Relocating possibly in one month! Suggestions? (Atlanta, Peachtree City: for sale, low crime, home search)

[wml2h]

My husband is the final candidate for a sales position covering Alabama, Georgia and Chattanooga, but the company prefers we live in the Atlanta area. There's still one step left in the hiring process, but if that goes well, he will get an offer by July 22nd and will be expected in territory within 3 weeks!

We are originally from Nashville, but have spent the last almost 4 years in Orlando. I'm excited to possibly experience true fall weather again!!

Anyway, obviously my husband will be traveling quite a bit, so we are free to live anywhere in the Atlanta area. We prefer the suburban life. Our budget is 225k - 275k. Would hope for at least 3 bedrooms in a safe, family friendly area. I am staying at home with our currently 5-wk-old son for at least the next couple of years, so somewhere with parks, playgroups and eventually good schools is a priority.

Any recommendations? I keep hearing good things about the northern burbs, but I'm not sure it's realistic with our budget.

[Newsboy]

Peachtree City in Fayette County. Planned community. Very family oriented. Very close to airport. Great schools. Low crime. Range of housing options. Tons of outdoor amenities. Exciting place to be right now with film and TV industry expanding there.

Peachtree City, GA - Official Website

[Born 2 Roll]

Originally Posted by wml2h

Anyway, obviously my husband will be traveling quite a bit, so we are free to live anywhere in the Atlanta area. We prefer the suburban life. Our budget is 225k - 275k. Would hope for at least 3 bedrooms in a safe, family friendly area. I am staying at home with our currently 5-wk-old son for at least the next couple of years, so somewhere with parks, playgroups and eventually good schools is a priority.

Any recommendations? I keep hearing good things about the northern burbs, but I'm not sure it's realistic with our budget.

Atlanta's highly-coveted Northern suburbs expand across a fairly widespread area that includes parts of 9 counties (Paulding, Cobb, Cherokee, Forsyth, North Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and Walton counties).

In addition to those 9 counties, some great far-outer suburban/exurban living can be found in parts of Pickens, Dawson and Lumpkin counties in the highest foothills and southernmost ranges of the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains.

With Atlanta's Northern suburbs/exurbs covering parts of 12 counties (an area that is larger than many major metro areas), you should be able to find something in your price range in the Northern suburbs/exurbs, which with your affinity for fall weather (and the breathtakingly spectacular fall colors that come with the change of the seasons) you will absolutely love.

With a budget of 225k-275k, your affinity for the type of fall atmosphere that is best experienced in the foothills and southernmost ranges of the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains, and with schools being a major concern, you should likely concentrate your search in Northern outer-suburban areas with really good schools like Cherokee County ("Where Metro meets the Mountains") and Forsyth County.

Good luck with your search as you seem like you will absolutely LOVE living in Atlanta's often very hilly-to-mountainous and heavily-wooded Northern suburbs where the change of the seasons is often most apparent with the fall colors of the trees, which will likely be particularly bright and vibrant this fall season after what looks and figures to be a summer of near-record rainfall.

[Newsboy]

Originally Posted by Born 2 Roll

Atlanta's highly-coveted Northern suburbs expand across a fairly widespread area that includes parts of 9 counties (Paulding, Cobb, Cherokee, Forsyth, North Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and Walton counties).

In addition to those 9 counties, some great far-outer suburban/exurban living can be found in parts of Pickens, Dawson and Lumpkin counties in the highest foothills and southernmost ranges of the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains.

With Atlanta's Northern suburbs/exurbs covering parts of 12 counties (an area that is larger than many major metro areas), you should be able to find something in your price range in the Northern suburbs/exurbs, which with your affinity for fall weather (and the breathtakingly spectacular fall colors that come with the change of the seasons) you will absolutely love.

With a budget of 225k-275k, your affinity for the type of fall atmosphere that is best experienced in the foothills and southernmost ranges of the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains, and with schools being a major concern, you should likely concentrate your search in Northern outer-suburban areas with really good schools like Cherokee County ("Where Metro meets the Mountains") and Forsyth County.

Good luck with your search as you seem like you will absolutely LOVE living in Atlanta's often very hilly-to-mountainous and heavily-wooded Northern suburbs where the change of the seasons is often most apparent with the fall colors of the trees, which will likely be particularly bright and vibrant this fall season after what looks and figures to be a summer of near-record rainfall.

Do you ever take a breath?! LOL

[Born 2 Roll]

Here is a link to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Homefinder search page for single-family homes for $300,000 and under in Cherokee County (the search parameters only allow for a home search for $300,000 and less):
Atlanta Homes for Sale | Atlanta Journal Constitution

Here is a link to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Homefinder search page for single-family homes for $300,000 and under in Forsyth County:
Atlanta Homes for Sale | Atlanta Journal Constitution

[Born 2 Roll]

Originally Posted by Newsboy

Do you ever take a breath?! LOL

Just addressing the concerns of the Original Poster.

[flamadiddle]

Woodstock

[lorilove]

I agree with the Northern Suburbs but I would stay closer to the West Side and I-75 if he is covering Chattanooga and Alabama.

[BobKovacs]

I'll agree with the others- Cherokee County. Excellent schools, tons or places that will meet your budget, low crime, and convenient to Alabama and Tennessee.

[westau]

Definitely would recommend living off I-75 north of town so your husband doesn't have to completely cross metro Atlanta to go towards Chattanooga or Alabama. East Cobb has the best schools in the area and you can certainly get a 3 bedroom there in a good neighborhood for less than 275k. The Woodstock area is also nice.