School Districts and Acerage (Maryville: rent, houses, to live)

[asroberts1]

Hi all,
My husband and I are moving with our 2 and 6 year olds. We are looking for an area with great schools and also has houses with 5 or so acres. We spent some time in Maryville today but it seems that there isn't a lot of land. We also felt like the housing was either out of our budget or trailors. If anyne knowsof any little towns with good schools and houses with property I would love any suggestion.
Thanks!

[Bones]

First......Where will you be working.....

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Originally Posted by Bones

First......Where will you be working.....

This. What is your budget? What are your specific wants in a property? Where are you working and commuting to? No one can give you much realistic help without more specifics.

[kamoshika]

With 5+ acres you'll probably be outside city limits just about anywhere in East Tennessee, which means you'll be in a county school system that's likely not "great."

As a general rule of thumb, small towns/rural areas in the South are not good places to look for strong school systems (or plentiful job opportunities).

[asroberts1]

Ill be teaching and my husband will be a driver (hopefully not over the road). I understand what everyone is saying. Thank you all so much. Ill continue on my search. Maybe we can find 3 acres or so.

[asroberts1]

As far as what we are looking for in a house we are not as specific in our needs because we can work on a house. We cant add property or work on the district.

[Bones]

Originally Posted by asroberts1

Ill be teaching and my husband will be a driver (hopefully not over the road). I understand what everyone is saying. Thank you all so much. Ill continue on my search. Maybe we can find 3 acres or so.

I can only guess that you do NOT have a job lined up....

IMHO....I would NOT move anywhere without a job. Then with a job location established, I would rent for a year to get to know the area and where I would want to settle down with my wants and needs.....

I would not want to live on the outskirts of one side of town and have to commute to the opposite side for work everyday....

[asroberts1]

I'm looking at towns first soi know where to apply for jobs. There are schoolseverywhere. Iwill commuteup to30 minutes. But Iwould like to try to find the towns that will meet our needs.

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Originally Posted by asroberts1

I'm looking at towns first soi know where to apply for jobs. There are schoolseverywhere. Iwill commuteup to30 minutes. But Iwould like to try to find the towns that will meet our needs.

You could either do a large search across the whole area for properties that meet the needs, then work the job around the property. I would look for the job first, then make the property needs fit the job. If you have a job, at least you'll have some idea of what to base your property search around.

[Bones]

Originally Posted by Emigrations

You could either do a large search across the whole area for properties that meet the needs, then work the job around the property. I would look for the job first, then make the property needs fit the job. If you have a job, at least you'll have some idea of what to base your property search around.

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Agree....

Just because "schools are everywhere" ......does not mean they will be hiring....