Single mom looking for honest opinions of southern Georgia or Northern Florida

[lurtsman]

Access to a children's hospital. Given the things you've listed, I would really be looking at the suburbs around major cities. I would add Houston and Dallas to the list. There are some very expensive large cities, and some inexpensive ones. Given you mentioned limited income and a need to take care of multiple children including visits to a children's hospital, this really restricts your viable options. It sounds like at least one of your children needs warm climates. So warm climates limits you to the south. (Atlanta is the northern part of the state, but still very much in the south) A larger city means if there is a disaster, there will be more resources available. The inexpensive large cities (like houston) are actually much cheaper than living in the middle of nowhere due to the economies of scale that make things like building houses and apartments much cheaper. Those savings in turn create lower cost of living for everyone.

[LovelySummer]

Great points. OP, have you considered suburbs of Houston also? Houston is warmer than Atlanta most months of the year. I wouldn't touch Dallas with a ten foot pole (and I've even had job offers there). Living in Tornado Alley is too much to deal with.

Originally Posted by lurtsman

Access to a children's hospital. Given the things you've listed, I would really be looking at the suburbs around major cities. I would add Houston and Dallas to the list. There are some very expensive large cities, and some inexpensive ones. Given you mentioned limited income and a need to take care of multiple children including visits to a children's hospital, this really restricts your viable options. It sounds like at least one of your children needs warm climates. So warm climates limits you to the south. (Atlanta is the northern part of the state, but still very much in the south) A larger city means if there is a disaster, there will be more resources available. The inexpensive large cities (like houston) are actually much cheaper than living in the middle of nowhere due to the economies of scale that make things like building houses and apartments much cheaper. Those savings in turn create lower cost of living for everyone.

[Christylee73]

Sorry we got hit pretty hard here with snow and ice so I haven't been online much. I hadn't thought about the Houston area to be honest. I'm not against it I guess I was more worried about tornados. I guess as long as there's a very good children's hospital and a cancer hospital in the area I would be fine. Anyone have the names of any Houston suburbs??