Best place to live to commute to calhoun (Marietta, Smyrna: home, new construction)

[Afromnyc]

I am a 52 yr old female relocating from NYC for a job in calhoun. Everyone working there seems to live in cartersville but I am afraid it will be too small town for me. Would the commute from kennesaw be that horrific on a daily basis? Any imput would be appreciated.

[Born 2 Roll]

Originally Posted by Afromnyc

I am a 52 yr old female relocating from NYC for a job in calhoun. Everyone working there seems to live in cartersville but I am afraid it will be too small town for me. Would the commute from kennesaw be that horrific on a daily basis? Any imput would be appreciated.

A commute between Kennesaw and Calhoun would basically be a breeze on most days because you would be commuting in the opposite direction of the heaviest traffic on either US Highway 41 or Interstate 75 (depending on where you would be living in the Kennesaw area).

A commute between Kennesaw and Calhoun should be less than an hour each way through relatively very light traffic on most days.

[lorilove]

I used to travel to Mohawk in Calhoun for business and there were quite a lot of employees that traveled from Marietta, Kennesaw etc. Many of them car pooled.

It was an easy commute for me at 55 minutes from 75/285

[evannole]

If you're willing to drive a bit farther (maybe 8-10 minutes) than Kennesaw and want a more of a urban feel, downtown Marietta might be a good choice. There is lots to do here (restaurants, Saturday Farmer's Market on the historic Square, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park) and, while it is still a small city, it has more of a true urban village feel than you are likely to find in most other areas in the ATL metro, especially in the suburbs. There are lots of different housing options, too, ranging from early 20th century (and earlier) classics to new construction (most of it with a Craftsman feel). Marietta becomes a pretty typical suburban place once you're a mile and a half or so from the Square, but inside that ring, much of it has an urban or old-town kind of feel.

We moved here in September (after many years in Smyrna, which is also wonderful) and just love it. Yesterday, my wife, the neighbors and I walked to the Square for breakfast and the Saturday farmer's market, as we often do. It's a very walkable place... while I drive quite a bit during the week (and am fine with it), I don't have to stray far on the weekend if I don't want to. Indeed, neither of us has touched our cars since getting home from work on Friday night!