Is Buford, Sugar Hill or Suwanee nice? (Atlanta: house, safe area)

[mclean]

Possibly relocationg (with family - husband and teens) - would like to be close to some water. Can anyone give me information on Buford, Sugar Hill, or Suwanee? Thanks.

[Ectoprism]

It's a decent commute to Atlanta, about 45 minutes or so, but overall all 3 you named are nice safe areas that are going through major growth at the moment. They're kinda the outer rim of the suburban sprawl in the northeast direction.

Mall of Georgia is there (insanely large mall ) and the Braves Triple-A minor league team is moving in next year. Lake Lanier (what's left of it, hehe) isn't that far either.

[Twinkletoes]

I agree - those are all nice places to live. Buford/Sugar Hill would be closest to the water. What sort of info are you looking for?

[skinnypop]

Johns creek? Commute to Atlanta-downtown? Development? Home $-5br/3bth under$275k?
Schools? Parks? Entertainment?

[MantaRay]

In doing homework to find out my top cities for retiring, Suwanee came in #4 on my list. They have the best new town center of any suburb in metro Atlanta, with really nice but affordable residences within walking distance. Look at maps.live.com for Town Center Ave. NW Suwanee, GA. Look at it in aerial view. The pic is a little old, but you'll get a feel nonetheless. You can also go to Suwanee's website to find out more. In addition, Suwanee has some 9 miles of paved bike trails, and building on that. It has close proximity to Lake Lanier and to shopping. For me, I have to have the convenience of being able to bike from my house without having to drive miles to a bike trail, and I want to be close enough to water to drive only 30 miles or less to drop a kayak in. Buford and Sugar Hill have the proximity, but not the bike trails that I need. One person's perspective from a recreational standpoint.