Youngish married couple moving to Atlanta end of year/beg. of 2017

[wasel]

Re Camp Creek, Greenbriar etc -- unless things have changed those areas won't tick the box for "craft beer/cocktail etc" establishments although East Point may have a couple places.

Some other newcomers have indicated they've had trouble finding rentals that allow pit/pit mixes (although Atlanta's population is full of them so your dog will be in good company!) We owned a pit and currently have 2 pups with some partial "banned breed" in them so I imagine it is very frustrating to try to find something. Given that, I'd cast your net as wide as possible on the rental search. Good luck!

BTW are you a Lightning fan?

[SlickMcFavorite]

Originally Posted by wasel

Re Camp Creek, Greenbriar etc -- unless things have changed those areas won't tick the box for "craft beer/cocktail etc" establishments although East Point may have a couple places.

Some other newcomers have indicated they've had trouble finding rentals that allow pit/pit mixes (although Atlanta's population is full of them so your dog will be in good company!) We owned a pit and currently have 2 pups with some partial "banned breed" in them so I imagine it is very frustrating to try to find something. Given that, I'd cast your net as wide as possible on the rental search. Good luck!

BTW are you a Lightning fan?

Thanks. I figured there's probably nothing like that in the immediate CC/GB vacinity, but if there's a couple in College Park/East Point, that's be good enough for me. And depending on what area of CC/GB you're in, it seems like downtown/L5P area/etc is only about a 20 min drive.

I'm just really having a hard time gauging just how bad the crime is in those CC/GB. Seems like most think it's nothing worse than car break-ins. The neighborhoods generally look better on google street view than some of the sections of Edgewood/Kirkwood/etc, but I realize that doesn't always tell the whole story.

Vikings/Smyrna is definitely still on our radar, though the former really doesn't seem to have any house rentals available in our price range. Smyrna seems more doable of the two.

And no, not really a hockey fan. If I was, I'd prob a my be a Bruins fan as I used to live in NH and most of my other teams are from that area.

[lorilove]

Smyrna is definitely going to be more affordable - townhomes with fenced backyards in my neighborhood are around 1,600.

Also search for Cumberland which is basically the same area but a wider net. The zip codes you want to look for include 30339 (Vinings/Cumberland) 300080 and 30082 (Smyrna)

[wasel]

Originally Posted by SlickMcFavorite

Thanks. I figured there's probably nothing like that in the immediate CC/GB vacinity, but if there's a couple in College Park/East Point, that's be good enough for me. And depending on what area of CC/GB you're in, it seems like downtown/L5P area/etc is only about a 20 min drive.

I'm just really having a hard time gauging just how bad the crime is in those CC/GB. Seems like most think it's nothing worse than car break-ins. The neighborhoods generally look better on google street view than some of the sections of Edgewood/Kirkwood/etc, but I realize that doesn't always tell the whole story.

I think your lifestyle in those areas will be more impacted by more limited shopping/services for daily errands than by crime. For example, you are less likely to find the types "nicer" retail centers akin to The Grove in N. Tampa in those areas, although there is the Camp Creek Marketplace which is closer to the airport.

[SlickMcFavorite]

Originally Posted by lorilove

Smyrna is definitely going to be more affordable - townhomes with fenced backyards in my neighborhood are around 1,600.

Also search for Cumberland which is basically the same area but a wider net. The zip codes you want to look for include 30339 (Vinings/Cumberland) 300080 and 30082 (Smyrna)

Good stuff, thanks. So how far south into the 30339 zip code is generally ok? In that specific zip, I generally only see places in our price range in the southern half, especially closer to where the Chattahoochee runs east/west.

How about the area on the other side of 285 south of the connector (I guess it's considered Mableton)? Seems like the consensus is that it's pretty nice as long as you stay above 78/Veterans. My initial feel for it is it's a bit more country-ish, which I think we'd be fine with....we just got back from spending about a week and a half with her parents out in the country in England, and it made us realize that we'd be content living in a quieter area with more space as long as we're still within a fairly short drive to amenities. From what I can tell, the drive to places like Buckhead/L5P/etc would still be about the same as in Smyrna, but we'd probably have to take a short trip into Smyrna for decent restaurants/shopping. Is that accurate?

[SlickMcFavorite]

Originally Posted by wasel

I think your lifestyle in those areas will be more impacted by more limited shopping/services for daily errands than by crime. For example, you are less likely to find the types "nicer" retail centers akin to The Grove in N. Tampa in those areas, although there is the Camp Creek Marketplace which is closer to the airport.

We live about 5 min from The Grove and honestly I go there maybe once a month. Don't think that would be a huge deal for us. As long as we've got a Publix nearby and a Costco within 20 minutes, I'd be good.

[wasel]

Originally Posted by SlickMcFavorite

We live about 5 min from The Grove and honestly I go there maybe once a month. Don't think that would be a huge deal for us. As long as we've got a Publix nearby and a Costco within 20 minutes, I'd be good.

Gotcha. Yeah, I'm not a big "shopper" but like you, I need the convenience of a good grocery store/CVS/etc for daily errands and such. Makes life easier.

[lorilove]

Originally Posted by SlickMcFavorite

Good stuff, thanks. So how far south into the 30339 zip code is generally ok? In that specific zip, I generally only see places in our price range in the southern half, especially closer to where the Chattahoochee runs east/west.

How about the area on the other side of 285 south of the connector (I guess it's considered Mableton)? Seems like the consensus is that it's pretty nice as long as you stay above 78/Veterans. My initial feel for it is it's a bit more country-ish, which I think we'd be fine with....we just got back from spending about a week and a half with her parents out in the country in England, and it made us realize that we'd be content living in a quieter area with more space as long as we're still within a fairly short drive to amenities. From what I can tell, the drive to places like Buckhead/L5P/etc would still be about the same as in Smyrna, but we'd probably have to take a short trip into Smyrna for decent restaurants/shopping. Is that accurate?

Yes Mableton is nice, more residential and Big Box stores. For restaurants etc. you will find yourself driving into Vinings and Smyrna but we are only talking about 5 miles max.


Most of the 30339 zip code will meet your needs. The worse parts for residential would be north of I-285 and primarily along Cobb Parkway but this is a very small area.

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by SlickMcFavorite

How about the area on the other side of 285 south of the connector (I guess it's considered Mableton)? Seems like the consensus is that it's pretty nice as long as you stay above 78/Veterans. My initial feel for it is it's a bit more country-ish, which I think we'd be fine with....

Yeah, the best areas in Mableton (30126) in my opinion would be north of Veterans Memorial and east of Floyd Road. I live off Cooper Lake just south of the E/W Connector, and there are plenty of nice subdivisions along that road, along Buckner, and along Nickajack Road. Subdivisions like Vinings Estates used to be in Mableton, but Smyrna annexed those areas.