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Hey guys,
It has been a while since i've posted on TalkIrvine, but suprisingly i've been getting a couple of leads from families from OC looking for information on Johns Creek. I realize that for 95% of you, moving to Johns Creek for a better lifestyle is not possible due to jobs, family, and roots. I did however wanted to ask if some of you feel the same way as this person below.
An OC resident with three children looking to move to Johns Creek.
"My husband and I have become very tired of the quality of life we have in Orange County and are considering moving to maybe the Johns Creek area of Atlanta. We have hit the point where our expenses (with three children) are barely sustainable, we have had to pull down our contributions to our retirement accounts to nearly nothing and still have no disposable income. We want to be able to have a cushion for our family and to be able to take a couple of family vacations throughout the year. We are considering Atlanta because I have a lot of family there and we both like the area. I am also extremely tired of the California attitude with so many people acting so superior to everyone else and another large group just being completely complacent about everything. I would like to live somewhere where people have manners and where a door may actually be held open for me when I am trying to get in a building with all three of my young kids. We want seasons, we think that California is highly overrated, and we are conservatives living in a perpetually blue state.
My husband's job can be done from anywhere in the county and his salary in Atlanta would be about 110,000. Going up each year. Our 1900 square foot house here is worth around 500,000 although we are planning to only break even when selling it after reltor fees. We would like to buy something there eventually around 350,000 so we didn't feel like we were using every last penny on our mortgage. I've done some research online and it looks like cost of living in the Atlanta area is much less than here, is there anyone on here that can confirm that from experience? I know prices have been jumping everywhere, but here we are spending 4.80 on a gallon of gas right now and all of our groceries have gone up by about 30% just in the last year.
Also the schools here are atrocious, my older daughter is a first grader in a class with 35 kids. And this is in a good school district in a school that has won all sorts of awards. There are no athletics tied to the schools here until high school and no funding for arts at all. My daughter was also selected to be put in a K-1 combo class this year because there were too many 1st graders and kindergarteners and the school didn't have the money to hire another teacher for each grade. They picked out the best students so the 1st graders could work independently while the teacher taught the kindergarten lessons. Does the Georgia school system work this way as well, or is it a California thing? Private school here isn't an option as the schools in our area range in yearly tuition from $20,000 to $30,000.
What do you all see as the cons of the Atlanta suburbs vs. suburbs elsewhere? I'm not really interested in cons vs. city living as I'm past that point in my life. I have read that the traffic is an issue, DH will be working inside the freeway loop but in the northeast side, and right now he is commuting back and forth from LA on a regular basis which is beyond painful.
Also, how are the athletic programs in the area of Atlanta that I am considering? Athletics are a big thing for our family.
Thanks in Advance!"
Since I've moved out here 16 months ago, I am really enjoying the life style here. The demographic changes have been dramatic since I've moved here.
Johns Creek is now ranked #1 for per capital income for city with a popluation of over 50,000. The median income is $111,036 and 20.5% of Johns Creek household make over $200,000 whereas the median home price is now breaking $300k.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-income_places_in_the_United_Stateshttp://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/20/america-s-best-high-schools.html
The Asian population exploding here and ethnic percentage break down looks a lot like Irvine in 2000
Irvine 2000
Caucasion 61.1%
Asian 22.1%
Black 1.8%
Hispanic 6.8%
Johns Creek 2011
Caucasion 64.3%
Asian 25.3% (grew from 13% in 2007)
Black 10.9%
Hispanic 3.2%
2012 Newsweek High School national ranking:
Irvine flag ship high school: University High: Irvine, CA 92603 : ranking #143
Johns flag ship high school: Northview High: Johns Creek, CA 30097 : ranking #99
There is not much information or photos out there on the web regarding the new city of Johns Creek so let me know if you guys are interested in finding out more about what it's really like living here. I will be honest and give you both the pros and cons. This area is definitely an undiscovered diamond waiting to be discovered.
It has been a while since i've posted on TalkIrvine, but suprisingly i've been getting a couple of leads from families from OC looking for information on Johns Creek. I realize that for 95% of you, moving to Johns Creek for a better lifestyle is not possible due to jobs, family, and roots. I did however wanted to ask if some of you feel the same way as this person below.
An OC resident with three children looking to move to Johns Creek.
"My husband and I have become very tired of the quality of life we have in Orange County and are considering moving to maybe the Johns Creek area of Atlanta. We have hit the point where our expenses (with three children) are barely sustainable, we have had to pull down our contributions to our retirement accounts to nearly nothing and still have no disposable income. We want to be able to have a cushion for our family and to be able to take a couple of family vacations throughout the year. We are considering Atlanta because I have a lot of family there and we both like the area. I am also extremely tired of the California attitude with so many people acting so superior to everyone else and another large group just being completely complacent about everything. I would like to live somewhere where people have manners and where a door may actually be held open for me when I am trying to get in a building with all three of my young kids. We want seasons, we think that California is highly overrated, and we are conservatives living in a perpetually blue state.
My husband's job can be done from anywhere in the county and his salary in Atlanta would be about 110,000. Going up each year. Our 1900 square foot house here is worth around 500,000 although we are planning to only break even when selling it after reltor fees. We would like to buy something there eventually around 350,000 so we didn't feel like we were using every last penny on our mortgage. I've done some research online and it looks like cost of living in the Atlanta area is much less than here, is there anyone on here that can confirm that from experience? I know prices have been jumping everywhere, but here we are spending 4.80 on a gallon of gas right now and all of our groceries have gone up by about 30% just in the last year.
Also the schools here are atrocious, my older daughter is a first grader in a class with 35 kids. And this is in a good school district in a school that has won all sorts of awards. There are no athletics tied to the schools here until high school and no funding for arts at all. My daughter was also selected to be put in a K-1 combo class this year because there were too many 1st graders and kindergarteners and the school didn't have the money to hire another teacher for each grade. They picked out the best students so the 1st graders could work independently while the teacher taught the kindergarten lessons. Does the Georgia school system work this way as well, or is it a California thing? Private school here isn't an option as the schools in our area range in yearly tuition from $20,000 to $30,000.
What do you all see as the cons of the Atlanta suburbs vs. suburbs elsewhere? I'm not really interested in cons vs. city living as I'm past that point in my life. I have read that the traffic is an issue, DH will be working inside the freeway loop but in the northeast side, and right now he is commuting back and forth from LA on a regular basis which is beyond painful.
Also, how are the athletic programs in the area of Atlanta that I am considering? Athletics are a big thing for our family.
Thanks in Advance!"
Since I've moved out here 16 months ago, I am really enjoying the life style here. The demographic changes have been dramatic since I've moved here.
Johns Creek is now ranked #1 for per capital income for city with a popluation of over 50,000. The median income is $111,036 and 20.5% of Johns Creek household make over $200,000 whereas the median home price is now breaking $300k.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-income_places_in_the_United_Stateshttp://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/20/america-s-best-high-schools.html
The Asian population exploding here and ethnic percentage break down looks a lot like Irvine in 2000
Irvine 2000
Caucasion 61.1%
Asian 22.1%
Black 1.8%
Hispanic 6.8%
Johns Creek 2011
Caucasion 64.3%
Asian 25.3% (grew from 13% in 2007)
Black 10.9%
Hispanic 3.2%
2012 Newsweek High School national ranking:
Irvine flag ship high school: University High: Irvine, CA 92603 : ranking #143
Johns flag ship high school: Northview High: Johns Creek, CA 30097 : ranking #99
There is not much information or photos out there on the web regarding the new city of Johns Creek so let me know if you guys are interested in finding out more about what it's really like living here. I will be honest and give you both the pros and cons. This area is definitely an undiscovered diamond waiting to be discovered.
