is stockbridge Ga safe (Clayton: rental, crime, house)

[ewaeto]

we are a military family whom will be moving into the area soon and have been looking into renting a house in stockbridge Ga..I do have two school aged children which I will most likley homeshcool. My biggest concern is safety and I have found a house that seems to be a nice neighborhood in a community called Avian forest in stockbridge. I was wondering if anyone has any good input on this area. I would greatly appreciate it...

[cbreeze22]

I'm in Henry, and in my opinion it would be well worth it for your family to go just a tiny bit further south. I'd be surprised if you couldn't find a comparable rental (size, price, subdivision ammenities) in an area where there isn't nearly as much of a transition going on. Stockbridge in general and Flippen Rd. in particular are in the middle stages of becoming... hmm, how do I say this... Clayton-like.

I'm not a total Clayton hater at all, but the general opinion of Clayton and the elements within it have been spilling over into Stockbridge for a few years now, and have a good hold in the Avian Forest area.

Especially since you're homeschooling, I believe you can find a really nice house rental for a good price in areas zoned for Dutchtown schools or Henry County Middle and High schools (the two least desirable school clusters in the county).

[ewaeto]

ty for your input...i will look into those areas...I am very concerned with finding an area that is safe for me and my family...I know crime can be unpredictable and is all over...I am a survivor of a horrific crime that changed my life forever. An home invasion where I was shot multiple times (5) in front of my children aged 6 and 9 at the time. It has been two years since then, but we remember it like it was yesterday.