Why do you love Atlanta? (Lenox: real estate market, good schools, universities)

[jeffm1984]

For me...

-Mild weather, beautiful springs and falls especially
-Beautiful skylines, especially at night
-lots of development
-relatively low cost of living
-Lenox and Phipps arguably two of the nicest malls in the country
-great place for young professionals
-lots of trees
-hilly terrain
-cool mayor
-airport that can get you almost anywhere
-increasing diversity
-great colleges (esp. Emory, Morehouse, Spelman, Georgia Tech)
-great restaurants
-good music scene

[netdragon]

1. I'm a software engineer and it's a good place for people in my industry.
2. Healthy real estate market.
3. Being on the ground floor less than a decade into the first major inner-core redevelopment of the metro.
4. The drive towards liveable/walkable communities and suburbs that are becoming small cities in their own right.
5. Being able to take advantage of growth of the Southern economy without being in a conservative area.
6. More affordable than the Northeast where I'm from.
7. Warmer winters, but still some skiing nearby.
8. Less than 5 hours from some of the best beaches in the nation.

[Love Cobb]

1. No snow or below freezing temps (being from Chicago thats a big one)
2. Great activities for the children, lots of parks.
3. Good schools in Cobb.
4. Good salaries, I'm a nurse.
5. Great commute, no highway for me to get to and from work!
6. Churchs (smallest to the largest)
7. Lower real estate taxes than up north.
8. GA (Hope grant/scholarship) makes education for post secondary free as long as you keep your grades up.


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[plessthanpointohfive]

You're gonna laugh at me but I love the LOW HUMIDITY (spoken like a true NOLA girl).

Seriously I think this place has just about perfect weather. My husband and I spent a whole day yesterday cleaning out the jungle that is now my backyard. It was lovely...

[aroundmidtown]

1. The low cost of living is great.
2. I live in Midtown, and I love being able to walk pretty much anywhere I need to go. In fact, my husband and I are downsizing to one car.
3. The temperate climate is great. I don't know if I could survive a harsh northern winter.
4. The city has good colleges and universities.
5. Atlantans are relatively friendly and polite as a whole, compared to most big city dwellers.

-E.A.
AroundMidtown.com