A recent article in Business Week Magazine names The Town of Farragut Tennessee, a bedroom community located about 15 miles south of downtown Knoxville, as one of the “25 Best Affordable Suburbs in the South”.

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No surprise there, Farragut and Knoxville both rank high in lots of “best places to live” surveys and stories.

The criteria for this list included Farragut’s median home pricing, ($224,900) low cost of living, school test scords, and violent crime (Farragut’s idea of violent crime is jaywalking) ;-)

“Farragut, Tenn. 37922

Metro: Knoxville
Nearest city with pop. 50,000-plus: Knoxville (17 miles)Median Home Price: $224,900
Cost of Living Index: 102.9
Primary School Test Score Index: 131*
Violent Crime Index: 34
Percent pop. with commute <30 min.: 68%"
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The nearby University of Tennessee offers great academics and athletics. Here the UT “Pride of the Southland” marching band leads the football team to a traditional Saturday afternoon game.

Bordered on the south by beautiful Fort Loudon Lake and on the north side by Interstates 40 & 75 Farragut has the best of both worlds. The interstate lets you commute from either downtown Knoxville or nearby Oak Ridge in about the same 15-20 minutes drive. You can then be at the lake about 10 minutes after changing and hooking up the boat. ;-)  

If Farragut’s cake needed any more icing Farragut Mayor Eddy Ford was just honored by the Tennessee Municipal League as Tennessee’s Mayor of the Year.

If you’re looking for a great place to live the Town of Farragut would be an excellent choice.

To find an excellent Farragut home visit www.KnoxvilleMLS.com (you’ll also find an excellent Farragut REALTOR there too. ;-)