What are teh best places to live near atlanta? I'm thinking on living perhaps an hour outside of atlanta?

If going north from Atlanta, then Cartersville is about 40 miles north, and is very trendy. If you like something quieter, as we did, I moved to Adairsville. Its 50 miles North of Atlanta and very quiet. It's on I-75 and very nice to live in. It's only 50 miles to Chattanooga, and only 15 miles East of Rome. Here is a link to my town below. Hope it helps, and happy hunting.

North East of Atlanta

Grayson, GA

Lilburn, GA (Only in the Brookwood High School area)

Dacula, GA

Suwanee, GA

North of Atlanta

Alpharetta, GA

North Roswell, GA

East of Atlanta

Some area in Covington and Conyers.

West of Atlanta

???

Stay away from Buford, Norcross, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Stockbridge, Jonesboro, Powder Springs, Douglasville, Cumming,

EDIT: saw someone above mention Athens (Clarke County) NOOOOOOO the public schools are awful!!!! Only consider Athens if you can afford private schools.

Or consider Oconee County (Watkinsville, GA & Bishop, GA) But these are more than an hour from Atlanta and if you are driving in the mornings or evenings....it will take 2-3 hours!!!!!!!

2 great areas: from Atlanta, 75 north into Kennesaw and Woodstock. These are WONDERFUL areas and I am so happy living in Kennesaw, you can also continue north into Canton and Cartersville. 2nd place: take 85 north from Atlanta PAST GWINNETT (don't live in gwinnett), in Barrow county, up into Buford, Winder, Braselton. I wouldn't advise anything south of Atlanta. Keep in mind that traffic is going to suck driving to Atlanta from these places, but I lived here my whole life, and these are my recommendations. I would suggest Cobb over anything though, it's something about the awesome open community here. Similar to that of Little 5 points.

North of Atlanta - Canton, Cartersville, Rome, Winder, Flowery Branch, Cumming, Dalton, Dahlonega

South of Atlanta - Peachtree City, Newnan

Try 85-N and also 316-N... Winder, Dacula, Sugar Hill, Buford, Auburn, Statham, Braselton... Gwinnett, Barrow, Walton, Clarke counties are very nice and quiet, basically rural, once you get out of the more developed and urban-suburban areas!

Alpharetta/Milton is nice. So is Suwanee/Johns Creek. All are about an hour outside Atlanta during rush hour.

Fayetteville

It depends

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