Reviews & Comments
Athens-Clarke County, GA
We Really Liked Athens -
9/22/2007Recently our family went down to visit Athens, Asheville, Charleston, and Savannah. It was a bit of a whirlwind, but we came away most impressed with Athens as a great balance regarding places to live. The University is lovely, centrally located, the downtown area is charming and active, and the surrounding area has many nice neighborhoods, all within spitting distance of the city's center. We've been to many college cities, such as Madison, Lexington, Burlington, Northampton-Amherst, etc. and Athens is definitely among the best. As others have mentioned, the closeness of Atlanta, the mountains and the easy possibility of spending weekends in Charleston or Savannah or anywhere inbetween on the coast makes Athens very well situated. Housing costs are relatively low, but schools seem to be an issue within Athens. Oconee obviously has the better school systems, but we're not sure we would want to be in a development outside the city. Anyway, we plan to visit again in the next few months to get a second look. We were very impressed overall.
New York, NY
Moderate Climate -
9/22/2007New York has developed a more temperate climate over the years. Winters see a little snow fall, more rain and temperatures in the 20-40 range. Summers have been nice recently, with temperatures rarely exceeding 90 and generally average humidity.