Kennesaw is a good place to raise kids.
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3/2/2011
Kennesaw - Here's a bit of our background to help in your assessment.
We moved to GA from southern CA. I've lived in Kennesaw for 8yrs. We are a multicultural family with 3 kids and in our late 30's.
Pros: *Good place to raise your kids *Excellent schools *Many open green spaces *Large, affordable homes with big yards *mild climate Sept-Jun *diverse population and growing/changing *lots of shopping (all major chain stores close by and then some) *low property taxes *safe, friendly city *historic "downtown" area that holds festival, farmers market, movies on the green, holiday celebrations etc. *newer libraries, schools, construction in general *30mins to most amusement parks & major attractions *5hr drive to gulf coast beaches (its what everyone does here) *10mins to lake Allatoona (boating, swimming, camping)
Cons: *Traffic! (But that is everywhere in Atlanta) *no nightlife *hard to make new friends except for parents of your kids classmates *not much to do except shop *summers are brutal (July & August). It's not LA, growing city with many people from other parts of USA so Atlanta is still growing as far as culture and diversity, it is getting there.
We would love to have stayed in the Vinings area but the schools need much improvement. It is better if you have the $$$ for private schools and the houses are more expensive, older & smaller.
Cara | Kennesaw, GA