Leaving Nashville

[u/Impossible-Pomelo-85]

Have you been living here for a while now and are you wanting to move either because of the traffic, politics, home prices, jobs, culture or religion etc ? Please share your opinions because I have plenty and want to hear other's! Thank you!

Oh and where are you moving to?

[u/Mr_Irrelevant24]

I’ve been here 5 years, partner’s been here 10+.

I loved Nashville. It’s been an incredible city to be in the last few years and the music scene is something that won’t be matched regardless of where we end up. I’m not a country music fan and all of my favorite bands always make a stop in Nashville - they don’t do that even for other major cities.

The main reason we’re leaving the South is the politics. When we’re starting a family, we don’t want to have to worry about breaking the law if we have to make a hard decision. We’re also not big fans of state elected politicians condoning (unofficially or otherwise) Nazis marching down the streets.

We love our friends and family here, but ultimately, we figured it’d be better long term elsewhere - even if the COL is higher.

[u/quickster_irony → u/Mr_Irrelevant24]

Same situation here - I’ve been here 5 years and my partner 10+. We’re a married gay couple with aspirations to have a family of our own one day. And there is a real fear that won’t be able to happen with this Supreme Court and sending our right to get married back to the states. We all know Tennessee will outlaw marriage equality before the ink dries on the Supreme Court decision.

We have a support system here and love them dearly. But ultimately we’ve narrowed our escape plan down to Minnesota, Pennsylvania, or Colorado.

[u/tayrae0612 → u/Mr_Irrelevant24]

Literally us too.

“The main reason we’re leaving the South is the politics. When we’re starting a family, we don’t want to have to worry about breaking the law if we have to make a hard decision. We’re also not big fans of state elected politicians condoning (unofficially or otherwise) Nazis marching down the streets.”

^{^} this resonates SO MUCH with me.

[u/MotleyBru → u/Mr_Irrelevant24]

This is why we left. Unchecked Nazis, policies that make it harder and more dangerous to start/grow your family, and the state government feeling the need to be a primary combatant in the culture war. Here's the dirty secret though: the COL in Nashville is not reasonable anymore. Sure, compared to NYC/SF, but there are a lot of very cool cities that don't have a nazi problem and cost the same or even less than Nashville.

[u/onefreshsoulplease → u/Mr_Irrelevant24]

I’m a native Nashvillian now living in Seattle and the music scene here is excellent. The politics are much more in line with my values, the summers are amazing, and there’s public transportation! All that to say, if the COL isn’t a deal breaker for you, it’s pretty great out here.

Edit to add: I haven’t seen one nazi in the 2 years I’ve been here

[u/DesignerNo4 → u/Mr_Irrelevant24]

This! So much of this!