Moving to GA in the summer
 

From New Jersey trying to escape the cold and snow. Looking for some suggestions to live. Not wanting to live in a metro area but within 45 minute drive. Any help?????????????

If you want to escape snow and ice, you are going to have to look no further north than Macon. Look into Macon, Savannah, or Augusta. They all have suburbian areas. Over in the West Georgia area, you will find smaller towns that will be more than 45 minutes from a metro area.

Spend some time in Savannah in the summer before you consider moving there - think rain forest humidity!

True. Humidity and heat are facts of life in the South. You will get used to staying indoors with the A/C more than you did in NJ. It's not that it's so very much worse than other places, it's just that it's for a longer period. It gets tiresome. But we manage!! You just learn to plan your day differently.

I like the area around Forsyth, GA, which might be quite acceptable for your general requirements--and it's about a 30-45 minute drive south of Atlanta. Forsyth is a nice town and is growing, like other suburban towns all over the country.

I don't know what you consider to be a metro area, but much farther south you might want to consider Thomasville, about a 30 minute drive north from Tallahassee. If Tallahassee isn't a big enough or attractive enough metro area for you, you won't find anything else in south Georgia. Being the capital of Florida, with a major university and overall decent cultural environment, Tallahassee might qualify as your nearest metro city.

terry, depending on time of day, 45 minutes outside Atlanta is most certainly metro Atlanta depending on the area.

Thanks to all. Humidity and heat are not a problem for me. Not really looking for nothing around Atlanta I'd rather be away from there.

Hi! I am posting under my mom's user name.

We are from Atlanta and traveled GA a lot. I must say Savannah is wonderful. We moved to MD in October. I sure do miss the south :-)

What are your interests? Do you work or are you retired? I've lived in several cities in Georgia and they are all different. If you don't want to live near Atlanta, I would live near Savannah. There are a lot of New Jersey transplants who live in
Savannah. Macon is a dirty town and the area surrounding it is at or below proverty level. Another suggestion is Athens. It's about an hour away from Atlanta and it's where the University of Georgia is located.

Take a look at Statesboro, GA also. It's about 45 minutes from Savannah and it's home to Georgia Southern University which has about 14,000 students. It's a nice small town with good quality of life including cultural and athletic opportunities offered by GSU.

If this is a retirement (or partial retirement) then north of Atlanta has become popular. Dahlonega, Clayton (the town, not the county) and Cleveland (Ga) come to mind.