Moving to Douglasville? (Atlanta, Carrollton, Villa Rica: condo, good schools, university)

[scavts]

My daughter lives in Villa Rica, GA. I live in Pittsburgh, PA and will be retiring next month. My wife wants to move to Douglasville, GA or a nearby suburban area so she can be close to my daughter. Except for the warm weather I find the Atlanta area, in general, to be traffic heavy. I am also concerned with "Black Ice" on the roads. I have two questions:

1. Where would be a good area to relocate which would place us within a 30 minutes drive from Villa Rica? We are interested in a senior or condo type of community. I am 65 and my wife is 60 years old. Price range would be $200,000 to $260,000.

2. My daughter has suggested Carrolton because the University of West Georgia is located there or a location close to the Atlanta area such as Peachtree. What do you think? Any information would be helpful.

[lorilove]

Don't worry about the black ice. We do get it but not on a daily basis. Typically it is after a heavy snow and only lasts 1 - 2 days at max. On average this is one a year - worse case 2 to 3 times. This is the reason the city just shuts down and everyone stays home. You can usually plan accordingly and just stay in.

[BeyondInfinity]

Originally Posted by scavts

My daughter lives in Villa Rica, GA. I live in Pittsburgh, PA and will be retiring next month. My wife wants to move to Douglasville, GA or a nearby suburban area so she can be close to my daughter. Except for the warm weather I find the Atlanta area, in general, to be traffic heavy. I am also concerned with "Black Ice" on the roads. I have two questions:

1. Where would be a good area to relocate which would place us within a 30 minutes drive from Villa Rica? We are interested in a senior or condo type of community. I am 65 and my wife is 60 years old. Price range would be $200,000 to $260,000.

2. My daughter has suggested Carrolton because the University of West Georgia is located there or a location close to the Atlanta area such as Peachtree. What do you think? Any information would be helpful.

Douglasville is an ok area not too far from Villa Rica or the city of Atlanta. Yes, Atlanta has heavy traffic but what major city doesn't?

I would also recommend the Smryna area in Cobb County but if you are looking for a smaller area with less traffic, then Carrollton should work just fine.

[Hensen]

Is douglasville a nice place to live and good for children? I have three young boys, so also looking for good schools and baseball for them. Any comments or recommendations will be thankful. Or any good place around with a family atmosphere.

[Sjfinger]

Originally Posted by Hensen

Is douglasville a nice place to live and good for children? I have three young boys, so also looking for good schools and baseball for them. Any comments or recommendations will be thankful. Or any good place around with a family atmosphere.

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