Moving from Los Angeles to Atlanta area Clayton County GA (Forest Park: apartments, crime)

[CrissyBee_27]

Hello everyone!

I'd like as much info as possible (schools/education, community, crime rate, a good church christain/baptist), shopping, affordable or income based children sport/activities, etc.) In the area of Forest Park, GA zipcode 30297. My son (8) and I (27) will soon be moving from Los Angeles with my boyfriend to this area. I've been coming back and forward for the last year now but to the lawrenceville Gwinnett area, which I'm more familiar with. I've read some okay and not so swell things about Clayton County. I'd really like to hear the good bad and ugly from current or former residents but all opinions and suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.

Thank You

[Atlwarrior]

Are you are of the schools situation in Clayton Co, and the problems they had not too long ago.

[blackpearl27]

I wouldn't recommend Forest Park or most places in Clayton County. It's not very diverse, schools aren't great, public transportation is an issue, and the area just always feels so depressed. I have family that lives in the area so I've spent a fair amount of time in Jonesboro, Riverdale etc. But never actually lived there. What made you pick Forest Park?

[Adric]

Well to be brutally honest...

The good: proximity to the airport and lake Spivey

The bad: pretty much everything else

The ugly: Clayton county


While not the worst place in the metro (that honor goes to Vine City), I think Clayton County is the worst overall county in the area. Public schools from what I understand are terrible there, the county recently did away with public transit altogether, it's not diverse (99% African American), feels slightly run down everywhere, and there aren't really that many high quality jobs there. I can think of only one nice area in Clayton and that is the area around lake Spivey but most of those houses are well out of the price range of the average person (I'm talking mansions on the lake with private docks).

I'm curious as to why this was your first choice too. Honestly, I'd look elsewhere.

[ATLTJL]

I'm trying to think of something in Los Angeles that I would compare to Forest Park, but I haven't been to enough of the bad parts of LA.

Maybe the Wal-Mart in Torrance is close.

Time to have a serious talk with your boyfriend and see if you can make him reconsider his terrible choice of where to live in metro Atlanta. I would home school before I'd put an 8 year old in Clayton county schools.

[MiamiRob]

Let's put it this way! I have friends who are black (i'm hispanic) and are from the Liberty City area of Miami and currently live in Clayton county. They are thinking of moving back to Miami and all of it's ghetto nonsense instead!

[tonygeorgia]

There are plenty of.other places to move to.here instead..that's like moving to LA and living in south central instead of.Santa Monica

[CrissyBee_27]

Originally Posted by CrissyBee_27

Hello everyone!

I'd like as much info as possible (schools/education, community, crime rate, a good church christain/baptist), shopping, affordable or income based children sport/activities, etc.) In the area of Forest Park, GA zipcode 30297. My son (8) and I (27) will soon be moving from Los Angeles with my boyfriend to this area. I've been coming back and forward for the last year now but to the lawrenceville Gwinnett area, which I'm more familiar with. I've read some okay and not so swell things about Clayton County. I'd really like to hear the good bad and ugly from current or former residents but all opinions and suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.

Thank You

Originally Posted by Atlwarrior

Are you are of the schools situation in Clayton Co, and the problems they had not too long ago.

No please enlightened me.

[CrissyBee_27]

Originally Posted by Adric

Well to be brutally honest...

The good: proximity to the airport and lake Spivey

The bad: pretty much everything else

The ugly: Clayton county


While not the worst place in the metro (that honor goes to Vine City), I think Clayton County is the worst overall county in the area. Public schools from what I understand are terrible there, the county recently did away with public transit altogether, it's not diverse (99% African American), feels slightly run down everywhere, and there aren't really that many high quality jobs there. I can think of only one nice area in Clayton and that is the area around lake Spivey but most of those houses are well out of the price range of the average person (I'm talking mansions on the lake with private docks).

I'm curious as to why this was your first choice too. Honestly, I'd look elsewhere.

Thanks for the insight!

Well initially I wanted to move to Gwinnett (lawernceville, norcross or duluth) and honestly still do. Of Course cause I'm familiar with it and know its better living and schools than the the south side. Reason being Clayton county forest park is because my boyfriend insists it's more affordable bigger apartments for cheaper price and a easier commute to his job in Lithonia.

[cittic10]

Originally Posted by CrissyBee_27

my boyfriend insists it's more affordable bigger apartments for cheaper price and a easier commute to his job in Lithonia.

There's a reason for that.
That's a real bad area.

The schools lost their accreditation in 2008 and was one of only 3 school disctricts in the entire country to lose accreditation since 1969 although they did get it back in 2009. They close a lot of schools. Clayco is the hood.