5 best and 5 worst places to live in GA? (Atlanta, Columbus: apartment complexes, daycares)

[FlourChild]

Originally Posted by luvsthebeach

Romeo...for all the reasons you listed above is exactly why we will be pulling in with our moving van in just 2 short weeks. We absolutely cannot wait. I have heard so many folks say how wonderful the TN Aquarium is. That will be one of our first outings, followed closely by biking thru Chickamauga Battlefield Park. We are very excited to be making the extreme NW GA corner our home!!!!

Oh, the Chattanooga area is FANTASTIC! I hope you'll be happy there; we have thoroughly enjoyed every trip there, and we say often that we'd like to end up in that area. You need to read Cherie Priest's Eden Moore novels, set in and around Chattanooga; she describes Chickamauga, Signal Mountain, the Pickle Barrel, Lookout Mountain, and so on. The paranormal stuff may not be to your liking, but it's so fun to read about somewhere and know exactly what she's talking about.

[Bryan23]

Originally Posted by Human being

Savannah sucks, stay away.

It may be fun to visit for the "historical monuments" and pro-military rightwings night clubs. However, beyond that, it sucks.

The city is plagued by a number of very serious problems. Those being:

RACISM & HIGH CRIME & Poverty

Savannah likes to believe that it is some sort of "art center" of the World. However, if paintings of lighthouses and suitcases filled with garbage are your idea of "high art" then maybe this is the place for you. Their little college is very poorly rated in true art World circuits. Given that the best art colleges have always existed in the northeast. This Savannah art college place owns most of the city and brags often about being featured in Newsweek. I was unaware that newsweek was a resource for college searches anyway.

So much that they print signs about it around the city ??? while most ofthe city starves, the rich enjoy free highways built directly to their communities. They own the local news media and city government. anyway, back to the point. Savannah's crime is not just an issue of murders and those types of crimes. But there is widespread poverty there. Rampant improper use of city funds. Tax evasion and other crimes that have affected the quality of life i n the city. Though most citizens there are oblivious to these issues. There are many minority tokens in Savannah who accept being thrown out of their homes. However, the effect of these issues can not be ignored by most intelligent people. True liberals would find Savannah a difficult place to live in. Racism is rampant, if you are not white or Asian or don't agree with the military/rightwing/fox news/GWB stay away. Externally Savannah appears like a place "on the move". However, after closer inspection, you will find most of the realestate there is empty there, no matter how new it may be. its just made to look nice. many of those "historical homes" are in ruins on the inside.

short fact: Savannah is ringed by several military bases. Savannah is very military minded. (again, 'true' (= as in not phoney, cute looking, closet racists,...etc) liberals, stay away)

Also, if you are a single male, forget it. There are many, many single men here who have no one. Meeting people is very difficult and those few you do meet will either have a 1st grade education, look like a scarecrow or be david duke's daughter with money. However, she will attempt to look "hip" by Savannah standards. And only by Savannah standards. Absolutely nothing impresses women in savannah. I don't care if you drive a gold plated Astin Martin. You come here and you will never get married or find a decent mate. The women have very nasty attitudes and are at the bottom of the barrel as they say. It is pretty segregated too. Few true interracial couples in the city. There is also a giant chemical paper plant hanging over the city that pumps out cancer and other illnesses each day. There is also a nuclear weapons plant up river that every now and then likes to dump its toxic waste into the river. (again true liberals would most likely not like living in Savannah) Savannah is also home to some of the highest heart disease, cancer and high blood pressure rates in nations. Thus the high number of competing hospitals in the Savannah area. So if you are in the medical comumunity then this may be the place for you. However, savannah also boosts some of the highest malpractice rates in the country. Obeisety is rampant, just like Savannah's racism. One word (depression) I wonder why? But they say that hings are "great in Savannah". They certainly don't look it. Starting to get the picture?

Recently lots of trash from some of the worse places are moving there along with other like minded people from similar historically racist/segregated/rightwing/phoney liberal/poverty stricken communities. Just look at the most recent tags on cars.

DC, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, N. California, New Jersey, Louisiana, St Paul, Boston, St Louis, Colorado ....See my point? Imagine what you will be dealing with in the long term. that along with a very, very low rated public and private school system.

When you arrive here, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There is this feeling of darkness that hangs over the city. It is just a dark depressing place. Despite not having a 'goth' large community. Savannah just sucks, when the fame ends, the lady and brats cooking show ratings go under, when "the book" is forgotton, when SCAM college gets busted by the feds for tax fraud/mafia involvment, when the local blacks riot for their ill treatment, when America falls economically from war and new Orleans opens back up vegas style and the ocean tide rises and storms brew, this place is going to go down hard. Do you really want to be here?



'nuff said

Savannah will change. It's a promise from the LORD!!!

[masterbucket]

Originally Posted by Bryan23

Savannah will change. It's a promise from the LORD!!!

Watch out they will be calling you Mr Negative for speaking out....lol
The reason is that they are the very people you are describing.

[luvsthebeach]

Flourchild, thanks so much for the tip on the books. I love to read. Can read the back of a cereal box and be a happy camper. :-) Paranormal not to my liking? That is so funny because our girls (15 & 11) are so wanting to look for Ol' Green Eyes in the Chickamauga Battlefield that I have been trying to find everything I can on him. We love the spooky stuff. I am a huge fan of history too so I really think I am going to enjoy the area. If you see someone walking around with a silly grin on their face, 24/7, that will probably be me. Happy, happy, happy!

[science girl]

I was recently offered a job at Crawford Communications and will be moving from the suburbs north of Detroit, MI. I have never been to Georgia before and don't even know where to begin looking for housing. Can anyone give me a few pointers? Thanks.

[Mikejr925]

There aren't going to be any basements in coastal cities because of potential flooding.

[readthis]

Definitely not Cumming: the children are openly racist to each other in the elementary schools and it seems as if it is encouraged by both the Board of Education and the parents and the born and bred Cumming natives will never change their old ways. Heaven help you people!

[beccak5469]

I currently live in Fl and have been dealing in real estate in Ga for years- I have been in the Albany area, tifton and Fitzgerald. I Like Fitzgerald so much that I have decided to move there. It is a little out of the way - but its only 27 miles to Tifton which has everything you need as far as city stuff. But Fitzgerald does have all of the necessities as far as shopping.

[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by readthis

Definitely not Cumming: the children are openly racist to each other in the elementary schools and it seems as if it is encouraged by both the Board of Education and the parents and the born and bred Cumming natives will never change their old ways. Heaven help you people!

What is your agenda? You're feeding these people a load of crap on every one of your posts.

[xikartu]

Hi everyone I'm pretty new... but I've read quite a few posts from the usual "hot heads" of the forum. Well your looking at perhaps the youngest of your group.

I have taken a LOT of time and consideration to look at ALL of the advantages and disadvantages of the second tier cities in Georgia... This is what I think.

Columbus: (I'll be honest... I hate cities smaller than 500,000 people and for me to be born from Columbus), I must say that I am disappointed in the city's lack of initiative to update some of it's most frequented establishments -- Peachtree Mall and it's failure to grasp the concept of "mixed use development", "mid-rise development", and basically "urbanization" in general. But let me tell you from personal experience in the council meetings with city officials... all they do is TALK about wonderful things they could build and plan... but NOTHING goes into action. Never had I experienced so much frustration in my life.

But in comparison to all of the other second-tier cities, Columbus ranks 2nd on the "most capable of urbanizing" for it's relatively gridded streets and layout -- though I foresee problems with the interstate as well as some of it's exit ramps. It needs to seriously consider re-doing some of the interchanges.

Augusta: Though I've never been there, just by the layout and arrangement of buildings in the city, it's just as spread out as Columbus, and I see only one mall too... but "I'm only looking at satellite images from Maps Live. (Microsoft)", but I see so many trenches and pools of what appears to be "ugly" water and marshes that completely take up space in what could be room for intown development. And the urban sprawl issue is a bit worse... way worse now that I think about it, than Columbus.

Savannah: One word would describe this city in terms of it's urban characteristics: "LOVE." It is everything a city it's size should be, and it has the potential to become even more. PLENTY of trees and greenery in relatively confined spaces, a bustling downtown area (though the midtown area could use some sprucing up), and they have far more history than ANY of the other cities... so that's intriguing, but the town itself is too small! I feel FAR from everything living in Savannah, whereas the other second tier cities, you can drive to Atlanta for whatever you can't get where you stay.

But Savannah makes up for it's distance with it's international airport. That and it's ports, make it the second most important city in Georgia.

Macon: BEAUTIFUL downtown that I have LONG envisioned for Columbus. I can still see that there are areas that need work, but all cities are "a work in progress". I am really feeling the cherry blossoms... it makes the city look SO beautiful. AND it's only an hour and a couple of minutes south of Atlanta.

As for the big A itself... it's a mess of sprawling roadways, cul-de-sacs, and massive interchanges. Even though Atlanta is trying to revitalize many parts of town, it would take a miracle to turn it into a place that moves traffic efficiently. Truthfully enough, the second tier cities have a better chance of urbanization than Atlanta. If you really drive through Atlanta, you can quickly make sharp transitions from cosmopolitan, urban, to suburban... even rural in appearance. Some parts of Druid Hills would be a good example. But it's great for people who are looking for a peace of mind INSIDE the city. That's what I LOVE about Atlanta. And I think this concept by itself is what the second tier cities need to grasp. You have to satisfy both those favoring suburban lifestyles but also make excellent accommodations for people like me, who don't want to mow five acres of land.