last year lots of folks were strapped ! like being in an old gunsmoke tv show😂

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

The outsiders aren't moving to Memphis. That's what blacks do to Memphis (sorry but it's the cold hard truth)

[@jamesborders9841]

Its not just Tennessee its ALL RED STATES! Missouri & Kentucky also!

[@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits]

They are trying to $@@ the red states!! Thats it!!

[@clane1700]

Importing liberals to change the voter base?

[@nikkic83]

I just moved to Kentucky from Washington state. The difference is that I’m originally from the south so I know the culture and I left to get away from the progressive, liberal crazies and their politics which has destroyed not only where I lived but the entire west coast. I don’t want that shit here. I’m afraid at some point there will be no place that is relatively normal.

[@fullofgracehomestead]

Did they sell their inheritance for a bowl of porridge? Caught with their hands in a cookie jar.

[@conniewallace7529]

And FL! 😢

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

I’m in Georgia and we are way beyond full where I live. They are building 200 new homes right down the road from me and our road is already a nightmare. Widening it would be logistically nearly impossible. Stop moving here, people! It’s not worth it! There’s nothing here!!

[@frankbollotino2270]

Why don’t they stay where they came from and straighten out their own state .

[@jomr4249]

Because it’s less effort for Them to just take ours

[@ConsolidatedPBY]

I think you are referring to European colonizers, sheesh. You got in the wrong line, huh?

[@just_observing1]

Have you ever tried to have a conversation with a Yankee or west coast person? If so you would know why they can't fix where they come from. They have alot of knowledge in stupidity

[@davejones5745]

This is the big question!

[@commando0110]

virginia has had it good but even here, so many people are coming from maryland and new york and voting the same way that made them leave where they came from. AND somehow the same things happening here as in this video. these houses here... houses worth 300 thousand are selling for over a million sometimes these are big but not mansions. a house the sise of 10 parking spaces will sell for 100k. total insanity.

[@skunkape9304]

Hancock county resident here. I know exactly what you are talking about with land prices. There have been some properties that are listed at almost 10k per acre. I must also say that the buyer does not control the price, the seller does. There is not one seller that will ever turn down the highest offer including you. You list your house for sale with a real estate agent who says I think it’s worth 150k, you get an offer for 300k are you going to say nope, I’ll take 150k because I want to keep the prices down? I think not, the sellers are responsible. Also for those who move from out of state, don’t try to change this way of life, embrace it, or stay away. Keep Tennessee the way it is, a patriotic freedom loving state with some of the best people you will ever meet.

[@monicaphillips6480]

My son just moved from Boone, NC to Tennessee because he couldn’t find a place to live that wasn’t ridiculously expensive and it was too liberal for him. He works in Boone but loves where he lives in Tennessee. It’s very rural and quiet and that’s what he loves.

[@TiredOfImbecileLibtards]

I live in a rural quiet area myself. I don't like neibourhoods with loud people living on top of me. I don't like big cities or crowds either. I just want to be left alone away from that annoying crap.

[@robertwomack1411]

It’s a shame what’s happening to Tennessee Especially Middle Tennessee The region that I grew up in is gone forever

[@Yallquietendown]

They ought to make a new purchase tax for home purchases by people who haven’t lived in the state for more than 2 years

[@awesomesauce804]

So I paused the video when you mentioned how much the prices are. I haven't really looked in several years. I am absolutely SHOCKED at the prices houses have sold for on my road. I just saw a 2 bedroom trailer on 3 acres sell for 350k. Absolutely insane.

[@Sentimentalist0923]

I live in north Alabama and it’s the same here. Every small piece of land is being bought up and homes built. Not sure how long I’ll be able to afford to pay the ever increasing property taxes here. “Plandemic”- yes, it seems to be the culprit.

[@pamcornelius9122]

They will price us out of our homes. I live south of Atlanta and the exact same thing is happening here. My county is proposing a property tax increase of 39% for next year. If that happens my property tax will be over $10k a year. It was under $4k when we bought the house in 2008.

[@Sentimentalist0923]

@@pamcornelius9122 I agree with you. That’s their plan. And there’s nothing we can do about it, sadly.

[@vincentingram298]

Families are losing their farms to Inheritance tax. We will lose .5 million acres in 3 years. Governor Bill Lee proposed a Farmlannd Preservation Fund. If we make it a bill, farmers wiil receive pay to work their farms for 15 years. Write Congress to pass it, please.🙏

[@BrianVincent-k6g]

Nah I don't want to pay you to own half a million acres.

[@vincentingram298]

@@BrianVincent-k6g Brian, it's to save family farms and feed the communities.

[@brandonazevedo7560]

Texas is in the same boat. Live where you vote. vote blue stay in your state

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Texas got more Red anyway lol.

[@rubicon3416]

This is happening in many rural areas. You're not alone.

[@Tennesseemomtho]

I'm a transplant from Virginia. My husband was born and raised here. Tennessee is home. We bought a home in 2020 in Middle Tennessee, about an hour from Nashville. We thought it would be quiet and peaceful. There are houses going up everywhere. Including directly across the road from us. I'd rather have deer, rabbits, and squirrels for neighbors.

[@seankingwell3692]

same here, Southern Ontario is ruined no one can afford to move :( except gimmigrants they always have money for luxury

[@SmokeyMountainDreamer]

People from up north are rapidly moving to aiken sc too. We were a small horse town, now it's getting too crowded. People are trying to get away from the big cities.

[@Damn-h4e]

Same thing in upper great lakes area. In 2009 i bought an old homestead on 40 acres for 50,000$ Similar plots that have sold nearby recently are going for 3 times that. And remember, we have snow on the ground 6 months out of the year.

[@gailalli8086]

I moved here to East Tn back in 2010. Wanted to get away from the Florida heat and missed the seasons I enjoyed growing up in New England but not being able to afford the oil prices in the winter there. We wanted a rural area where we could enjoy the country life. We started seeing change even before Covid. But it really stepped up during and after. Where we used to enjoy being surrounded by beautiful farms for miles around, all of a sudden they were being sold off, and like you said, subdivisions were erected where they put one house on top of the other. Now almost all the farms are gone and the traffic here in this area is so nuts, I feel like we are living right in the middle of Knoxville! I hate it! I can imagine how the native Tennessee folks feel! I moved here because I loved the way TN was, now it’s changed so drastically. It frustrating. We can’t get those farms back, they are gone forever. It’s so sad.

[@joeyank2451]

And It’s Only Going To Get Worse Sad To Say.

[@gailalli8086]

@@joeyank2451 ugh! I know!! I’m hoping if Trump gets back in and the mess this country is in gets fixed to some degree, this will encourage people to stay here the hell they are and quick moving here and ruining everything that was great about TN. One can dream

[@annjames1837]

Go on back to new England

[@maryannnavarrette1903]

When we bought our property in NE Tennessee we did so with the forethought of being good stewards of the land. I am originally from Oregon and my husband from New Mexico. We were married and lived in Oregon until we couldn't handle all the changes that Californians were doing to Oregon. Other Califorians voted in their own kind and Oregon slowly started to change. We picked Tennessee as it was as close to the "old" Oregon as we could find. We have done just as we planned here in Morgan County. We have a lovely homestead, off grid, over 80 animals and are continuious adding more as we mostly do "rescue" or abandoned animals. We have gardens, growing our own hay, have multiple polinator plots to help the local bees, hummingbirds and butterflies. I have up water stations for any animal that may need it and we do feeding stations in the winter for any birds that might be having a hard time finding food due to the weather. We volunteer, donate equipment to our local boys & girls club, help fill the blessing boxes etc. We are very blessed to be in Tennessee, on our own land, doing the best we can to fit in and make friends. I think we fit in because we came from a small town and enjoy living in a small town. My husband works from home as does my youngest daughter, I run the farm and watch grand children

[@howardwatts4238]

Lady i wish i could do the same but was raised in the corp world of tennessee. My hat is off to you and you probly live the way Hod intended for man to live. I see the need for more of this now i didnt see it before is it too late i know it is for me and my wife. We cant even raise tomatos. Keep up the good work.

[@maryannnavarrette1903]

@@howardwatts4238 I have lived most of my life as I do now. I lived the first part of my life in an orphange, then was adopted. I lived with my grandparents most of my childhood and learned the old ways. I continue on the tradition of teaching my grandchildren (who are my neighbors). My son lives to my left, youngest daughter behind us and oldest daughter to my right. All 7 grandkids are right here with me

[@howardwatts4238]

@@maryannnavarrette1903 great i got a 55 rear old been marred 3 times, responsible for 2 abortions mo children. One boy in prison for drugs, i tryed to teach them different they were both raised in the church. I really dont know what went wrong. You taught them right, i tryed i dont know what i did wrong.

[@Bill_tyler]

That’s because Oregonians are a lot like us and they were robbed of their traditional way of life too when the riff raff ran the hood folk out

[@maryannnavarrette1903]

@@howardwatts4238 Granma taught us that God knows our whole life before we are born. We will stray from His path but He will always get us back on the path He chose for us. You did your best and some times our kids stray; they know God and He is waiting for them to get back on the path. We each have lessons to learn; as parents all we can do is prepare them the best we can. It's never too late for them. Pray for them any time it touches your heart to do so. Eventhough my kids all live right here I am always praying over them and their children. Our world is a tough one but I know God is right there walking this path with me. I make sure I take time each day to appreciate all that He has given us. Many blessings to you and yours.

[@TomiAnneTimm]

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

[@philwood9760]

John 1, Proverbs 8:22 to end,Psalms 110:1

[@niveknanorc7316]

love thy neighbor as you do yourself :

[@TomiAnneTimm]

@@niveknanorc7316 The King James Bible is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

[@theSeedisChrist]

My mom complains about the same in Montana. She's not sure what they all do for work, as it's mostly just service jobs that are not high paying. Everyone's just trying to move away from the problem states, as no one knows how to fix them . . . . and the fraud machines remain 😟

[@guytech7310]

Remote work very light, or going for early retirement.

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

That’s the problem. I felt an obligation to stay and fix my former state for a while. OK, I might as well come out and say it. I came from Massachusetts. If you are a true right-leaning voter, Massachusetts is h3ll on earth. I considered moving to New Hampshire, and turning it back to the “Live free or die” state it used to be. But my husband felt it was too expensive. So we moved to what we thought was an under the radar red state. I’m not saying where because we are finding out it’s also been discovered by escapees. But I can tell you we deliberately avoided Florida, Texas, and Tennessee because we knew people were flocking there.

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

Also, we came from a semi rural part of Western Massachusetts that had more right-leaning people than one might expect for Massachusetts. We now live in a more urban part of our mostly rural red state because that’s where the jobs are and the large town we live in is probably more politically aligned with our small New England town, meaning it’s really “purple” and we didn’t move expecting to find utopia. We compromise somewhat and chose to live near the state capital (the other major city looks like it might have a nicer climate) for a reason

[@theSeedisChrist]

@@AngelaMastrodonato Well, we're rather stuck in southern CA for varied reasons, so I can concur with you. Although I don't think big government on either side at this point will have any long term fixes 😏

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

@@theSeedisChrist yeah, I know what you mean. All politicians are part of the elite regardless of what party they belong to

[@steveknott3662]

Hi MD, My wife and son and myself moved here 3 years ago. We fled the Communist state of Michigan to come to Tennessee. We firmly believe that it may come at some point to states seceding from the Union and we want to be on the side of right. I promise you we did not come to change anything we moved down to Niota on 11 acres and we are going just as quick as we can to become self-sufficient in animal husbandry and a decent size garden. Trying to get into a position to survive SHTF. We love East Tennessee and we want to merge into the culture here not change it.

[@rita1259-y5c]

Good for you! Many come here to join those who live here, not to change their way of life. To you and those like you, "Welcome"!

[@RhondaShubert]

Hi neighbor, Lived in Loudon County all my life,which is 70 years. My daughter lives in Philadelphia and they are self sufficient. Welcome to Tennessee 🎉 ,

[@sherrybaltimore7791]

Bless you!

[@handysmith-kv1tc]

Well , in that case, welcome to Tenn!

[@rongandee8060]

nice job bro! i moved to etowah from ohio 3 yrs ago too,, this combat vet is proud of tenn and is the best state in the union! ive lived in 7 states now and will be buried here. i love everything about it,, except the motorcycle helmet law!

[@washburnbilly]

The real question is why are people running instead of putting up their own fight?

[@andiem5150]

Been wondering about that myself.

[@jomr4249]

Because they don’t have to. They have an advantage over the locals of these southern states. They want to invade, take over, and reap The benefits.

[@RNSOutdoors]

There is no fighting the liberal monster. They have a mob mentality and are literally pushing conservative minded people out.

[@MFaith777]

It’s easy to say, but when your state doesn’t at all look like the state you grew up in and your taxes are supposed to go towards full term abortions and minors getting gender surgeries, and they start requiring vaccinations and taking away parental rights, you start to feel like moving is the only option. Not everyone wants to move. It is really hard, especially with kids. But sometimes the Lord leads you to take a leap of faith and your conscience doesn’t allow for your hard earned tax money to be spent in such evil ways. Voting red, being a part of the community, trying to make a difference and the government still is making evil decisions. The big cities run the whole state in many of these states and that doesn’t mean all the people in that state are blue. The rural people get screwed. We just want peace like everyone else.

[@washburnbilly]

@@MFaith777 I get it, but at some point there will nowhere else to run was my point. I completely understand and agree with your reply. I am saying that it's time to band together against these things. How that gets done, I'm not sure? Local groups possibly? But we gotta do something instead of just abandoning other people by moving away. Unless they are for the tyranny? I don't know your situation and I don't think that I speak for you. However this is a great subject to discuss if we are to be real. Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it because I am not the arbitor of truth over here. I just know that something is wrong.....

[@randallturner8048]

Get laws passed where newcomers pay the higher property taxes, but people who have lived there all their lives are grandfathered in to lower taxes. There are ways to fix things if people demand the fixes. This might be unconstitutional, but if newcomers are the cause of higher taxes, they should pay for what they caused.

[@jabreck1934]

That’s exactly what prop 13 in California does.

[@mikeadams2677]

I'm born and raised in Johnson City, you and I are the same age.We're experiencing the same thing, and the out of state transplants keep wanting to change everything in town to look like where they moved from, and downtown Johnson City used to have some homeless people walking around, but now it looks like Night of the Living Dead with all the stoners walking around. It's getting ridiculous.

[@PunchboxRockers]

Property values are rising steadily, so the opportunity of buying "cheap" property is closing quickly because the natives are catching on.

[@franny5295]

This is why, when people find a nice dispersed campsite, they'll never tell you where it is. They'll point you to a campground.

[@TiredOfImbecileLibtards]

Yes it's best to keep it secret. Because other people will flock to it and make things crowded and noisy. Then it just becomes a neibourhood on a campground. Which defeats the whole purpose of being out in the country.

[@plastruk]

It’s full everywhere! The population has doubled in my lifetime. Where I live doesn’t resemble the place I moved to 20 years ago. Why do they come here ??

[@donapaulen8700]

Let’s not forget people: CA and NY are ILLEGAL SANCTUARY STATES! ILLEGALS and the corrupt government officials have ruined those states! Same with IL! People ARE going to leave!

[@jomr4249]

THANK YOU for making this video

[@jimmydeanpatterson1422]

I live in Cleveland Tennessee and the city is becoming crowded. Homes are being built, they seem to pop up overnight. Apartment complexes are being built and we have a massive homeless population. And I see license plates on vehicles from various states.And the traffic is horrible.

[@PattyHamilton-kv1pz]

Tennessee has been a hot spot for a very long time. I live on a small farm in Kentucky. Most people could not live the way we do.

[@fullofgracehomestead]

They think they can keep the luxury life style when the bottoms falls out. It doesn’t work like that here. They didn’t realize how bad things were because they were already poor. You can’t run from problems, life gets worse when you do. Bless you.

[@johnpickett8533]

I'm in Spring Hill, just south of Franklin ...the traffic is almost unbearable now. I'm close to GM ,but they are not moving here for that. Commiefornia refugees are flooding us. Our infrastructure was not designed to sustain this massive growth.

[@moa8121]

There must be a lot of greedy housing developers in your area that build homes cheaply and charge as much as possible!

[@geraldblake6537]

I got really lucky I found 5 acres 6 years ago that's pretty much landlocked I've got a quarter mile easement off of my gravel road with no neighbors I love it I'm going to die right here

[@allyjack8437]

I moved my family from Concord ,Nc to middle Tn during the crash of 2008. Taxes was the main reason, political considerations were as well. I bought my house below market value and made improvements over time. My town is getting a bit crowded now, would live to get a few acres further out..I'm waiting for the next crash..it's coming.

[@adm102987]

I am in West Tennessee, and it’s getting horrible here. Our housing has tripled and cost. I’m trying to keep a good attitude, but it’s sickening when people that have been here there a whole lives cannot afford to buy a house. The only thing that makes it feel OK, is that some people might be introduced to the Lord by coming to the Bible Belt. I lived outside of Atlanta about 20 years ago when I was in middle school. I was only there for two years. The amount of growth and change that happened and just those two years was absolutely insane. That’s exactly the entire state of Tennessee is headed.

[@jomr4249]

Dude try being from middle Tennessee… we are like Hollywood 2.0 now… I literally saw a “Scientology church for celebrities” downtown in Nashville when I went for a doctors appointment the other day. It’s sickening

[@joshchoate9499]

I'm in very northwest Tennessee at Reelfoot Lake and I haven't had any contact with those liberals moving here if they are here I haven't seen them

[@JesusIsKingAndSavior]

"The only thing that makes it feel OK, is that some people might be introduced to the Lord by coming to the Bible Belt." May God Bless you with that perspective. I loved reading that.

[@adm102987]

@@JesusIsKingAndSavior it’s what I have to hold onto ❤️

[@barbaramatthews4735]

I'm in middle Tennessee, Nashville area. It's a population explosion. There is construction everywhere. Housing is unaffordable. There's jobs, but not good paying ones.

[@KellyS_77]

Tennessee is georgeous! I'm partial to Kentucky or the Southern bits of my home state of Ohio, but I live overseas now. I imagine there are also a number of people that see what's coming and want to be surrounded by neighbors that are likely to have their back if marauders come through. (Not realizing of course that THEY are the marauders).

[@katherinegoebel9305]

I think the people were move their just assume all of Tennessee is rural. Love it here in Iowa. People don't want to move where it is cold. Safer for the time being.

[@akforge]

I’m a 13th generation Texan, all of India, California, Mexico, New York, Illinois, Central America, etc. is moving here…🤬

[@KariChristensen-y4h]

Yep

[@NerdsWorldNYC]

The great relocation started during C-19 and the summer of love (riots).

[@joelmclamore1898]

As a fellow Texan,I agree Go home people.

[@boarhollow7214]

BINGO ! Nice to see somebody out there understands whats REALLY GOING ON! Just 20 years ago The United States was still about 85% AMERICA today just a couple decades later and AMERICANS are quickly being turned into a (HATED) Minority in their own Nation. There is no "big mystery" this guy states over and over again "He does not understand Why So many are moving into the sticks of TENN" ----Its called White Flight Dude and it been FORCING AMERICANS To FLEE their own Cities/Towns and now even entire states for 60 + Years. Meantime "our government" could care less about the Borders or Demographic changes in this Country because they are too busy protecting the borders and demographics of that Country in the middle east that funds their elections.

[@phabbletty]

Houston turnt cesspool

[@Perfectjzman]

If you move country, live country

[@ralph95]

NO stay where you are!

[@jamesborders9841]

EVERYTHINGS ABOUT TO CHANGE!

[@niveknanorc7316]

if the planet keeps warming we may have a coastline here in Chattanooga !!

[@helengeee]

Looking at our local facebook groups, people are moving to West Virginia too. Sad part is they are moving here with no plans and are asking for food. Wondering if they are being paid to move?

[@fullofgracehomestead]

Sold their birthright

[@AbeDehili]

M,D. Here in Florida too..in the middle of nowhere. We had peace and quiet. Now we have massive condos, storage units and arrogant assholes from New York buying up land and property. Our taxes went up and our homeowners insurance went up five fold . I am making a move 40 miles from where I live in the middle of the woods to have peace. Our kids can no longer afford rent. It is 2400 dollars for a 2 bedroom appt. It is insane.

[@greatmusicfan57]

In Florida, arrogant assholes from New England, Illinois, and Michigan too, not just New Yorkers. North Central Florida is full too.

[@joelmclamore1898]

Same thing in Tx.

[@cdkrabs]

Traffic had got way bad here.. and tennessee has had a big population boom. And it seems like it is staring to look more like a big city and less like a farming and ranch city. Like it did 20 years ago.

[@jeff121inTN]

Let me see if I can answer your question as to why people are moving to East Tennessee. First of all, my wife & I moved to East Tennessee in April this year from Rochester NY. We came BECAUSE of your culture, NOT to change it. We are Christian conservatives and 2nd amendment advocates who fled the communist state of NY, almost as refugees. I don't even recognize that area I once grew up in & lived most of my life. Here's a list of why we chose East Tennessee: • no state income tax • very low property tax • sales tax is only 1.5% higher than NYS • gas is typically 50-60 cents per gallon cheaper here than NYS • general cost of living (insurance [car & health], housing, utilities, groceries, alcohol, paper products, etc) is lower in TN • TN is a constitutional carry state (no draconian anti-gun laws), honoring the 2nd amendment • the respectful Christian culture that exists here in TN • the beautiful weather. Even a forecast with a 40-60% chance of rain often ends up mostly a lovely day. Yes, it can get hot in the summer, but it sure beats shoveling snow! • has beautiful change of seasons, especially Fall, and snowfall is on average only 7" for the entire winter season. Rochester NY will often get 7" in one lake effect storm. • Magnificent Mountain views that just bring a sense of awe & wonder to your soul, & it never gets old • Dollywood. I go there regularly to walk the beautifully decorated park for exercise & for entertainment/amusement, and a gold season pass cost me less than a gym membership • nice people. Very friendly. And even if they're pissed at you, they usually don't swear. They'll simply say, "Well bless your heart". I love Tennessee and feel blessed to call it my new home. I'm sorry the influx of people is causing your property taxes to go up. (Still way lower than NYS) On the bright side, your property values are appreciating, so your financial assets are growing, so if you ever do sell your property, you'll make a good profit. And I hope nobody moving here will ever try to change this culture.

[@JimEagle5.56]

Same here. Moved to TN to escaped oppression in California. Let’s keep Tennessee conservative and free.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

We moved here from Albany NY and you summed up why we moved here perfectly (and yes we voted for Trump and Blackburn)

[@rbm6184]

Why is EVERYONE moving to TENNESSEE? 🤷🏻 You are not the only free state with this problem but folks will move to the state that is the freest more than others. But all free states have the migration problem.

[@richardgonzalez6583]

Freedom less government involvement conservative state that’s why people are moving to your state

[@HollyIvins-os7mi]

Im just happy that we still have freedom to move around.

[@katie7748]

Ditto.

[@pre1980cars]

But i wonder how much longer, with the political enviromint we are in

[@washburnbilly]

Why would you say still? Where is your head at? They are only allowed to govern us until we no longer allow it as a nation. They are responsible to us!

[@dr.johnwatson2503]

For now.

[@washburnbilly]

@@HollyIvins-os7mi why would you allow another to tell you anything different? And I'm not trying to be a jerk in asking. People need to understand what the constitution say's instead of what the government is trying to pull off. We must come together against this ! Arm in arm and say no we will not comply. Our liberty isn't decided by the government unless you allow them to do so..... You have your own choice to follow illegal mandates and law's or to follow the Constitution. But if you don't know any better then you'll probably fall in line with tyranny? I mean zero disrespect here, just trying to help another understand what our rights actually are. Happy to have freedom to move says a lot!!!!!! They don't have that power over you! I hope that I don't sound to critical in this, but seriously you gotta know that we the people is a thing. Forever my best to you!

[@kilroyjones7786]

Everyone is moving here too. Mountains North Carolina. I think the same thing but they will change all that. That's what they do is change everything. It sucks. On the border with you. Sucks!

[@fullofgracehomestead]

They can try to move mountains and in return find the caves that stop them.

[@PlainBoring-v6s]

To many people have been telling city folks to move to the country. I don't understand why all those highly intelligent city folks don't just fix the mess they created at home, instead they move to the southeast, say how wonderful it is, 30 minutes later they're trying to turn it into new York, new jersey, Utah, Connecticut, ect. Think about all the investors who bought residential properties, under subsidiaries for black rock. You will own nothing and you will be happy. Those big cities are full of newcomers. How many times have you heard "come out of her my people"? Too many videos on bushcraft, fishing, hunting, atv and 4x4, everything city folks don't have the freedom to do. They pass laws, to control their neighbors (home owners associations types) and don't think about the side effects of those laws, ordinances, restrictions, etc. Same people who complain about farming, logging, crude oil, all necessary to support their way of life, that they never consider. Arrogant and prideful It's not just Tennessee, it's all southeast states. Much of the western states are government owned, highly restricting land ownership. Think about the price per square foot to build a new house today. Why are tiny homes so popular?

[@nikkic83]

Not all are like that. Washington state is a great example. Most of Washington state is located east of the mountains. All Republicans. However west of the mountains is the most populated, mostly liberal so the west controls the entire state. There is nothing that can be done as we watch the beautiful state go to hell.

[@MajorChipHazard1]

The entire states of both North and South Carolina are feeling this. Good luck finding anything to rent under $1500.

[@deangriffin8997]

Bought my 20 acres in 87 for $800 per acre. Has Springs, creeks, timber, border Nat forest, no neighbor really. Can walk naked lol. Now the land is at least 15k per acre , but mine might bring 20K. I bought 10 acres to begin this. 1k down, 118.20 per month. 12 yr note. 11% interest. Paid it off early.

[@Turnsup]

While i dont live in TN. I live in Asheville area NC. Its the same deal here. Tons of people from the West and South(Florida usually). There isnt room. Roads packed. Travel sucks. Feels like a big city and not my hometown i grew up in. Raised our cost of housing through the roof. Economy doesnt have the jobs to support. Its a real problem.

[@Snjones777]

I'm in East Tennessee (Newport, TN). I moved here for the Tiny Home Living. My home is in Alabama. I came for a reason ...but if I had it to do again, I would have not bought my home from here...Do not buy a THOW ( tiny home on wheels) from Incredible tiny homes!!!!! Thank you TN. for allowing a chance to experience the smoky mountain life .... Keep Tennessee Red!

[@BladeObssession]

It's the same here in Chattanooga. I see tags from all over the country but I reckon it's because of big businesses like the VW plant and Amazon and Coca Cola. There's a lot of trucking companies here too but I've lived here my whole life and I'm 56 now and it has really changed drastically as far as developing

[@gsbiggs3946]

Yep I'm Northeast Tennessee Kingsport and this place is not the town I grew up in over populated to the max people moving here like crazy crime has skyrocket

[@AshenJackal]

I moved from FL to Elizabethton TN. We looked for two years to find this area. The reason we moved here was because we wanted our daughter to grow up in a safer area with less people around. For everyone one person here there are twenty in Saint Petersburg FL. We respect and love the area for the good people and natural beauty. We just try to blend in. I also hate the people who come here and expect you to cater to them. In my opinion this is the best state in America after living here two years. I have moved 36 times in my life, so I have experienced many places.

[@patsmall4386]

It's not just Tennessee people are coming to Maine and doing the same thing they're buying up farmland and subdividing it.

[@inthewoods3237]

Ewe

[@zedsdead5870]

I'm in Oregon now but grew up in York, Maine where in the Seventies and Eighties tons of Massholes moved in and took over the town's politics.... especially on the coastline. They drove up land prices and property taxes to such a level that generational locals were forced to move.

[@patsmall4386]

We have a lot of people coming in from New York and california. The only thing that keeps them away from the woods here is they don't like bugs and they don't like to work.

[@rockie307]

Tennessee has cheap cost of living and taxes. It's already overcrowded I feel bad for the future.

[@rogerdavenport9618]

I agree, born where I live, 72 years old, lived in the same place 36 years, taxes have went up, I can't get out of my driveway or go to my mailbox without a truck and trailer coming through and running me over.

[@RobOlgatree]

I live near you in the far Eastern Highland Rim near your plateau, I don't understand why anyone would want to live here. There is NO shopping within a 40 minute drive, no homes to rent and nothing for the kids. We are eat up with rattlesnakes, bobcats, bear, ticks, copperheads, cottonmouths and mosquitoes. The occasional mountain lion passes through as well. If you move here, have life insurance and get to know the funeral director, you will need to pre-plan your destiny.

[@tankace653]

Time is running out for the country. You’re going to have to deal with a lot of people that are not friendly and want to change areas they move too. Luckily they will get a drastically different experience once the Federal government becomes irrelevant through collapse! Government will be state and local.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

We moved to Crossville from NY precisely because we wanted to move to a state that shared our values. Also I absolutely love the Big South Fork, its such an underrated place

[@whitepunch1392]

I’m in the central part of southern Missouri and it’s like that here . They really screwed up the real estate market to where nobody can afford it on a 15.00 wage . Most people don’t want them here .

[@floridacracker-cn4nt]

@@whitepunch1392 wave your southern flags!

[@whitepunch1392]

@@floridacracker-cn4nt Stars and bars here !

[@floridacracker-cn4nt]

@@whitepunch1392 wave that glorious flag everywhere! The locust are leaving their war torn states and will gobble ours up if we allow them.

[@melindamcclain835]

Not the people. It's called inflation. Everything has gone up!

[@ThomasCarpenter-r2f]

Same here in Arkansas Ozarks .there comming from Illinois, California, NEW YORK CRAZY

[@janasheets890]

The Illinois people are invading our area of Indiana too. Traffic and crime is awful.

[@jomr4249]

I’m in middle Tennessee and I swear half the license places I see on the road are from Illinois and Missouri. I feel like they’ve doubled our population in less than 5 years

[@dennishaas4745]

Conservatives moving from blue states to red states !

[@Richardofdanbury]

Actually, the same is happening all over the country as people flee the taxes, crime and inflation of the cities. Here in the Northeast about 70 miles from NYC folks are buying property in these far-flung rural and suburban areas to what they think is out of harms way. However, much of the crime is commuting from the City to pursue their victims here. These NYC refugees are bringing not only inflation but excessive building and also changing zoning to eliminate small stock and even vegetable gardens. To their mind rural zoning should mimic the local Super Malls with their trimmed grass and herbaceous and floral borders. In addition, most of the transplants are anti-2A and are sure to change the laws where possible and are already forcing sporting goods stores to stop selling guns and ammo. So in conclusion, TN is a great place to move by comparison, rather than in the belly of the liberal beast in northern cities. While to date the migration does not exceed the reverse migration of the 1940's, 1950"s and 1960's. that is from rural to cities, what we are witnessing today is but the tip of the iceberg.

[@jjjackson5183]

NOOOO! You don't want to move to Tennessee! We have 8 churches for every bar! We're backwards! We sell pigs' feet and boiled peanuts and pickled eggs! We fry absolutely everything else! If you want a nice dinner out, good luck! There are lots of toxic factories and low paid people! AND....the internet stinks! Don't come here! You'll hate it and them you'll be stuck.

[@kathymc234]

Maybe that was the goal of moving them out of the city.

[@leroylowe5921]

And those people claim to be conservative. They think they are because that's what everyone tells them. Because to be considered conservative where they're from all you have to do is to know what gender you are and not have Kool Aid hair.

[@Richardofdanbury]

@@kathymc234 Doubtless they are leveling the playing field to disperse us through the country to introduce the 15 minute cities. Yikes and gads.

[@NerdsWorldNYC]

Pushing folks out the city into "rural" areas and making your area packed. Sounds like the plan, all along....NYC is filled,more energy suffiecient apartments buildings going up than houses,Westchester property taxes are too high---> next stop is Upstate NY.

[@toddjbradshaw]

I live in Sale Creek, TN and when I moved here a man never had to wait at a Stop sign. These days, everything is changing. I am reminded of The Never Ending Story when I was a boy. Looking off into the distance at present and If you ask me, The Nothing is rolling in.

[@tomreid5002]

Same in Georgia. Were considering moving to Arkansas.

[@kathymc234]

We were looking at moving to rural Virginia, near the Blue Ridge. It's gorgeous.

[@DomesticDivaXO]

Same here in Nashville. It's awful.

[@RobertCBaker-gq6mc]

They are doing it here in Northern Utah as well. Most of the farmland is gone and they have built apartments, condos and townhouses practically on to of each other.

[@jporter9244]

Same exact thing in Idaho. Everyone and their dog wants to live there and pays $7 an hour

[@IndependentArmz]

Please don't come to Kentucky and ruin it either. But, we are getting alot of new people from the southern boarder. I see them in droves on the first of the month at walmart. Let's face it, they have changed the country forever. Not for the better

[@nikkic83]

I think natives property value and taxes should be grandfathered in. The newbies can pay the increased value.

[@williamwalters1184]

Really surprises me there is anyone left in Tennessee, i live in Panama city beach Fl and all we see is the terrible T tags , Tennessee and Texas if you get stopped by a light there will be at least 4 Tennessee tags on cars beside you . Was hoping you could come take them back with you .

[@jomr4249]

@@williamwalters1184 That’s probably vacationers lol. Tennesseeans can’t even afford TN, how are they going to afford FL? 😅

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Probably people on vacation. That area is where alot of Tennesseans go for the beach

[@ledheadkustomplastic3442]

SUBDIVISION AND APARTMENT COMPLEX going up in WALKER COUNTY GEORGIA like freaking crazy.... Rural life is becoming a thing of the past within the last few years, especially if you live within 10 - 20 miles from a city like Chattanooga Tennessee.. I SAW a large apartment complex, 2 New subdivisions , Assisted living complex ALL BUILT IN 2 YEARS.. HOUSE'S 10 FEET APART and the crews were drying in 4 house's per week? NO REAL ESTATE AGENT WOULD TRY TO SALE so from what I hear ALL are FORCED to be rentals 🤔🇺🇸 WHAT'S GOING ON? 🇺🇸 AND BTW all this was built within a mile of RIDGELAND HIGH SCHOOL in WALKER COUNTY GEORGIA....

[@MunkyWrench]

The world population grows by 1 billion every ten years.. thats 100 million new humans every year.. where do you think they will live.. I am 50 years old and since I was born the world population has doubled.. the population in America was right around 200 million when I was born now its almost doubled.. its pretty easy to see why people are moving to small counties.. theres nowhere else to live

[@guytech7310]

They all use to live in Big Cities before crime was legalized. I relocated from the NE about 10 years ago, to getaway from the evitable, to a cattle county. Fortunately there hasn't been many people moving here.

[@mckesler7189]

WOW! The same thing is happening in Montana with no jobs yet they move here in spend big bucks. HOW IS THIS HAPPENING. IT REALLY SUCKS. Thanks for sharing.

[@govols100]

Knox County says my house has almost tripled in value since we bought it 11 years ago. I guess it's better than everyone moving out of this area and our property being worthless...????? The worst part of it is my kids are becoming adults now and I'm not really sure how they are going to be able to afford to stay around here.

[@inthewoods3237]

Matters if you plan on living there forever? If so less is better for property taxes!

[@jomr4249]

Why does it matter if your property is worthless if you don’t plan on moving? I’d much rather my community not being absolutely destroyed

[@anthonyroberts2678]

You are right. I drive semi truck through Tennesee. It sucks!!

[@AlternativeHomesteading]

Something else I wanted to add about Kentucky. This is really a positive, when you turn 65 and you won’t turn acres of land or more you are exonerated from property taxes. That’s a big thing as you get older. So I just wanna put that out there and I am selling my property because I want to move.

[@TraceyRenee1]

My husband was born and raised in Knoxville. He got a job in Huntsville, AL after graduating from UT in 2000. Huntsville has grown like crazy. There are so many apartments going up everywhere. We live about 30 minutes from the TN border. We have thought about buying a house just across the border but the prices of houses out in the country is so expensive!