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> Stay away from Atlanta if you value quality of living Can you elaborate on Atlanta's poor QoL?
by libria 10y ago
> Stay away from Atlanta if you value quality of living
Can you elaborate on Atlanta's poor QoL?
- muninn_ 10y agoSure do you have something specific you'd like me to touch on or just in general?
- libria 10y agoI've lived in Atlanta and don't much care for it, but I'd think the other cities you mentioned would have similar drawbacks. What makes Pittsburgh/Columbus much better? edit: pros-> good Cost of Living to salary ratio, 4 seasons. cons-> humidity, traffic, public education system, lack of attractions (you can only go to the aquarium so many times).
- gtaylor 10y agoDirty, terrible traffic, was decimated by the recession and not quite back. There are very nice areas like Buckhead, and really rough areas like Lithia Springs. You'll need a car to get anywhere and you're going to spend a lot of time in it. Especially if you live in one of the popular suburbs like Marietta or even Douglasville. Source: lived in the area a few times.
- deskamess 10y agoBut surely places like Alpharetta, Roswell, and Cumming are not decimated. I found them nice places to live although housing was getting into the mid 300K for a 4br/2ba. I found access to downtown easy and the airport was one of the best (in terms of global connectivity).
- smileysteve 10y ago> rough areas like Lithia Springs. To be clear, Lithia Springs is as part of Atlanta as Vallejo is part of San Francisco - as Edison is to Manhatten. You'd need a car to get anywhere if you lived in Vallejo too... And you'd spend a ton of time in it (and about $10 in tolls) to get to Downtown San Francisco.
- chaostheory 10y agoCrime has gone up ever since I left. Before 2010, it seemed to be on a long term decline. That's no longer the case.