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> Estimates range from $200,000 to $1m per person to undertake a relocation Meanwhile, Atlanta metro, predicted to take 320,000 people, has brand new townhomes

• swarnie_ 8y ago
  Just out of interest i looked up the crime rate for Newnan, what on earth is going on over there? Maybe its cheap for a reason.
• bronco21016 8y ago
  As someone who has spent a decent amount of time living in Atlanta, I’d guess the prices you’ve found reflect that it’s just not that desirable of an area. There are plenty of opportunities and all of the amenities of modern life but Atlanta, and the broader surrounding areas, still have cultural scars from decades of racism. Edited for clarity.
  • friedman23 8y ago
    > Atlanta, and the broader surrounding areas, still have cultural scars from decades of racism. Edited for clarity. In Atlanta at least there is no such thing. If someone is choosing not to live in Atlanta due to perceived racism they would be making a mistake.
    • smileysteve 8y ago
      The parents is talking about the scars of racism; namely from the highway riots and continued white flight (unconscious). Newnan, Palmetto are about the same distance from the city center and Buckhead as South Forsyth, Canton, yet property sells for 1/3; most likely because south Atlanta is in some ways a desert. Are the schools as good as Alpharetta, nope.
  • mlinksva 8y ago
    > Atlanta, and the broader surrounding areas, still have cultural scars from decades of racism Centuries. By the way, Newnan is named after a slaveholder. The area is also scarred by decades, close to a century, of car-centered development. It looks like the city that ought be renamed with $100k units is extremely car-dependent.