|
06-27-2008, 02:12 AM
|
|
Not a member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Princeton, New Jersey
944 posts, read 172,819 times
Reputation: 177
|
|
Athens, GA vs Chapel Hill, NC vs Charlottesville, VA
If you decided to live in one of these cities, which would it be?
|
|
06-27-2008, 05:38 AM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Decatur and St Simons Island, GA
6,085 posts, read 3,950,050 times
Reputation: 1609
|
|
|
Charlottesville.
|
|
06-27-2008, 08:31 AM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2008
5 posts, read 6,734 times
Reputation: 10
|
|
|
Lived in Charlottesville area. Beautiful, very congested now. Cost of living is high. People are friendly. Schools are great. Lived in Louisa county. Within 20 minutes of Charlottesville. Remember a great restaurant. Wood Grill mmmmmm.
|
|
06-27-2008, 08:47 PM
|
|
Not a member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2007
1,046 posts, read 379,894 times
Reputation: 85
|
|
|
I am familiar with all three and prefer Athens. I think it has the nicest downtown of the three.. and it is also the most affordable which is a big plus.
|
|
06-29-2008, 05:39 AM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2008
2 posts, read 2,056 times
Reputation: 13
|
|
|
Go for Athens - it's a great place to live.
|
|
06-01-2009, 08:43 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2008
89 posts, read 63,062 times
Reputation: 36
|
|
|
Great question I'm thinking the same but have only been to Charlottesville very briefly. Affordability of housing is huge for me so I'd lean towards Athens. I'm at the age where I want to buy and having a low house payment is huge for me.
I think Athens is kind of unique, b/c many of the other hip college towns with great music scenes, close to nice outdoor stuff, etc.. are much more expensive to buy a house (Charlottesville, Austin, Boulder CO, Madison WI, Burlington VT).
|
|
06-01-2009, 10:00 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Augusta GA
728 posts, read 487,701 times
Reputation: 178
|
|
|
I would choose Chapel Hill. Very nice hospitals and bio-tech companies in the area and unlike the other two, you can go out of the city limits and still be in an area with a fairly liberal vibe.
|
|
06-01-2009, 10:20 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2009
592 posts, read 283,278 times
Reputation: 172
|
|
None of the above. College is over.  |
|
06-04-2009, 01:23 AM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Atlanta ,GA
2,208 posts, read 903,752 times
Reputation: 450
|
|
|
If I had lots of money i'd pick Charlottesville.But i don't so I would pick Athens.Chapel Hill is to congested.If I wanted to deal with that,I would never leave Atlanta.At least Atlanta offers a lot more.
|
|
06-04-2009, 01:39 AM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
536 posts, read 309,899 times
Reputation: 168
|
|
|
Chapel Hill--but only because I lived in Cary for a short time and absolutely loved it when I was there. I also have gotten used to living in a larger metro area and the other two cities are too small for me. Charlottesville would be my second choice--beautiful setting, historical, and charming.
|
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
Linear Mode
