Rapidly Declining Areas

[TakeAhike]

Lawrenceville>>
Moving to Lawrenceville,Ga from Cali, Bay Area what to expect?

Scan the thread and select a few subdivisions then post on the Schools thread at top of Atlanta forum for FYI.

Schools>>
Schools in Gwinnett County

Gwinnett High Schools with above average ratings:
Parkview, Collins Hill, Brookwood
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Northview High School Duluth 51
Chattahoochee High School Alpharetta 42
Brookwood High School Snellville 41
Starr's Mill High School Fayetteville 41
George Walton Comprehensive HS Marietta 39
Roswell High School Roswell 34
Collins Hill High School Suwanee 34
Alan C Pope High School Marietta 32
Parkview High School Lilburn 31
Kennesaw Mountain High School Kennesaw 31
Duluth High School Duluth 30
Lakeside High School-Atlanta Atlanta 30
Chamblee High School Chamblee 28
Milton High School Alpharetta 27
Norcross High School Norcross 26
North Gwinnett High School Suwanee 26
South Forsyth High School Cumming 26
Centennial High School Roswell 25
Harrison High School Kennesaw 25
Wheeler High School Marietta 24
Lassiter High School Marietta 22

If you know your price range or type of home someone may have a recommendation for you.

It would not be the easiest daily commute to downtown Atlanta if that is a concern.

[dbarbee82]

Gwinnett County Schools would be your best bet, however avoid Lawrenceville. A popular area in Gwinnett County is Suwanee and Hamilton Mill, they hav terrific school districts. EAST Snellville is okay too, the Brookwood High School district is the highest rank in the county.

[netdragon]

Cobb County has great school systems (and probably the best in affordable areas) -- Marietta, Vinings, etc.

Where you live all depends on where you are going to work. There are good areas all over the metro. Have you found a job yet, and if so, what part of the metro is it located in? What is your price range?

I don't recommend living more than 5 miles from where you work.

[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by robbfam9

Thanks for the feedback. We will definitely avoid the ares that have been mentioned.
What about the Lawrenceville area? Is it a safe bet? We have researched some schools that perform rather well in Gwinnett County, but we are very curious about areas in Gwinnett County that we should avoid. We have 5 school-aged children so we need a good public school system in a safe neighborhood.

I would avoid Norcross, except for the Peachtree Corners area. My impression of Lawrenceville is that you have to take it one neighborhood at a time, but others here may disagree.

[dens]

Norcross and Lawrenceville are on my list of rapidly declining.

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by netdragon

I don't recommend living more than 5 miles from where you work.

I dunno -- my commute is 8 miles, but it's a breeze because of the roads I take and the time at which I take them. We looked at homes within a 10-mile radius when we were home-shopping, and for much of the metro I think that distance is just fine.

Some roads are more clogged with traffic than others, though. After having to deal with Ashford-Dunwoody in the evenings for a week after I took a class up by the Perimeter Mall, I thank my lucky stars every time I have to drive on the E/W Connector in southern Cobb.

[netdragon]

Yeah, I don't think there's much of a difference between 5 and 8 miles. I was talking more like 5 versus 25. My commute is actually 13 miles, though I could do 10 miles if I took I-20 instead of I-75, since I'm off the E/W connector. However, I also leave at 10am, so things have pretty much cleared up at that point and I like taking I-75 more. It also depends whether they have to commute across 400, or the downtown connector, or other high-traffic areas.