Knoxville Named One Of The Best Cities To Buy A Forever Home By Realtor.com

With two of the biggest generations in American history poised to enter prime home buying years, the next big real estate boom is almost here, according to Realtor.com.

Baby boomers and millennials are the two largest generations in American history. Both generations are poised to enter prime ages where they’d be looking to buy their next home. Baby boomers are looking to buy their forever home and millennials are looking to buy their first starter home.

With these two large generations out on the prowl for homes, Realtor.com wanted to identify the best metro cities to buy a home in these catagories.

To help identify which cities would be the best for each of these home types, Realtor.com looked at what each generation would looking for in a home. Millennials are often concerned with affordability and a good location close to amenities and work. Baby boomers, on the other hand, are wanting to live in milder climates and are looking at low maintenance homes. They looked at 250 of the largest metropolitan areas and limited one ranking per state.

Knoxville was among the top cities to buy a forever home. In order to appear on the forever home list, Realtor.com examined the top places with a population of residents 60 or older, median list price, and the number of people 55 years or older moving to the city.

Here is the complete list of top cities to buy a forever home in the US:

1. Punta Gorda, Florida
2. Prescott, Arizona
3. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
4. Salisbury, Maryland
5. Asheville, North Carolina
6. Roanoke, Virginia
7. Eugene, Oregon
8. Pueblo, Colorado
9. Portland, Maine
10. Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville has appeared on many national ranking lists in recent years as well. Here are a few of the most recent awards Knoxville has received:

• Earlier this year, Knoxville was named a recession-proof city by Livability.com.
• Last year, Knoxville was named one of the Best Affordable Cities In The US.
• In 2017, Knoxville was named one of the hippest cities.
• In 2017, Knoxville was named one of the top 10 cities where outdoor lovers can afford to live.
• Also in 2017, Knoxville was named one of the hottest real estate markets by Zillow.
• Farragut was named one of the best cities to raise a family also in 2017.
• Knoxville was also named one of America’s Favorite Cities in 2017 by Travel + Leisure.

Are you thinking about buying a Knoxville home in 2019? Please let us know if there is any way that Knoxville Home Team can assist you. Rick can be reached at 865-696-9002 or via email at [email protected]. Kati can be reached at [email protected]. Also, be sure to check out our Knoxville Home Search Page.