What is the best Atlanta, Georgia suburb to live in?

What is the best Atlanta, Georgia suburb to live in?

It depends a lot on what is important to you and what part of Atlanta you work in. Atlanta traffic is H_ _ _ so the shorter commute and the less of it on 75 85 285 the better.

I have lived mostly in NE suburbs tho also in Smyrna and Marietta so my knowledge of other parts is limited. I do have friends who think Peachtree City is great if you prefer being South of the City. I personally prefer Buford or Flowery Branch if the commute is doable because you come closer to having the best of both worlds. You are close enough to have the city and far enough out to have Lake Lanier which is premier recreation and be in the mountains in less than 45 min. Buford also has Mall of GA which is great shopping quite possibly the best shopping in Metro Atlanta. If you need the airport often go for Peachtree City or somewhere down there because you do NOT want a cross town ride frequently. Scools are in the OK or better range in Gwinnett (Buford) and a bit better in Flowery Branch. Hall County where Flowery Branch is does have some not so good schools but the ones in the FB area are OK tho I am not overly happy about S. Hall High. There are good private schools in the area too.

If you must be close in be aware that Doraville and Chamblee are getting quite run down and that parts of Norcross are getting into the high crime category tho they were very nice areas.

For someone retired but able to drive I would suggest even further out and even for someone working in the Dunwoody area or NE of there commuting to Dawsonville or even Dahlonega may be very doable because of GA 400. Some yrs back we lived in Peachtree Corners *just W of Norcross) and worked in Dunwoody and discovered we could get much more house, enjoy real country living in the mountains in the southern part of Dahlonega and actually have no longer a commute. However when the co we worked for closed we did find being that far out a disadvantage and chose to work and later open a business in NE GA rather than do the Atlanta commute.

I like Fairburn, if you have a car. Really nice houses for good prices.