It would be very hard to beat central to east Tennessee.
Do not consider anything west of the Tennessee River.
Hey! I live in Tennessee, west of the Tennessee River. Don’t talk poorly of this great area. There is Memphis, replete with race-baiters, low lifes, white flight and chronic unemployment. The nearby communities are also - - - well, on second thought, I wouldn’t recommend the area to anyone either. MY dream is to move to East Tennessee, too.