[ale] OT: Best [tech] places to live and work in Atlanta....

[msmith at mikeandmel.com]

I agree about the somewhere off of 400 part.  Any house
around Abernathy though will probably start around
$300,000 and go up.  I live off 400 on Holcomb
bridge(Roswell) and I am pretty much 30 minutes from
anything(if I leave early) and the cost of housing is a
little less.  I have worked in Buckhead, Norcross, and
now Midtown(usually 45 minutes home here because of no
way to get on 85 or 400 easily. Ugh).  But I would
recommend Roswell....especailly if you can find a house
in the Roswell(Cobb County area).  Fulton taxes will
kill you as they are now killing me.....

On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Jim wrote:

> I've been around Atlanta a long time and I've been
> looking for a job a long 
> time, so I'm probably uniquely qualified to answer.
;-)
> There are clusters of 
> tech companies in these areas: Norcross/Technology
> Park, Alpharetta, 
> Perimeter, Intown/Midtown, Marietta and points to the
> Northwest. The number 
> of businesses in Midtown is considerable, so that
makes
> a move too far from 
> the center a bad bet. If I were thinking of an ideal
> location convenient to 
> all possible tech jobs in Atlanta, it would be off of
> 400 just north of 
> Abernathy Road. All of this says nothing about housing
> costs, school systems 
> and taxes.
> 
> On Wednesday 16 October 2002 08:46 am, John Wells
wrote:
> > Guys,
> >
> > My family and I are considering a move to a new
> house, and I've been
> > thinking pretty hard about where that house should
be.
> >
> > Given the nature of our field and its high turnover
> rate, I'd like to move
> > to an area of Atlanta with a high concentration of
> tech companies, so that
> > if I move on from one job, I won't be completely
> isolated (or a 45-mile
> > commute) from any others...(i.e., Kennesaw ;-)).
> >
> > So, where are the best places from a tech
perspective
> to live in Atlanta,
> > aside from downtown?  I've heard Alpharetta has a
> pretty good number of
> > firms, but wanted to hear opinions from the group.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > John
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