South Fulton County (Atlanta, Fairburn, Cleveland: sales, mobile home, school district)

[chemgirl]

Looking to possibly relocate to Fairburn, GA. Single mom with one daughter (toddler). Yeas or nays on this move would be appreciated. Will be working in Midtown area.

[Tdiddy0027]

Fairburn and the rest of Fulton county is experiencing a housing boom. New subdivisions pop up daily, and most of them are very affordable. Commute to midtown is about 25 miles on I-85

[chemgirl]

Thanks Tdiddy0027,

Do you know any specifics about the area--ie schools, crime, businesses, recreation? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Chemgirl

[Tdiddy0027]

not completely sure about that kind of stuff but you can log on to Fairburn's website and check some stuff out.

[dogl8e]

Very uncomfortable question, but where are you coming from? And do you have any particular issues concerning race? I'm meaning are you looking for a hispanic community, or not, etc.etc.

[Miguel]

Median Income $44,844
Median Income Ranking (State) 70th Percentile
Median Income Ranking (National) 63rd Percentile
Average Income Households w/ Children $55,584
Average Ranking Income Households w/ Children (State) 64th Percentile
Average Ranking Income Households w/ Children (National) 55th Percentile


Age
Average Age 40 years
Age 0-9 Years 12.5%
Age 10-17 Years 12.25%
Age18-29 Years 12.56%
Age 30-39 Years 11.95%
Age 40-49 Years 18.5%
Age 50-64 Years 18.5%
Age 65+ Years 13.74%


Employment
Average Travel Time To Work 34 minutes
Employment: Farming/Fishing/Forestry (%) <.01%
Employment: Administrative Support (%) 18.57%
Employment: Sales (%) 6.29%
Employment: Managerial (%) 12.57%
Employment: Professional (%) 23.64%
Employment: Service (%) 28.71%
Employment: Laborer/Operator (%) 10.21%
Employment: Technician/Precision Craft (%) <.01%


Household
Married 56.64%
Single 43.36%
Married w/ Children 22.26%
Married w/ No Children 34.38%
Single w/ Children 11.93%
Single w/ No Children 31.43%


Housing
26 years
Single Family Attached 3.22%
Single Family Detached 93.04%
Mobile Home/Other 1.39%
Owner Ocupied: Median Housing Value $105,400
Owner Ocupied: Media Number of Bedrooms 3
Renter Occupied: Median Housing Value $495
Renter Occupied: Median Number of Bedrooms 2

School District Name FULTON COUNTY
Address 786 CLEVELAND AVENUE, SW
ATLANTA, GA 30315
Phone (404)768-3600
Type Independent Local District
Number of Schools 81
Number of Students 71,372
Number of Teachers 4,833
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.8 to 1


Enrollment
Total Enrollment 71,372
Ungraded Enrollment 0
Pre-Kindergarten Enrollment 1,750
Kindergarten Enrollment 5,511
First Grade Enrollment 5,567
Second Grade Enrollment 5,358
Third Grade Enrollment 5,400
Fourth Grade Enrollment 5,574
Fifth Grade Enrollment 5,497
Sixth Grade Enrollment 5,507
Seventh Grade Enrollment 5,625
Eight Grade Enrollment 5,295
Ninth Grade Enrollment 6,103
Tenth Grade Enrollment 5,222
Eleventh Grade Enrollment 4,738
Twelfth Grade Enrollment 4,225


Campus Info
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SAT / ACT / College Placement %
Average SAT Scores 954 (Math 478 Verbal 476)
% of Students Who Took SAT 87%
Average ACT Scores 19.6000
% of Students Who Took ACT 25%
National Merit Finalist 15.0000
% Students to 4-year College 76%
% Students to 2-year College 11%
% High School Dropouts 5.96%


Expenditures and Funding
Expenditures per Student $10,536
% of Expenditures on Instruction 48.3%
National Spending Ranking 69th Percentile
State Spending Ranking N/A
% Local Funding 67%
% State Funding 30.5%
% Federal Funding 2.5%

this is some of the stats for that area. I used to work in Peachtree city. It is a decent commute though. There are some good rec sites there, and of course the ren fest is held there yearly.