I can no longer afford to live in my town. Relocate? To where? Any doom goin down in Georgia?

Texas hill country.

I'm not from or live in Georgeia, but Atlanta is a deceptively large city with just about anything you could want. Way too big for my taste, but then, that is why it is so big. People keep trying to live on the edge of a big city and it just grows and grows and grows outward down here in the South as opposed to skyward up North.

I'm partial to my home state of Tennessee of course, but if you are moving and want high society culture, you can certainly find it in the South East. Best thing about places like Atlanta or Nashville, or Mobile, or any other good sized city in the South East is the balance of culture and laid back affordable peace you can have.

I live in Middle Tennessee and we bought our 3 bedroom house on 2 acres of land in 1993 for $69k. I get to work in the city and live in the country in a state that doesn't tax my income. When people marvled at why I would live out in the sticks I just told them how much my house note was. Back then it was only about $525/month. We refinanced to a 15 year to pay it off quicker and popped it up to $750. It's paid off now. Life is good down here in the South.

my cousin lives in georgia/johns creek - for over 20 yrs. he says its a shithole and the economy is horrific.

Rents and cost of living in my area are suddenly so ridiculously expensive, it has become blaringly clear that a relocate is inevitable. But, where to relocate too?

I am sick and tired of hard winters.
Sick and tired of being broke all the time.

This economy is killing me.

My son and his fiance are moving to Georgia. The fiance says it's gorgeous there.


Thread: Rents in our state are now excessively high. Can't afford to live anywhere here. I'm getting freaked...

Pennsylvania is nice and I have a spare room

lol...
i was born n raised in pittsburgh.
i'm trying to avoid snowy weather.

My daughter lives near Atlanta....Marietta. I go to visit and can't wait to get the Hell out of there. Traffic....I feel like I am in a foreign country...many can't find employment...worry about crime...bugs and heat in the Summer etc. etc. When I head North through Tennessee and Virginia it's a wonderful feeling.

ew yuck.

i hate this. i want to find a decent place to live...

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I'm with you on that one. I desire living in a rather safe area...kind of country...away from half the people I run into now that can't speak English...rather livable temperatures..Etc.

Northwest Ga is a wonderful area. There can be a large Hispanic population depending on where you are. I've lived here and the surrounding areas all my life. Went to college in Rome and yes, it is a charming city. Don't try Atlanta unless you like the rat race and the farther south you go, more heat and bugs. Choose the mountains of North Ga for the ultimate experience :)

Thank you. The banter on this thread amazes me.

how does racism sneak into virtually every thread on this site??

It's getting to the point that no matter where you live the government is beginning to control your lives and want every penny they can suck out of you. That includes local governments.

I agree the Hill Country is awesome. Beautiful, and nice people. I have family there and love it!

We don't have an income tax in Tennessee but our sales tax is high- 9.75%

You can call it whatever you want...we've been invaded.

explain?

Op,

Try looking into states based upon unemployment statistics if you are looking to move however sorry you might have to embrace the cold climate and in this economy adapting to harsher climates seems to be the key to making it.

Easy for me to say I suppose as if you are not used to the cold it can be oppressive much as some of us consider hot humid climates hard to endure.

Unemployment Rates for States
[link to www.bls.gov]

Northwest Ga is a wonderful area. There can be a large Hispanic population depending on where you are. I've lived here and the surrounding areas all my life. Went to college in Rome and yes, it is a charming city. Don't try Atlanta unless you like the rat race and the farther south you go, more heat and bugs. Choose the mountains of North Ga for the ultimate experience :)

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