|
12-28-2006, 04:19 PM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Rhode Island
3 posts, read 4,839 times
Reputation: 10
|
|
Decatur???????
Hi Im thinking about moving to Decatur. From what I have read is there any good part of Decatur that I could consider moving too that is not bad??? Reason for moving there is because I will be working at the Veterans Hospital. Is Gwinnet nice to live? Is that close to the Veterans Hospital? Thanks
|
|
02-15-2007, 08:17 AM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
3 posts, read 3,392 times
Reputation: 10
|
|
|
bump......................................
|
|
02-20-2007, 09:34 PM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
1 posts, read 2,132 times
Reputation: 10
|
|
|
I would really like to get some input as well. Please respond if you have any info about Decatur
|
|
02-20-2007, 10:03 PM
|
|
Guest
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Atlanta
700 posts, read 792,140 times
Reputation: 185
|
|
|
Decatur is not bad at all...where did you hear that? Near the VA hospital is actually very nice and quite expensive. Decatur covers a fairly large area, so you're apt to find good and bad. Most of it is nice, safe, and very liveable.
Gwinnett would be quite a commute to the VA hospital. If it were me, I would prefer to spend that 2 hours a day doing something besides sitting in traffic.
|
|
02-21-2007, 08:10 AM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: ITP
1,687 posts, read 1,336,258 times
Reputation: 735
|
|
|
Downtown Decatur is a great area and is one of only a few truly walkable areas in Metro Atlanta. It has a mix of southern charm and a rather eccentric aesthetic that you may find in towns such as Boulder or Madison. The Oakhurst neighborhood in Decatur is also nice, as well as the adjacent Lake Claire neighborhood in the city of Atlanta.
...but whatever you do...DON'T GO TO GWINNETT!! There are plenty of nice areas in Gwinnett, but the commute is absolutely awful--even on the weekends!
|
|
02-21-2007, 08:36 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2006
29 posts, read 42,298 times
Reputation: 17
|
|
|
I'm curious about the schools in Decatur. From what I've seen, they don't rank real high - but maybe I have bad info. Do a lot of people send their kids to private school? I want to have a good public school system where we move.
|
|
02-21-2007, 10:17 AM
|
|
Guest
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Atlanta
700 posts, read 792,140 times
Reputation: 185
|
|
|
City of Decatur is a separate school system from Dekalb County. I've only ever heard great things about Decatur schools.
|
|
02-21-2007, 04:12 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Atlanta, GA
2,284 posts, read 1,559,219 times
Reputation: 635
|
|
|
Decatur's nice--within city limits. East of 285 ... not so much. We're considering buying in Decatur just to be close to work.
Schools? Pretty consistent with the rest of metro Atlanta. A few gems, but mostly mediocre or poor performing.
|
|
02-21-2007, 06:05 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2006
1,839 posts, read 2,028,263 times
Reputation: 346
|
|
|
Backfist is not exactly right -- the City of Decatur schools are mostly gems -- if you are looking inside the city limits.
Outside, in DeKalb County, there are lots of scary schools that have Decatur mailing addresses -- proceed with caution.
|
|
02-21-2007, 10:28 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
154 posts, read 175,015 times
Reputation: 41
|
|
|
"scary"? *sigh*
|
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
Linear Mode
