Safest place to live in Georgia according to crime rate and such... (Atlanta: rent, house)
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Wyoming has a grand total of 13 cities with a population of more than 6,000 and only 3 of those have more than 20,000.
Montana has a grand total of 15 cities with a population of more than 6,000, and 8 of those less than 10,000.
As one can clearly see on those links, Georgia has several more nice sized towns encompassed within a much, much smaller land area than Wyoming and Montana.
The very few towns Wyoming and Montana have with populations of 6,000 or more.....are scattered all over those large states.....while Georgia has several more nice sized towns that are much closer together. When you throw those facts into the bag, and then combine differences in demographics and scenery........you just cant compare rural georgia to rural wyoming/montana. They are just too different.
It's like tossing the urban areas of Georgia and the urban areas of New Jersey into the same bag. Both technically urban....but not really much alike at all.
When you are in a rural area of Georgia, you are only a short drive away from some micropolitan city, 2nd tier metropolitan city, or the city of ATL itself, perhaps near 2 or all 3.
You are more than likely even closer to other NICE SIZED rural towns between 6,000-10,000.
In Wyoming and Montana, MOST of the rural areas of the states are a ton of miles from just being close to a decent sized rural town with ATLEAST 6,000. The landscape and the racial make up is going to look much different too. You cant compare rural Georgia to rural Wyoming/Montana.
Wyoming has a grand total of 13 cities with a population of more than 6,000 and only 3 of those have more than 20,000.
Montana has a grand total of 15 cities with a population of more than 6,000, and 8 of those less than 10,000.
As one can clearly see on those links, Georgia has several more nice sized towns encompassed within a much, much smaller land area than Wyoming and Montana.
The very few towns Wyoming and Montana have with populations of 6,000 or more.....are scattered all over those large states.....while Georgia has several more nice sized towns that are much closer together. When you throw those facts into the bag, and then combine differences in demographics and scenery........you just cant compare rural georgia to rural wyoming/montana. They are just too different.
It's like tossing the urban areas of Georgia and the urban areas of New Jersey into the same bag. Both technically urban....but not really much alike at all.
When you are in a rural area of Georgia, you are only a short drive away from some micropolitan city, 2nd tier metropolitan city, or the city of ATL itself, perhaps near 2 or all 3.
You are more than likely even closer to other NICE SIZED rural towns between 6,000-10,000.
In Wyoming and Montana, MOST of the rural areas of the states are a ton of miles from just being close to a decent sized rural town with ATLEAST 6,000. The landscape and the racial make up is going to look much different too. You cant compare rural Georgia to rural Wyoming/Montana.
Obviously you haven't lived in ANY of these states. Figures are often misleading - even on this website. WY is 3x the size of GA and MT is 5x the size of GA. People here will actually stop and help you instead of flipping you off.
Obviously you haven't lived in ANY of these states. Figures are often misleading - even on this website. WY is 3x the size of GA and MT is 5x the size of GA. People here will actually stop and help you instead of flipping you off.
Huh? Pardon me, but let me get this clear. Your argument/claim is that the rural areas of Wyoming/Montana are similar to the rural areas of Georgia, right? If not, disregard anything beyond this point.
If so.....
What figures are misleading??? And why did you say "WY is 3x the size of GA and MT is 5x the size of GA"...???
That's part of my point......
Wyoming and Montana are MUCH LARGER than GA in land size....and have MANY LESS decent sized towns...
Therefore, in the rural areas of Wyoming and Montana....the decent sized small towns are much less in amount and many more miles apart than they are in Georgia....again...with vastly different demographics and landscape.
The average rural area in Georgia is not like the average rural area in Wyoming or Montana....just look at most of the things you posted above....most of those are not true of rural georgia. Maybe if you're comparing the North Georgia mountains, but thats only a very small percent of Georgia's rural area, which in itself is much different than the rural areas of Central, West Central, South, Southeast and Southwest Georgia.
How many mountains do you see in the MAJORITY of rural Georgia??? How many people actually care about hockey in rural Georgia (compared to Wyoming and Montana)???? How many blacks do you see in rural Wyoming and Montana??? How many Georgia rural areas are more than 100 miles away from a micropolitan or metropolitan area???
lol....you cant compare, say, Fitzgerald, Georgia to some mountain town in Wyoming...just because both happen to be rural. If someone moves from rural south georgia to a rural mountain town in Wyoming...it wouldn't be as if they are relocating to the same type of atmosphere and they would have to adjust.
The size of the towns has nothing to do with what I stated. It's my opinion having lived in ALL three states. Why don't you give your brain and fingers a rest. People that are educated beyond your 443 postings can figure it out for themselves.
I can only speak for myself. When we first moved to Ga Valdosta area the front page stories were all about the football teams and sports...Lately crime is on the rise in murders, and break ins, right
in the middle of the day lot's of home invasions during the day pistol whipping victims...
Valdosta is trying to be the next Miami Beach and the crime comes with it when you start to build
up that fast as they just go hand in hand....Bigger population means more crime!!
Hahira Ga is the same way now that they have several building developments and a low income housing development right in town on main street across from a New Harveys being built...
They are driving the little Mom and Pop places right out of business...Hahira is not like it was when we came here and we are dissappointed with the growth that is happening...
So if you want small town living with a low crime rate this is not your ideal spot to go...
It's only my opinion.
Hahira is building sub divisions and bringing in low rent housing apartments they are running out the Mom & Pop stores and more crime is on the rise...Just May 23 2010 a home invasion in the daytime with people hurt and pistol whipped...But it wasn't in the paper until 4 days. later...
When we first came it was laid back and we loved it...But are looking for elsewhere to move to now...More population brings more crime!!
Schools are over-crowded and they are being bussed to other areas... Please don't go by all the pretty brochurs they don't tell you anything negative about the towns just the positive.
Just since I have moved here the population has grown substantially..."Low paying jobs" and the living is no cheaper then any other places except the fancy towns. I work 40 hrs for a reputable company and live on 325.00 a week. Hot summers and nice fall and winter. Let's not forget the College and the traffic...Traffic is horrible due to all the new building and not
enough proper roads to get where you need to go...
Love Moody Air Force...But again more traffic!! But I do support them and our country!!
Look at everything before you make a big decision don't take someone else's word for it...
Even on here as you see people disagree on the same areas and the same subjects.
My son is looking at a house in fulton county north,west st ,i guess its carey park community.What worries me is his kids 14,13 love to skate board and comes from a smaller community where their freedom is relaxed.Is this are considered unsafe.Thank u
LovinDecatur that is funny,I came to visit Ga. an u are right the traffic uhhh I just remember holding my breath coming through where the stadium is at rushhour the cars were so close u could reach the next car when traffic stopped uhhh that was hard,my aunt said if u can drive through that in rush hour then I was a good driver,hell I was holding my breath the whole time lol
Southern Country,thank u for that post because those were the two area's I was looking at now I know to look elsewhere.
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