I currently live on the western part of TN and I lived in the eastern part of TN in college. Personally I prefer east TN. The people are nicer, less crime, the landscape is prettier, it s also a lot cleaner. West TN there is way more crime. Another good thing about TN is there is no state income tax- however that raises the sales tax. When I was in Bristol, TN I would just drive 5 mins away over to the VA side were sales tax is about half. Knoxville is AWESOME! In NC, my favorite parts are Asheville and Charlotte. A lot of people like the Outer Banks. I have never lived in NC, just visited, and its beautiful. I don t think you could really go wrong with either state.
I d rather live in North Carolina. It s a beautiful state, very nice place to live (well, in most parts). The Outer Banks are gorgeous. The rural area between Raleigh and OBX is crappy but the rest of the state is quite nice, especially out west in Asheville. The cities are extremely suburban in nature, but I suppose some people like that, I don t mind it. Raleigh and Charlotte have been improving their downtown areas a lot.From what I ve seen in Tennessee, I personally wouldn t want to live there, however there are nice parts of TN too. Franklin, TN is a really nice place.
Flip a coin. Both are very beautiful states, but North Carolina has a coast line.
I prefer Tennessee and East Tennessee as the best part of course that is where I live :)