Atlanta move help

[Todds69]

Thanks for the replys and keep them coming. Forsyth Co. and Cobb Co. was the main area of our concentration but was trying narrow it down. Either way I'm sure we won't agree on the same spot. (women) We are staying in Warner Robins with my brother-in-law for the week and taking road trips to check stuff out. Kind of sucks for the long hauls but the room and board is free.

[Todds69]

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[Todds69]

My family and I are looking to relocate around the Atlanta area, anybody have any suggestions on cities/towns. I have a 4 year old daughter so the school systems are very important. We are going down to that area next week. Feb. 26th thru the 3rd of March any help much appreciated.

[69rs]

Do you know what area of town you will be working in? I live in Gwinnett county which has very good schools, but has been one of the fastest growing countie in the U.S. for about 10 years or so. That means you have most anything you can think of close by, but there is traffic to deal with. Gwinnett county is N.E. of Atlanta. Good Police, good Fire, good shopping and restaraunts, bad traffic!

[WS6]

and depending on the area bad crime as well. thats mainly south gwinnett though

you definetly should base this decision on where you will be working. Atlanta traffic is horrible so you don't want to have a really long commute if possible. as for the schools you really can't beat private schools. the public schools can be so hit or miss. sure the elementary school may be good but that doesnt mean the middle or high school will be. private school solves that issue completely.

[Bill Howell]

Marietta/Cobb County


Whatever you decide, stay away from south Atlanta,period.

[Craigon69]

We relocated here in ’95 from FL and landed in Forsyth County. We love it here. It’s the 3rd growing county in the nation (http://www.forsythco.com/newcomers.asp). It’s still somewhat rural, although subdivisions are popping faster then you can count them. Just a short drive from busy areas like Atl, Alpharetta, Gwinnett. I have 2 daughters,16 and 7 yr olds. Schools are great. My kids go to Central High (but a new HS up the road opens next year) and Sawnee Elementary. Most northern suburb schools are good (a good way above the state average which is lack luster).

Property taxes are quite low…I have a 2600sf house (including finished basement) on 1 acre lot with recent subdivision house sales 230k-255k and taxes were only $1400 (w/ homestead). But my last adjustment was like 5years ago, so someone buying new would probably be higher.

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p.s. I telecommute so I avoid traffic... but my office is in Alpharetta (Windward Parkway), and the commute is a piece of cak when I do go in. The key is to avoid a 400 commute. I can take back roads to Windward or take Hwy 9.

[Bill Howell]

Warner Robbins, my lord/ that is a haul every day. I grew up in Macon, so know that area good. It really boils down to how far you are willing to commute. Forsyth Co. is great, just farther.

[Todds69]

Warner Robbins, my lord/ that is a haul every day. I grew up in Macon, so know that area good. It really boils down to how far you are willing to commute. Forsyth Co. is great, just farther.

I'm just staying there this week. The move won't be until summerish. And yes it is a haul just to look around in case that is what you meant.

[69rs]

Forsyth is very nice and/but growing. It depends on the job. You don't want to commute from Forsyth to anywhere close to Atlanta. In my opinion you don't want to go downtown from anywhere!

[Bob Johnson]

The problem with 400 it stays busy in both directions..I lived off Spalding for 20 years..Traffic went crazy in that time..Love the area, but the traffic got to me..you've got to figure out where you are going to work..Then you figure out where you want to live..Got to stay north..east/west/south just don't have the appreciation..and if Delta goes..watch out..you can steal something on the south side,,Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Newnan aren't bad on the south side..I live in Hall County..off I-985 no traffic unless a bad wreck..I-85 isn't bad until you approach 316..

[WS6]

geeze Bob i didnt realize you were just up the road basically. will you be at any of the year one bashes?

anywho back to the subject at hand. woodstock isnt a bad place to live either. honestly not sure about the schools up there. its growing rather fast as well. which can be a good thing when you consider property values will be on the rise.

do you know where you will be working? this matters greatly. take for instance my sister who lives in Brookhaven. this is inside the perimeter(285) just north of ATL buckhead and Chamblee maybe listed on a map instead of Brookhaven. its a busy area that she lives in. however her office is a five minute drive. she sees traffic when she travels not commuting to work. so something like that may work for you as well.

also my friend who lives in woodstock commutes to roswell. Nalley lexus on mansell road if you want to get specific. his commute is 30 minutes one way in traffic. thats easy if youve ever seen the traffic he drives through. this is cherokee county that he lives in though.

[Steve68]

my dad just moved from Alpharetta, 400 blows, and so does the traffic around there, but great place to live, but like everywhere else, specially orlando, roads built for 3000 people a day, now carrying, 25,000, just a little traffic

[Alan66ss]

Thanks for the replys and keep them coming. Forsyth Co. and Cobb Co. was the main area of our concentration but was trying narrow it down. Either way I'm sure we won't agree on the same spot. (women) We are staying in Warner Robins with my brother-in-law for the week and taking road trips to check stuff out. Kind of sucks for the long hauls but the room and board is free.

West Cobb is a good area - plenty of good schools. It really depends on where you are working. The interstates can get messed up in the morning. Housing though is getting expensive. Good luck. If you need info about this area just ask.

Alan

[Todds69]

West Cobb is a good area - plenty of good schools. It really depends on where you are working. The interstates can get messed up in the morning. Housing though is getting expensive. Good luck. If you need info about this area just ask.

Alan

Thanks, I appreciate all the info. I wouldn't even mind Gainesville or Athens but I think the wife wants to be closer to Atlanta. Have to work on that one. Anyone know about those two cities?

[WS6]

yeah ask me anything about Athens, thats actually where i live. Bob is close to if not officially in Gainesville.

schools here in athens suck from what im told. so what everyone does is live in Oconee county and that way they go to oconee county schools. however athens has a number of good private schools. Clarke county which is the county that athens resides in is very small. so its easy to still "live" in athens but actually be in one of the small towns surrounding it. yes its full of college kids but not everywhere is and you dont have to get caught up in game day traffic. you just have to plan it out right. there are plenty of places that the college kids dont live or go. aside from that i love it here and i really dig gainesville so long as your in the small less crowded areas.

do you know where yall will be working? athens is a haul of a commute to ATL gainesville is too. however if your working in say lawrenceville or snellville or loganville. then athens isnt too far. 45 minutes to an hour depending on just where your working.

[Bob Johnson]

yeah ask me anything about Athens, thats actually where i live. Bob is close to if not officially in Gainesville.

schools here in athens suck from what im told. so what everyone does is live in Oconee county and that way they go to oconee county schools. however athens has a number of good private schools. Clarke county which is the county that athens resides in is very small. so its easy to still "live" in athens but actually be in one of the small towns surrounding it. yes its full of college kids but not everywhere is and you dont have to get caught up in game day traffic. you just have to plan it out right. there are plenty of places that the college kids dont live or go. aside from that i love it here and i really dig gainesville so long as your in the small less crowded areas.

do you know where yall will be working? athens is a haul of a commute to ATL gainesville is too. however if your working in say lawrenceville or snellville or loganville. then athens isnt too far. 45 minutes to an hour depending on just where your working.

I actually live more in Oakwood or Flowery Branch but I have a Gainesville mailing address. I-85 is a piece of cake until you get to where 316 merges in. If you're working north of there then you can live anywhere up here..I can be at I-85 and 316 at 8:00 in the morning and never get under 70mph from my house. but then it stops. Buford is a nice area..Hamilton Mill area off I-85 is real nice. jon who works with me here has a real nice house for sale in Cumming..but it's 600K..Like anywhere, you have to check the particular school you kids are going to be going to.
There's nice areas all over the place up here. Nice areas generally have nice schools. Hall County is well off financially. Avoid Fulton and DeKalb Countys. too large of non tax paying intown types if you know what I mean..Imperative to know where you're going to be working..then ask us..we can give you better advise

[Todds69]

yeah ask me anything about Athens, thats actually where i live. Bob is close to if not officially in Gainesville.

schools here in athens suck from what im told. so what everyone does is live in Oconee county and that way they go to oconee county schools. however athens has a number of good private schools. Clarke county which is the county that athens resides in is very small. so its easy to still "live" in athens but actually be in one of the small towns surrounding it. yes its full of college kids but not everywhere is and you dont have to get caught up in game day traffic. you just have to plan it out right. there are plenty of places that the college kids dont live or go. aside from that i love it here and i really dig gainesville so long as your in the small less crowded areas.

do you know where yall will be working? athens is a haul of a commute to ATL gainesville is too. however if your working in say lawrenceville or snellville or loganville. then athens isnt too far. 45 minutes to an hour depending on just where your working.

No job yet. Just trying to get an idea of the neighborhoods and the surrounding areas.

[southernfriedcj]

Todd, I've lived all over the Atlanta area, and I moved to Athens about 3 years ago. Athens is the best kept seceret in Georgia. If you can get past the liberal government(in Athens proper), you'll love the place. I actually live in oconee County, which borders Athens. Oconee has the best public schools in Georgia(based on SAT scores), no crime to speak of, a rural feel, and you're 10 minutes from downtown Athens. My daily commute is 7 minutes to work, with no traffic problems any time of the day.
I'm not pimpin' my own shiat, but here is some of my stuff:
www.georgia-traditions.com
www.whitehallvillage.com
www.whiteoakhomesinc.com
It will give you a general taste of some of the stuff we are doing in the area. The White Oak site sucks, we are in the process of redoing it.
What do you do for a living?

WS6, where do you roost?

Jim

[WS6]

flowery branch is a great area. ive got a friend and customer who lives there. he can listen to the cars running at Road ATL for the races especially the Petit Lemans

im actually in winterville just inside the clarke county line. less than five minutes and i can be in madison county or oglethorpe county. more specifically im over on one of the beaverdam roads. im actually college aged and live with roommates but we stay quiet and dont cause problems. we just needed a garage for the motorcycles we all happen to own.

yeah athens clark county(its unified now, no county and city government. just one.) is fairly liberal but there are is a lot of freedom still. well unless you smoke or happen to believe your yard trash should be picked up more than once every couple of months. sorry thats a rant for another day.

as for jobs. what do you do todd or what are interested in doing? there are many factories here in the athens area actually if you happen to be blue collar. if your white collar there are good places to work in this area as well. plus cities like gainesville arent too far to drive and gainesville is a lot bigger and growing faster than athens. crimes virtually non existant in the athens area. im from savannah originally and have to laugh at all the atlanta suburbanite kids that are so affraid of the projects right next to the university. date rape is probrably the most common crime unfortunately.