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1. Good schools
2. Small town feel, but not country living
3. A nice downtown with character. I heard Franklin, TN has a nice downtown
4. Outdoor activities. Hiking, biking, running
5. A fairly new 4 bedroom house between $250-$300k
Yeah Franklin, TN sounds exactly like what you're describing. The schools are ranked very highly and for a city of 60000+ it still maintains a small town atmosphere with a very nicely restored old town/downtown with shops, restaurants, theaters, etc. The only problem may be your price. Franklin is the seat of Williamson County - one of the wealthiest counties in the country. A 4 bedroom would most likely be at the top of your price range.
2 other Nashville suburbs you may consider are Hendersonville and Mt Juliet. They are a bit cheaper than Franklin but still are in good school districts. They are also closer to the airport.
Yeah Franklin, TN sounds exactly like what you're describing. The schools are ranked very highly and for a city of 60000+ it still maintains a small town atmosphere with a very nicely restored old town/downtown with shops, restaurants, theaters, etc. The only problem may be your price. Franklin is the seat of Williamson County - one of the wealthiest counties in the country. A 4 bedroom would most likely be at the top of your price range.
2 other Nashville suburbs you may consider are Hendersonville and Mt Juliet. They are a bit cheaper than Franklin but still are in good school districts. They are also closer to the airport.
Except the OP wants a town with a nice downtown with character. Hendersonville and Mt Juliet don't have that, unless sprawling "lifestyle centers" count. Really the only suburbs of Nashville that have nice downtowns with character are Franklin (easily the nicest), Lebanon, and Gallatin. I might throw Murfreesboro into that mix but with a population of 110,000 it might be too large for the OP, I don't know. Lebanon is the closest of those towns to the airport, and there are some very nice areas of Lebanon although I wouldn't put its downtown in the same league as Franklin's.
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Except the OP wants a town with a nice downtown with character. Hendersonville and Mt Juliet don't have that, unless sprawling "lifestyle centers" count. Really the only suburbs of Nashville that have nice downtowns with character are Franklin (easily the nicest), Lebanon, and Gallatin. I might throw Murfreesboro into that mix but with a population of 110,000 it might be too large for the OP, I don't know. Lebanon is the closest of those towns to the airport, and there are some very nice areas of Lebanon although I wouldn't put its downtown in the same league as Franklin's.
Yes I totally agree. Just throwing those out because you can get more house for the money. They definitely don't have anything that compares to downtown Franklin but not many cities do.
1. Good schools
2. Small town feel, but not country living
3. A nice downtown with character. I heard Franklin, TN has a nice downtown
4. Outdoor activities. Hiking, biking, running
5. A fairly new 4 bedroom house between $250-$300k
In the Charlotte area you might want to look at Cabarrus County. The two main towns are Concord and Harrisburg. Concord has a very vibrant downtown historic district with shops and restaurants: Welcome to Historic Downtown Concord
Another place to consider is York County, SC. There are several areas closer to the city that are popular like Fort Mill and Tega Cay. But if you wanted the “downtown” with character you mentioned that would be in Rock Hill, which is the largest municipality in York County. A Lifestyle Guide to Rock Hill, SC | OnlyInOldTown.com Rock Hill, SC
Rock Hill is also a college town as its home to Winthrop University. Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 29733, USA
York County, SC is also home to Charlotte’s amusement park Carowinds Mobile
Both areas above have good schools, with York County probably having the best. As for the airport, Charlotte’s is the 11th busiest in the country. It has over 700 daily flights with over 125 of those being non-stop flights.
Alpharetta is not close to Hartsfield-Jackson (with traffic it would be a good little hike actually) and I wouldn't say it has a "nice downtown with character"; it's quite smallish and average. For the Charlotte area, Davidson, NC has a very nice downtown but it's not really near the airport and I don't know how the schools are there. Fort Mill, SC is probably about a good 30 minutes from the airport and has some of the best schools in the Charlotte region but its downtown is practically non-existent. The New Urbanist Baxter Village is more of a downtown than the town's traditional downtown but I don't think that's what you're looking for. Otherwise, you have access to outdoor activities and can definitely find a house in your price range in Fort Mill.
From Alpharetta, you could drive to Sandy Springs and take the MARTA train from the North Springs train station straight to the airport without having to drive far at all or you could take the MARTA bus from Alpharetta to the North Springs transit station (http://www.itsmarta.com/ns-air-overview.aspx).
Alpharetta is beautiful and near the mountains as well. The city is currently redeveloping the downtown area as well (http://alpharetta.ga.us/).
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