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I am fed up with Louisville. We are approaching 60 yrs and love our lake time. Looking for property near the lake. I know several on here live in the area. Can you kind folks advise me on areas to avoid and such? Not unlike asking for honey holes, but need to know if there are better areas to live and we are on a budget. We want a small garden and access to woods and water. Thanks in advance and sorry if this is not the place to ask
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Good Morning Killum! I live on the south end of the county by Hardin. I don't know what your budget is like but the closer to the lake, the higher the cost. I'm about 5 miles from Aurora and modest homes are the norm. Toward the north end around Calvert City you have several "plants" everybody works at and traffic at certain times of the day is pretty heavy. Not really a lot of crime like the big cities but do have some thieving that goes on about anywhere around here. Folks are friendly for the most part and make good neighbors. All in all, it's a pretty nice place to live.
Moved everything to Marshall county from Illinois last year best thing I have done. Great area wonderful people. Good fishing close to everything you need Between Murray and Paducah
I also have a house for sale close to the lake with a slip in the community dock.
I bought a full time home near Moors resort a year ago May. Love our neighbors and neighborhood ! Area of Taft & Dusty trail.Quote:
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Thanks for the response. Our first trip down was to Moors and it has been great in that area for us too
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With the current situation with the Asian Carp, a lot of folks are pulling up stakes and property is going up for sale everywhere.
The future lies in the hands of those way above us in government. From my understanding, I haven't seen a public sector millionaire donating to radiate these fish.
We are all at the mercy of our government right now. Only time will tell...
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Thanks bandchaser. I've been watching this as well. I don't know what will happen but it will play out eventually. I hope we have a decent fishery for the future.Quote:
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You could move to the farside of Taylorsville Lake, and have some isolation and easy access to both cities. No Asian Carp issues either. I couldn't see buying property on KY lake or the Ohio, due to the damage that the carp have done.
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We moved from the Louisville area two years ago. I'm down here in Lyon County, in Kuttawa. The fishing has certainly declined a bit...I'm talking bluegill/redear/crappie.
I know why you are wanting out of the Louisville rat race, been there, done that!! Let me say, food options are not nearly as plentiful. You will have to go to Paducah for major shopping/food. Paducah's exit 4 is akin to Clarksville over in Indiana. You have tons and tons of food/shopping.
Marshall County, I really like, we've talked about moving over there.
Thanks for the feedback on the food and shopping. One thing I have noticed is Barkley side has less options for shopping also.
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We moved to Calloway county on Ky lake full time in 2015 and live about 200 yards from the water and 400 yards from our private community ramp on Blood River.
our neighbors are GREAT and the scenery and wildlife are amazing. We live on a dead end road with half a dozen houses, maybe 10 cars a day go down the road. plenty of room to keep all the toys and plenty of TVA land to hunt on.
The Carp really have me worried though, gotta really work hard for the fish now.
We bought a place at Marvel Estates. We knew about the Asian Carp before we decided to buy and took the chance, hopefully something will happen. We will move and live there full time in about a year and a half. Beautiful lake it would be a shame to just let it go. You have to realize if your lake doesn't have the problem, your just 1 emptied minnow bucket away from it.
Killum, I think the area is great with very good people. Now, the situation there with lake lot ownership is now is like living in a gated community with a golf course at your back yard that has closed. The lake will soon be useless for fishing and recreational use due to the carp taking over the majority of species in the lake and jumping everywhere as you go out on the lake to ski, tubing, etc. At least you will still have a view of the lake, whether you use it or not. The golf course shutdown destroys this for the only thing, 'the view', there were trees growing in my view of the fairway. When the golf course shut down at Player's course in SC, the property values eventually dropped 40%(it looked like terrible after 3 years of no maintenance). I'm worried this will happen to all the good folks at KY/Barkley. I don't think the 'view' of the lake will justify the price for homes there without the lake being stable with a 'normal' fish population. If I was an owner now at the lakes, I would get a re-assessment of my property value and get a reduction in my property tax. If it hurts them on revenue, then they may do something to help.
Now, the good story about the golf course is that the property owners bought the course, and is now perfect and homes are selling above normal value.
Hope this makes sense to all.
There are several places for sale close to the lake. Depends on your price range.
We live at Eddy Creek and we are not there for the shopping. Walmart is 15 minutes and great shops at Kuttawa as well. Cadiz and Paris are not that far and about an hour ands half tomNashville for serious shopping.
4 years and we love it. We do spend our winters at Lake Kissimmee Florida as fish everyday there. Stay in our motorhome
Pepper