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Old 02-07-2007, 07:10 PM
 
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HI, I currently live in Florida and I'm hoping to relocate my family to Georgia in the Summer. Which county is best: Douglas, Henry, Walton or Gwinnett? I'm trying to narrow my search. All have nice new homes, but I'm unsure about the crime rate and great schools . Please help!
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Old 02-08-2007, 05:53 AM
 
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Where is your job going to be? Traffic is a huge issue here and to have a decent quality of life you need a reasonable commute. If possible, you should plan on renting first to make sure you like the area you have choosen. However, I am a big advocate of moving kids in and out of schools as little as possible, so try hard to make your choice the right one -- make sure you rent in an area, if you end up liking it, that you can afford to buy in.

We see it all the time in Dunwoody, people rent, love the area and then can't afford the homes here and have to pull their kids out of school if they want to be a homeowner.
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Old 02-23-2007, 06:09 PM
 
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I'm a teacher, so I wanted to pick the area first and then make my move. Thanks for your response!
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Old 02-24-2007, 08:30 AM
 
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new home search- where do you teach? In Atlanta??
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Old 02-24-2007, 09:00 AM
 
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Your answer is right there in the original post, Liz (copied below).
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HI, I currently live in Florida and I'm hoping to relocate my family to Georgia in the Summer. Which county is best: Douglas, Henry, Walton or Gwinnett? I'm trying to narrow my search.
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Old 02-24-2007, 12:13 PM
 
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My suggestion: Pick the district that YOU will be happy working in (we have no real teacher union here and some of these districts are filled with power hungry individuals) and then decide where you'd like to live from that decision. I know nothing about Walton, but Douglas, Henry, and Gwinnett all are areas where you can have a decent quality of life somewhere in that county on a teacher's salary.
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Old 03-13-2007, 11:42 AM
 
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I currently teach in Florida.
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Old 03-13-2007, 03:33 PM
 
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i would recommend gwinnett. it has great schools, nice homes. However traffic will be heavy. With Walton and Douglas county you're going to get more rural counties, and with Henry I dont know much about the south side of the city.
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