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The city

Chattanooga

City energy at the foot of Chickamauga Lake.

Chickamauga Lake begins at Chattanooga's dam, which puts the Scenic City's restaurants, riverfront, hospitals, and airport within an easy drive of the lake country Ivey serves.

  • County Hamilton
  • Water Chickamauga Dam · Tennessee River
  • Airport CHA · Chattanooga Metropolitan

The lay of the land

What it’s like here.

For lake-country clients, Chattanooga is the everything-else city: the direct flight home, the specialist appointment, the anniversary dinner, the college kid's apartment. The Riverwalk, the Aquarium, and the North Shore give visitors plenty of reasons to come to you once you've made the move.

The city's north side (Hixson, Soddy-Daisy, the Chester Frost peninsula) runs right up the west shore of Chickamauga Lake, so the line between "Chattanooga life" and "lake life" is blurrier than a map suggests. Plenty of Ivey's clients work in the city and live on the water north of it.

Where it sits

On the Chattanooga–Knoxville corridor.

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On the water

  • Where the lake starts

    Chickamauga Dam marks the lake's downstream end. From there it's open water all the way up to Watts Bar Dam, with city-side parks and ramps at the near end.

  • North-side lake living

    Hixson and Soddy-Daisy shorelines put city commutes and lake mornings in the same week, a popular middle path for corridor buyers.

  • The city riverfront

    Downstream of the dam, the Tennessee bends through downtown: Riverwalk miles, rowing lanes, and riverfront dining.

Worth knowing

  • Getting in and out

    Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) and the I-24/I-75 junction make this the corridor's main travel gateway.

  • Healthcare hub

    The region's full-service hospital systems are here: Erlanger, CHI Memorial, and Parkridge among them.

  • A real food-and-events city

    Aquarium, minor-league ballpark, festivals, and a deep restaurant bench: the big-city amenities that round out small-town living.

Your agent here

Ivey Hayes is your market expert in Chattanooga: Tennessee-licensed, a member of both the River Counties and Greater Chattanooga REALTOR® boards, with the region’s listings at her fingertips.

Let’s talk

Thinking about a move?

From “just looking” to “we’re ready,” the first step is the same: a real conversation with someone who knows these lakes.

Start a conversation 423.285.7693

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