Possibly relocating from Denver to Atlanta area (Tucker, Decatur: best cities, college)

[ipp2511]

I'm a single female professional in mid 30-s, currently living and working in Denver, CO. My company asked me to consider a position in Monroe, GA, which would be a promotion. The quality of life is very important to me, as well as opportunities to work-out, meet other singles, visit good restaurants, events, etc. Still hope to find the right one How is life for prof singles in Atlanta? Is this a good city to move? Any areas close to Monroe that can be recommeded to live? I have not made my decision yet, so I'm looking for input... Any help would be appreciated!

[nature's message]

You find a huge amount of single profs. in Atlanta. Many magazine/websites have ranked Atlanta as one of the best cities for young, single professionals.

The quality of life will be lower in Atlanta than Denver.

As for restaurants, you find many great restaurants in Midtown, Buckhead, Inman Park, Downtown, Little Five Points, and a lot of others places. If you are looking for nightlife, then the majority of that is located in Midtown, although there are a lot of upscale clubs in Buckhead.

One place I would recommend is Decatur. It's a pretty nice suburb of Atlanta, and close to your job.

Hope this helps.

[BobKovacs]

Monroe is a little "out there" from Atlanta- about 40 miles or so from the areas where most singles live (Midtown, etc). The good news is that you'd have a reverse commute- the bad news is that it'll still take you the better part of 45 minutes to an hour to get to work.

[CMMom]

Yeah, I wouldn't say that Monroe is a "happening" kind of town (I have family out there). You might consider living in Gwinnett County (halfway b/t your job and the city-maybe somewhere near the I-85/316 split). That way, it wouldn't be so far to go into town on the weekends.

[aries4118]

I recommend that you live in the Tucker/Northlake area...a decent amount of singles/professionals in the area and the area is close to happening intown areas.

And...
Tucker/Northlake is on the eastside, so your commute to Monroe will not be bad at all.

[sweettea1]

Do you have reservations about leaving Denver? Just want to make sure Atlanta offers you what you're looking for in a town. You can certainly find single professionals here but moving and working in Monroe is a bit of a step outside the 'action' and could make things difficult in terms of transitioning here.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by sweettea1

Do you have reservations about leaving Denver? Just want to make sure Atlanta offers you what you're looking for in a town. You can certainly find single professionals here but moving and working in Monroe is a bit of a step outside the 'action' and could make things difficult in terms of transitioning here.

To the OP...

The issue that everyone is concerned about (for you) is that Monroe is on the very eastern edge of Metro Atlanta.

10 years ago (maybe even less), it really would not have even been considered "Metro" at all....

[ipp2511]

Thank you all for your feedback! I checked areas mentioned (Decatur, Tucker) and they are quite far from Monroe.. What about Conyers or Athens? are they family oriented communities, or can you find professional singles there?

I will be in that area for 3 days, so not a lot of time to make a decision... Career-wise, it will be a step up, but I don't want to sacrifice social life/ safety/ quality of life... I'm not a US citizen- can anyone comment on the diversity there & how multicultural Atlanta is? Is it very conservative? How easy is it to meet other singles (ie professional men)?

[nature's message]

The city of Atlanta is very liberal. However, outside of I-285 (with the exception of Gwinnett County) is pretty conservative. It won't be hard to meet other singles, since a bunch of people in ATL are singles (39% according to the US Census).

I thought Atlanta was surprisingly diverse. Lots of ethnic restaurants, festivals, art, etc.

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Anyway, I got cost of living confused with quality of life. The cost of living in Atlanta will be lower than Denver. I think quality of life will be the same or higher.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by ipp2511

Thank you all for your feedback! I checked areas mentioned (Decatur, Tucker) and they are quite far from Monroe.. What about Conyers or Athens? are they family oriented communities, or can you find professional singles there?

I will be in that area for 3 days, so not a lot of time to make a decision... Career-wise, it will be a step up, but I don't want to sacrifice social life/ safety/ quality of life... I'm not a US citizen- can anyone comment on the diversity there & how multicultural Atlanta is? Is it very conservative? How easy is it to meet other singles (ie professional men)?

You could try Athens, but the scene there tends towards the college-age.