Moving to the ATL (Atlanta, Canton: transplants, sales, new home)

[volvo33]

considering the canton area. Heard they have very low property taxes and some of the best public school in the ATL area.

How true is the above info

Thanks

Volvo33

[atlantagreg30127]

Decent schools, lower taxes than many other areas.

It's a fast growing area and mixed. Some transplants from elsewhere. Some native multi-generational southerners. Predominately white, conservative, middle-income, etc. etc.

Commute into the City isn't exactly pleasant though, as there is no suburb-to-city transit out there except for one express bus route. So if you already have a job lined up here you might want to investigate areas as close to it as possible.

[TakeAhike]

Canton is located in Cherokee County.
I didn't see 'a lot' there--but I was just passing through.
To commute to Atlanta you would be traveling through/around Cobb County. Plenty of traffic.

[BobKovacs]

If you're planning on moving here, please don't call it "the ATL"- that's gotten pretty annoying.....

That aside, Canton is a nice area- we live in Holly Springs, which is the small town next door, though we have a Canton mailing address. The school our daughters are in is excellent, IMO. Property taxes are pretty low- they work out to just over 1% of the sales price on a new home. Cherokee County in general was seeing some explosive growth in the past few years, which has slowed somewhat with the economy, but I think it'll start back up pretty quickly once the economy turns.

As stated above, the commute can be painful if you have to go into Atlanta for work. I work downtown, and my commute is about 45 minutes, but that's at 6am. For folks who work normal hours, it's more like 1.25 hours.