SperlingViews - Newnan, Georgia

I grew up in large and small cities overseas as a government 'brat' and also spent more than 10 years on the West Coast in Portland, OR. I moved to Newnan 11 years ago and my husband and I have a daughter that was born and raised here. The downtown area is very livable and walkable with beautiful historic houses walking distance to the town square with nice shops, restaurants, and parks. Lots of pedestrians and dog-walkers, and every time I go out I see people in the community that I know. The city is continually investing in making downtown a nice place to live. It's a great, low-key downtown with character and great residents. There has been a lot of development, as there has been in all parts of Metro Atlanta, but people are much more courteous here than in other places I've lived, letting you in in heavy traffic, waving hello as you drive down the street, things like that that I've gotten used to over the years and value a lot. Our daughers school has fewer than 400 students and you get to know everyone. It is a politically conversative area with lots of churches, but there is not as much of the extreme right-wing presence as I noticed living in Portland. It's also more integrated that Portland. I was shocked to discover after living three years in liberal Portland, that there were black people living there at all! I found out accidentally when I signed up to volunteer at a battered women's shelter on a side of town I hadn't been too. Newnan is very family-friendly and family-oriented, has very reasonable home prices and taxes, and is twenty minutes to the airport, thirty to downtown Atlanta. One thing that would make it even better would be more white-collar industry.[read more...]

We have lived in Newnan for over a year, and I am amazed at how much it has grown. The people are very friendly, and everything you need is pretty much in one general location. It's nice to have all the conveniences of a large city, without all the hustle and bustle. A lot of beautiful, historic homes, as well as many new subdivisions. Unfortunatly, we are miltary, and will probably have to leave soon, but if it was my choice, I would stay!![read more...]

we have lived in newnan for 6 months. the people here are friendly, and you can gt to anywhere since I-85 runs thru town. The town is known for it's many resturants, and the home of country singer Alan Jackson. There are many golf courses, and new sub divisions going in. The town has done a good job of retaining the 'rural' qualities it has, while allowing growth to florish.[read more...]