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Posted on 2/26/20 at 1:23 pm to undkeith
You in utilities?
Posted on 2/26/20 at 1:23 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
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What type of work do you do? That entire area is pretty much a septic tank.
LTL
Posted on 2/26/20 at 1:25 pm to undkeith
I would look at the NW part of Auburn. Great schools, and you can loop around to Smith Station. You are also close to Lake Martin for boating.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 1:32 pm to undkeith
Definitely Auburn or Opelika. Opelika is even sort of pushing it depending on if you have kids or not.
Phenix City and/or Columbus shouldn't be considered at all. Both are shitholes with lots of crime. I used to work in Columbus and got stuck at work for nearly 3 hours o e day because a police Chase ended in our parking lot and the dude held off the police by holding his girlfriend hostage in his car
Phenix City and/or Columbus shouldn't be considered at all. Both are shitholes with lots of crime. I used to work in Columbus and got stuck at work for nearly 3 hours o e day because a police Chase ended in our parking lot and the dude held off the police by holding his girlfriend hostage in his car
Posted on 2/26/20 at 1:53 pm to IAmNERD
Not Opelika, there’s no reason. Stay in Auburn, schools are tops in the state as in top 5 across the board. Check the zoning and look hard, they have played with re zoning some stuff in the past I don’t know how that has worked out the past 10 years I haven’t payed attention.
The city of Auburn is a great town to raise a family, prototypical medium sized great southeastern town. Nothing around compares and there’s a good distance. Opelika if you knew it well and didnt have kids could be ok, but both of those don’t apply so I would steer well away.
I’d go:
Auburn
Smith’s station
Opelika
Phoenix City
Columbus
The city of Auburn is a great town to raise a family, prototypical medium sized great southeastern town. Nothing around compares and there’s a good distance. Opelika if you knew it well and didnt have kids could be ok, but both of those don’t apply so I would steer well away.
I’d go:
Auburn
Smith’s station
Opelika
Phoenix City
Columbus
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:30 pm to NYCAuburn
/////avoid phenix city///
Truer words never spoken
Truer words never spoken
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:46 pm to LSUGrad9295
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South and Eastern Columbus, GA is a shite-hole. Stay away.
FIFY
FTR North Columbus is fine. Most of the better offs in the area live in the North side of town or have moved farther north into Harris County.
Many have also moved into various areas outside of Phenix City headed towards Auburn/Opelika (Smiths Station and thereabouts).
Good school in the Smiths Station area is Glenwood HS and what ever elementary/middle school feeds into it from the area.
With family the Auburn area is the most preferred but that can get costly the closer you get to AU.
Grew up in Columbus, so take it FWIW.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 3:18 pm to AUTimbo
Stay in Auburn, great school system and wonderful place to raise a family. A quick search on Zillow produced 75 results inside Auburn city limits between 300-350K
You will love the area once acclimated.
You will love the area once acclimated.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 3:31 pm to AUTimbo
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FTR North Columbus is fine. Most of the better offs in the area live in the North side of town or have moved farther north into Harris County
You'd would figure the place with have a FEW nice places with Synovus and Aflac HQ'd there.
My Brother worked at GMAC for 15+ years down there and I inherited/bought his house on Lake Harding...great lot and shoreline but probably tear down the cabin and build but I'm not sure exactly how much to spend.Its on the Bama side and technically in Beulah and not far from Valley (obviously a dump)
Posted on 2/26/20 at 3:34 pm to RD Dawg
And TSYS, and WC Bradley
Plenty of money in Green Island, CCC, etc
Plenty of money in Green Island, CCC, etc
Posted on 2/26/20 at 4:23 pm to undkeith
$350k house, goodness, has 2 kids and needs 3000 sq ft and 50 acres, love that debt
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:11 pm to Robertson coach
quote:
$350k house, goodness, has 2 kids and needs 3000 sq ft and 50 acres, love that debt
Did you just wake up from a 30 year coma?
You only get those things for 350k in places that absolutely suck
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:19 pm to Robertson coach
Right? I live in Austin and $350K isn’t getting you many options within city limits and the schools suck.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:56 pm to tlsu15
I’m in the same boat. I am getting transferred to Starkville. Please tell me it’s not as bad as I think it will be.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 6:07 pm to undkeith
quote:
What are the places to avoid?
Alabama
Posted on 2/26/20 at 7:59 pm to 8miles
quote:
I’m in the same boat. I am getting transferred to Starkville. Please tell me it’s not as bad as I think it will be.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 11:12 pm to undkeith
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Looks like I could be transferring to the Auburn/Phenix City area this spring. The job will be in Smiths Station. I don’t know anything about the area, looks to be about a 20 min drive to work from Auburn and even shorter from the Columbus area.
Where is a good place for a family of four to purchase a home (300k-350k) in the area? Two kids under 3. What are the places to avoid? Any information will be helpful!
Buy in the Auburn city limits. No question. Stay away from Phenix City. Plus, PC is a long drive from Smiths Station.
ETA - Auburn city schools are top notch. Among the best, actually. The city has it's own system and has pumped tens of millions into making them great, especially the new high school. Opelika would probably be a distant second in the area. After that, you're mostly looking at average small town schools, all the way down to some real garbage.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 11:21 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 11:24 pm to undkeith
Avoid Columbus.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 12:12 am to undkeith
Traffic is gonna get a lot busier on saturdays in the fall.
For what it’s worth, I’m moving from the Eufaula area to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gonna be called for the next few years.
For what it’s worth, I’m moving from the Eufaula area to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gonna be called for the next few years.
This post was edited on 2/27/20 at 12:14 am
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