Athens-Clarke County, GA Reviews

Ath town - 7/5/2023
Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and building overpasses to essentially make it a freeway. The housing market is great, schools are great.
The Diversive people are great, lots of restaurants. No different than any suburb of Atlanta in a sense; we're also close to agausta too so you get the best of both Read More

Loved it so much I moved to Athens. - 9/24/2020
I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96 during the Olympics. Traveled all over the states and decided to come back here and go to college because I did not find another place that suited me as much as Athens, Georgia did. Now I have lived here for over twenty years and absolutely love it. If you have questions about this review or Athens please visit my website for my contact info and reach out at any Read More

Reasonable Rent - That's about it. - 8/29/2016
The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock on your door trying to sell their particular version of God. Just recently beer sales were allowed on Sundays (after 12PM) so that should tell you a lot about the social environment here and the conservative hold on this town that thinks it's a city.

The downtown use to be the perfect small town feel, untouched by co-existing with UGA. That has changed considerably recently and very quickly. Huge student apartment complexes are squeezing what there was of a comfortable downtown into nonexistence. The irony of would-be political activist is best captured in the defeat of a centrally located Walmart grocery store. The local color that was located at the proposed location was instead torn down for a huge student apartment complex that has absolutely no benefit to the neighborhood people who remain.
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Beautiful - 12/7/2013
One of the nicest college towns in the Read More

Re: Good for Students.....no one else - 9/6/2012
Athens is a beautiful city and yes crime here is very high and rising. One of the reasons being IS because UGA is the leading employer in this city. IF you are able to find a decent job (without a college degree being required) then your income will be little to nothing seeing that all other employers base their pay scales on what UGA pays (which is not much for the average entry level worker; approximately mid $20,000 range). The town does not put their locals first, there's definitely a lot of catering and bowing down to the students, faculty and alumnis of the University. Housing here is priced around the student population as well. Most apartments that are in nicer areas usually charge per bedroom (even for families). For this to be a small town with a very high poverty level you would think that housing would be more affordable. Right now there's talk that one of the areas, which is government public housing, has been sold to the University to make housing for students. This Read More

Don't Move here - 3/7/2012
The people that stated that Athens was a great place must not live here. Athens is a very poor city and the crime is unlike anything that I have ever seen before. A couple of weeks ago, a man was found robbed, shot, and tossed in a well. The man made friends with someone and was supposed to invest in some land with this person. The newspaper stated that the man picked up his business partner to look at some land. That day he was killed. His car was found on another side of town, along with his wallet and belongings. This is a very bad city--a city where you have to investigate everything. People here are constantly scheming so that they can “get ahead”. However, it is only temporary. This is not a city that you can trust people. You really have to investigate a person's background. Don't just think that because a person is "nice" that they are o.k. This is just one incident that I mentioned; however, there are many more. There are a lot of people in this city who are Read More

Great to place to visit, but do not move here - 1/1/2012
I just relocated to Athens. I must say that after a month I don't like it. The crime is really bad here. The crime in the city is mostly robberies, burglaries, and thefts. The city is very, very, very poor. People are basically in survival mode and will do anything just able to survive even if it means to defraud someone or steal. I will be moving again. I would suggest not moving here. There are no safe places in the city. Several of the university buildings have been broken into numberous times. It was in the newspaper that a man was hold up on the parking lot of a retail business one night after a visit to the local grocery store. I would not suggest that anyone move here. The city is extremely poor. I really don't understand why the city is so poor when it is a university town and there are educational opportunities.  Read More

School - 4/19/2011
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Music & Food - 1/11/2011
Great university town with lively music and good Read More

Love a small town, but I need a change. - 8/21/2008
I do love Athens a whole lot, but I have been here all my life and I need a change. It's a small town with a lot of good qualities. I do feel that the UGA takes up most of the town and how it's ran. Jobs here that are good are either factory, hospitals or of course, UGA. I want something different. I will always love Athens, and it will always be home, but I feel that there is more out there to offer my Read More