5 best and 5 worst places to live in GA? (Atlanta, Savannah: to rent, day care)

[brentyoung12]

Originally Posted by Wolfdaddy

Macon is the worst. It stinks because of the paper mill. Its crime rate is worst then atlanta.

Wolfdaddy do you have any proof of this, or that Macon has a top 5 crime rate like you also claimed?

lol I swear people go to the extreme, If you listened to all of these people who love to hammer cities, you'd have to fit about 50 cities into the top 5, because I've heard about that many that are supposed to be in the top 5 according to the particular "city basher" making the claims.

[fosterino]

Anywhere besides the ATL suburbs can be nice. Some of the older areas in N. Atlanta are okay, if you don't have to get on the interstate. Much of metro Atlanta is suburban sprawl, with most of the towns only existing due to the interstate. The ones that were actually towns (in the traditional sense) have been over run by highways and strip malls. Very pedestrian un-friendly and without much sense of community. IMOP

The best places to "live" in GA are walkable in plenty areas and have a good sense of everyday community, or if they are more rural, are very accessible to the beautiful outdoors.

Small Cities - Larger Cities:
1. Athens (downtown, five points, normaltown)
2. Atlanta (in the city, not the burbs!)
3. Savannah (in town)
4. Rome (downtown and old East Rome are great)
5. Decatur (practically part of beautiful eastside ATL)

Towns - Rural: (in no order)
1. St. Mary's
2. Madison
3. Cornelia
4. Young Harris
5. Cloudland

[invisabill]

I see alot of people dont like Albany and Dawson. Then were in the Albany aera is good place to live.Im planing to work in the Albany aera.

[FlourChild]

Originally Posted by invisabill

I see alot of people dont like Albany and Dawson. Then were in the Albany aera is good place to live.Im planing to work in the Albany aera.

NW Albany is supposedly the "better" area of town. Look for zip codes 31707 and 31721. Bear in mind, however, that crime can happen anywhere, and that while your risk of being robbed at gunpoint in your own driveway may be LOWER in these areas, the risk is still there. And just be prepared for rude, unprofessional, crappy treatment at a LOT of businesses here. If you're white, that is. If not, you're fine.

[thedudewiththeplan]

Best:

1) Savannah
2) Augusta
3) Athens
4) Columbus
5) Macon

Worst:

1) Peachtree City
2) Clayton County
3) Fayetteville
4) Anywhere in metro Atlanta
5) Parts of inner city Atlanta

[Vycee]

Originally Posted by MayorOfMacon2019

A couple pages back I recall people who asked about small towns not a huge town with great and beautiful ammenities. And as I recall the end of my name says 2019. I will admit that Macon is not the safest city in the world. You should think before you speak and do a little research while you at it. Macon is one of the greatest cities in the south, no the world, and I know there will be people who object to this but thats a matter of there opinion. Fact is that Macon is the Cherry Blossom Capital, has some of the largest ammenties in the U.S. such as the Sports Hall of Fame, largest copper roof, home to the second largest commercial mall in GA, is the heart of Central Georgia, not dogging other up and coming cities and counties such as Warner Robins, Twiggs County, Bonaire, Fort Valley, and Monroe County. I will happily answer any of your questions or anything you throw out pickleswanson.

Mayor of Macon,

I'm consdiering a relocation to your area (Monroe Co. /Forsyth) While I will either work in Griffin or perhaps within Monroe CO. I'm excited about the possibllities. I look forward to learning more about the city via this forum.

[georgienatlanta]

Ok, here is my advice..If you like to live in fear then move to Atlanta, or any where near Atl...If you like rednecks then move to the North Ga Mountain area or Northwest Ga...Actually any rural area in Ga...You will not be accepte by these people unless you have had generations of relatives in these areas...Seriously, Atlanta is unsafe, for all living things...I suggest living in the outskirts Decatur, Virginia Highlands or even further away from Atl like Alpharetta or Roswell...The aforementioned areas are decent and you will not hear hip hop music 24/7

[lathina27]

I am a DLA employee relocating to Warner Robins AFB and I am looking for a nice house to rent or lease in Centerville area (Eagle Springs community).

If any one knows about a property please email me at lathina27@hotmail.com.

[terrier94]

We moved to Albany in 1994 when I graduated from college and took the first banking job that I could find. I am not from there and the wife and I were just getting started. It was not that bad, cheap housing, friendly people and good small town living with decent amenities. It is very isolated and a good 30-45 minutes drive off the main interstate I-75. The company transferred me to Valdosta in 1996 and I would definitely recommend moving there over Albany. Though Albany is bigger, I found Valdosta to be more accessible (right off I-75) which tended to make it more "hip."

[FlourChild]

Originally Posted by terrier94

We moved to Albany in 1994 when I graduated from college and took the first banking job that I could find. I am not from there and the wife and I were just getting started. It was not that bad, cheap housing, friendly people and good small town living with decent amenities. It is very isolated and a good 30-45 minutes drive off the main interstate I-75. The company transferred me to Valdosta in 1996 and I would definitely recommend moving there over Albany. Though Albany is bigger, I found Valdosta to be more accessible (right off I-75) which tended to make it more "hip."

As always, I'm glad to hear of anyone who has had a positive experience with Albany. It makes it easier to bear the thought that we might not be able to scrape this steaming pile of a town off our shoes as fast as we'd like.