Can anyone give me a run down on each popular city in KY? The good, bad, and ugly of living in KY?

[Crazee Cat Lady]

Originally Posted by ReaperG1rl

Just me and my hubby. No kids in mid 40s. We do not want to live in a big city like Lexington or Louisville. More closer to Mt region/Tennessee border

Close to the Tennessee border?
There is a little town called Fulton...the north half is in Kentucky and the south half is in Tennessee.
https://fultonsouthfultonchamber.com/
You can take a walk from one state and end up in the other.
There is a road close to the middle/the border....it's called State line or something like that.


I think the Appalachian Mountain region of Kentucky is probably one of the prettiest parts of Kentucky...
It's probably the most economically disadvantaged part of the state, but it has pure natural beauty.
Some of the nicest people you'll ever meet come from there....

Still there are factories and such all over Kentucky.
If you want to check out the job market....google Indeed and then the name of the city or town area you wish to locate, and you can get a pretty good idea if there are many job opportunities in that particular area for you.

[xxmagex]

Originally Posted by ReaperG1rl

Just me and my hubby. No kids in mid 40s. We do not want to live in a big city like Lexington or Louisville. More closer to Mt region/Tennessee border

Apologies, I thought I had responded, but realized I haven't.

So no kids and no mention of medical issues. Also, no indication of any other requirements. You did mention perhaps looking for manufacturing work.

I would start with the triangle of Somerset, London and Corbin. There are several factories in that area which may be hiring. All are close to the Tennessee border and offer outdoor adventure opportunities. Also, all three have easy access to Larger cities and airports if you want to travel. (As to which airport to use, that's another posting altogether). All three have hospitals that can feed into other facilities if need be. The cost of living is probably lower that Ohio and housing is available.

Middlesboro is also an option. It is at the junction of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. It has an interesting history. Less manufacturing jobs there. Definitely in the mountains there, a little isolated compared to the earlier towns I mentioned. It feeds to Knoxville and the Tri-Cities instead of Lexington and Louisville.

There is also towns of Pineville and Barbourville. Same situation as Middlesboro, but less opportunities. Same goes for Harlan, much more isolated the any others mentioned so far and even less opportunities.

Williamsburg is a dark horse candidate, south of Corbin almost on the Tennessee Border. It is something of a College town, the college being The University of the Cumberlands- (Although I call it Cumberland College as it was originally called)

I would start with those and decide what you're looking for in a town and narrow it down from there.

[MOforthewin]

Originally Posted by slowlane3

Almost 20 years ago, I recall that Murray, KY was ranked #1 in the entire nation in a book called "Rand McNally's Retirement Places Rated Almanac." Guess they were considering the boating and fishing, low cost of living, and presence of a state university.

Wow. When I moved back to Florida from Stl 8 years ago I drove through western KY on the way down. That region the roads were terrible, looked runned down, poverty and just not a lot going on. Culturally similar to Southeast Missouri and northern Arkansas except northern Arkansas and Southern MO don't look as dilapidated even though they have rural poverty issues too.

Not a knock on the residents of that area btw! Just an observation how depressing it was. I'd much rather live somewhere like Branson, Joplin, Moutain Home Arkansas, than there.