Atlanta, Georgia

thesouthdotcom
Living in Atlanta
9mo ago
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I’m a born and raised Atlantan, so I’ll gladly take this opportunity to gush on the city.

First off Atlanta is absolutely gorgeous. It’s incredibly lush and green, and being surrounded by trees that are easily 100+ feet tall is amazing. In many built up parts of town and basically any suburb that is not brand new, it feels like you’re literally living in a park with all the greenery.

Atlanta is a food city. You can get top notch cuisine from literally any culture here, and it’s usually cheap. We just got put in the Michelin guide too, to give you a quick taste.

It’s cheap here. You can still find 1br apartments in the $1k range in good areas. Likewise, there are good starter homes in the $300k-$500k range all over the place too. Gas is cheap. State income taxes are low, and there are no local income taxes.

It’s easy to get around. MARTA is excellent if you are convenient to it. Ubers and Lyfts are never a problem to get.

Lastly, there’s just a unique energy here. Most native and long time residents you’ll meet are very proud of our city. We want it to do well. Most people here are well intentioned, even if they may not always come off that way. People are social, and we don’t close ourselves off to meeting new people. People aren’t afraid to be who they want to be.

Puzzled_Vermicelli99
Lived in Atlanta
9mo ago
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I lived in Atlanta for many years and really enjoyed it. Although the traffic was infuriating at times, it has so much to offer as a city. There’s really something for everyone - arts, sports, great food, wonderful parks, easy access to the mountains and the coast, a huge airport with direct flights to just about anywhere. The weather in all seasons was moderate and even though years back the Snowmaggedon was a disaster, that’s rare and so short lived that if you can, you just stay home when it’s going to snow/ice in ATL. So many great memories there. I was lucky enough to live in Midtown so most things I wanted to do/ go to were walkable.

Plane-Style-3242
Living in Atlanta
9mo ago
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I moved from Seattle to Atlanta almost two years ago and really like it here! The two biggest positives for me have been weather and economy. I like having four seasons. The summer is actually not as bad as I expected. July and August are really hot and humid, but the rest of the year is fantastic. Financially, it has been very rewarding. Not only is the cost of living lower here than the west coast, but salaries are pretty high, and there are a lot of job opportunities. Both my husband and I took a step up to managerial roles, and our salaries are pretty comparable to what we expected to make when we lived in Seattle. I know people say traffic here is atrocious, but it depends on where you live and work. We live in a suburb just north of Atlanta, and both of our jobs are also outside the city, so the commute is a breeze. There are some great neighborhoods here that I feel will be a good place for us to raise a family, while also not being too far from urban amenities.

mrfrosti
Living in Atlanta
1y ago
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Two things I like:

Great cost of living (housing, gas, food, utilities) compared with other metro areas. Yes it can still be expensive in parts of the city but nothing like West Coast.

Great weather overall . It gets hot in the summer but you don't have to fight with clearing your driveway of snow or worrying about ice too often. I can wear a t-shirt some weeks in January!

Two things I hate:

Politics outside of metro areas are too conservative for my liking. For political areas there is Atlanta/Athens/Savannah and then there is Georgia. If you live in the metro area you live in a blue bubble in a very red state. I do wish our representatives were less interested in Twitter/soundbites and more interested in actually helping their constituents.

The metro Atlanta area is really spread out. My friends and family all live here but everyone is 30 minutes away. The suburban sprawl is a real problem, and we stopped expanding MARTA heavy rail in the 1970s and seem determined to keep it that way.

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