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To those of you that live/lived in ATL-good place to live?
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:38 am
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:38 am
Thinking about moving to Atlanta near decatur area. Is it a good place to live?
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Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:38 am to hassan whiteside
Sorry - Atlanta is full.
Atlanta has a solid music scene and an excellent airport, so I'm definitely a fan. There's a reason traffic sucks, and that's because people want to live there.
I lived in Kennesaw for a while and had to commute to the GA 400/Abernathy area. Spent a lot of time in Roswell, Alpharetta, and the northern burbs. They are all very busy but nice enough for a family. That area got hit really hard with the foreclosure crisis in 2009-2012.
ETA: That was 15 years ago now. Time is a son of a bitch.
I've since had to spend a lot of time in the Duluth area and don't like that section of town as much.
Atlanta has a solid music scene and an excellent airport, so I'm definitely a fan. There's a reason traffic sucks, and that's because people want to live there.
I lived in Kennesaw for a while and had to commute to the GA 400/Abernathy area. Spent a lot of time in Roswell, Alpharetta, and the northern burbs. They are all very busy but nice enough for a family. That area got hit really hard with the foreclosure crisis in 2009-2012.
ETA: That was 15 years ago now. Time is a son of a bitch.
I've since had to spend a lot of time in the Duluth area and don't like that section of town as much.
This post was edited on 11/14/22 at 9:46 am
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:39 am to hassan whiteside
I lived in Kennesaw for a year.
Nice area.
Nice area.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:40 am to hassan whiteside
Yes (30+ year resident here). Like anywhere else, it’s what you make of it.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:40 am to hassan whiteside
Yeah it's fine if you like sitting in traffic and dodging bullets. Why do that in Atlanta when you can have the same thing in New Orleans but with a much lower standard of living? - NOLA residents
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:44 am to hassan whiteside
Lot of variables here that the OP didn’t include (single/married, kids? Etc.).
Overall Atlanta gets a lot of well deserved shite but it’s a better city than people give it credit for.
Overall Atlanta gets a lot of well deserved shite but it’s a better city than people give it credit for.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:49 am to hassan whiteside
Depends on your situation. Single? Married? Kids? You don’t want to move to the Atlanta suburbs if you’re single.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:53 am to hassan whiteside
Decatur is a great place if you don't mind a smaller 2k sq ft ranch style home with small lot in the 700k - 1 mil range. Great, walkable downtown with lots of restaurants, bars, etc. The city school system is fantastic as it is the only Atlanta suburb allowed to form its own city school system (grandfathered in). Taxes are higher as a result though. Not sure where you are politically but Decatur is widely known as pretty far left. Yard signs with the progressive flavor of the month is the norm even outside of election season.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:53 am to hassan whiteside
This time we would gladly let General Sherman have it.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:54 am to hassan whiteside
I’d want to murder people if I had to drive around Atlanta often.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:58 am to hassan whiteside
It really depends what you want. Do you want to be in a gentrified gay area? Rougher blue collar area? Gangland? How many people of color do you want to live around? All those things will depend on where you live.
From redneck to hoodrat to chinese mafia. Atl has it all
From redneck to hoodrat to chinese mafia. Atl has it all
Posted on 11/14/22 at 10:09 am to hassan whiteside
Decatur. Nah, unless you have purple hair
North Fulton for past 15 years, we like it. I’d consider Cherokee and Forsyth, but beware it is all changing very fast with out of control growth. Choose wisely.
North Fulton for past 15 years, we like it. I’d consider Cherokee and Forsyth, but beware it is all changing very fast with out of control growth. Choose wisely.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 10:29 am to hassan whiteside
Its probably my least favorite big city that I've ever been to, and I've spent a lot of time there. Just too many people for me. Traffic is awful most of the time no matter where you go. People are kind of meh.
There are definitely some cool spots in Atlanta though. Tons of restaurants, breweries, music, events, etc. You can get to the mountains pretty quick going north.
There are definitely some cool spots in Atlanta though. Tons of restaurants, breweries, music, events, etc. You can get to the mountains pretty quick going north.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 10:30 am to hassan whiteside
Tell us what kind of dog and we can tell you which hood to live in.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 10:53 am to hassan whiteside
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near decatur
Hope you like virtue signaling self loathing white women.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 11:51 am to hassan whiteside
Terrible airport. If you have a connecting flight, absent weather or other type delays, you are completely screwed. That's all I got.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 1:18 pm to hassan whiteside
Unless you are a lesbian don't move to Decatur as a single person with no kids.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 2:22 pm to hassan whiteside
Atlanta is nice.
Young and single: Midtown
Married with family: burbs with better school districts
Poor: South Atlanta
Young and single: Midtown
Married with family: burbs with better school districts
Poor: South Atlanta
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