husband working in lawrenceville, myself near sandy springs, live in south forsyth? (Dunwoody: good schools)

[sherrycrna]

Hi everyone,

In May, my husband will be working in Lawrenceville at Gwinnett Medical Center and I will be working 3 days a week at either Emory Johns Creek hospital and as far down as Peachtree Dunwoody surgery center. We are so impressed with the schools of south forsyth as well as the lower taxes. We have a 6 and 8 year old. How will the commute from south forsyth be for my husband to lawrenceville? and for me to Sandy Springs area? Is it going to be unbearable???

Thank you.

[ericsonga]

Originally Posted by sherrycrna

Hi everyone,

In May, my husband will be working in Lawrenceville at Gwinnett Medical Center and I will be working 3 days a week at either Emory Johns Creek hospital and as far down as Peachtree Dunwoody surgery center. We are so impressed with the schools of south forsyth as well as the lower taxes. We have a 6 and 8 year old. How will the commute from south forsyth be for my husband to lawrenceville? and for me to Sandy Springs area? Is it going to be unbearable???

Thank you.

Geographically, they are not that far apart. However, commuting to Lawrenceville could be a little tricky as there is no direct route other than Hwy 20, which has unbelievable traffic. If you plan on living at the very southern end of Forsyth, McGinnis Ferry might be a better option, especially after they extend the road over 85 to connect with L'ville Suwanee Rd. Traffic is quite bad over in the part of the world, so I would expect at least a 45 minute drive, depending on what part of the county you are in. The close to 400, the longer the commute. Also, you are going to have a pretty good drive when you need to work in Sandy Springs, unless it is during off hours. Good luck, and better you than me!

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by sherrycrna

Hi everyone,

In May, my husband will be working in Lawrenceville at Gwinnett Medical Center and I will be working 3 days a week at either Emory Johns Creek hospital and as far down as Peachtree Dunwoody surgery center. We are so impressed with the schools of south forsyth as well as the lower taxes. We have a 6 and 8 year old. How will the commute from south forsyth be for my husband to lawrenceville? and for me to Sandy Springs area? Is it going to be unbearable???

Thank you.

I'm thinking, considering y'all's situation--

If it's Lawrenceville+Sandy Springs...
Living in:

Peachtree Corners/Norcross
East Dunwoody
Doraville
Chamblee
Tucker

*These areas would offer a decent commute to Sandy Springs, and you would be going mostly against traffic for a commute to the Lawrenceville area--plus, the aforementioned areas are already on the northeast side of town like Lawrenceville, thus allowing a relatively quick commute.

*These areas also have great housing options and good schools.


If it's Lawrenceville+Johns Creek...
Living in:

Peachtree Corners/Norcross
Berkeley Lake
Duluth
Suwanee
Johns Creek
The far eastern part of South Forsyth (right along the river, next to Gwinnett County)

*These areas would offer a decent commute to Johns Creek, and you would be going mostly against traffic for a commute to the Lawrenceville area--plus, the aforementioned areas are already on the north/northeast side of town, thus allowing a relatively quick commute.

*These areas also have great housing options and good schools.



Other posters...what you do y'all think?

[sherrycrna]

Thank you for the great information! We will both be traveling to work at 5:30-6:00 am. Do you think that will help the commutes should we stick with the south forsyth area?
We really like the Windermere community (further north in south forsyth), are we crazy to consider that area? My husband thought he could take hwy 20 to "suwanee dam" road and into lawrenceville. How would that be, compared to taking mcginnis ferry over?
As for me, I would only be commuting 3 days a week at 6 am, and at the most 2 of the days would be to Sandy Springs, the other day would be Johns Creek.