where to live/ work at LaGrange (my hubby) and Dunwoody Atlanta(me) (Sandy Springs: renting, low crime)

[amor924]

We have a baby. Look for a place good to raise Children. Good schools, low crimes, Asian /or culture-diversity oriented community is a plus.
Of course commute is also important. I hate spending 2 hrs on driving at highways.

I will choose to be renting first and then buying (single home, pre-tax hh income 13K) in the near 2 years if we are happy with the 'around'.

Any advice?

[lastminutemom]

Maybe Midtown --you would be going against traffic, your DH with it. Is there no way you can both work in the same city?

[amor924]

Thanks lastminutemom.

There is little chance for me to get an employment in LagRange due to my expertise/skills. My husband might be getting one in Atlanta but it will be most likely in 5-years future.

I currently live in Sandy Springs and we like it but hard for my hubby.

[brownhornet]

Does he already have a job in LaGrange?

[amor924]

Yeah.

Originally Posted by brownhornet

Does he already have a job in LaGrange?

[lorilove]

Midtown or any where close to the connector would be good. I used to go to LaGrange often on business for weeks at a time and I live in Smyrna. I think door to door it was just over an hour but what made it easy was that I had little to no traffic stops.

Over an hour would be tought for 5 years but if you can get further south than me and try to cut off say 20 minutes, it would be managable (recommend a good travel coffee mug and satellite radio).

[testa50]

You must mean pre-tax income 130k, right?

Midtown is not going to be a cakewalk at all. Midtown - Airport is 20 minutes door to door, and you're looking at 60 miles past there. That's a really rough commute, depending on where exactly in LaGrange he is.

The problem is there isn't much that fits you needs going south--not too many Asians on the south side at all. Also, if you go south of Midtown, your commute will bcome a LOT worse (battling the connector northbound in the morning is not for the faint-hearted; oh yeah....make sure to vote for the transit tax!).

[amor924]

Yes. 130k
It seems there is always gonna be a trade-off-.

[aries4118]

I recommend the Smyrna/Vinings/Mableton area.

[brownhornet]

Originally Posted by aries4118

I recommend the Smyrna/Vinings/Mableton area.

Well the good thing is if she does live in this area, she can just jump on Fulton Industrial and it takes u straight to hwy 29 which runs right into LaGrange. During rush hour its probably a lot quicker than getting on 85.