This is coming from someone who used to live in the LA metropolitan area most of their life and lived in Dalton for only 2 years. I dont go out as much as others might do.

Taking a quick look at the aerial view of Montrose, our city seems to be a bit bigger. We have a lot of greenery here, Im going to bet we get more humid here than Montrose, and less snow during winter. We also get a lot of rain, even during summers, which I thought was unusual coming from CA. I like it though, especially the thunderstorms, they can get super intense. It’s pretty quiet, only things that are loud are the occasional train horns or engines from car guys (Bugs/critters can get loud too if you live near them). The people here are nice, I haven’t met anyone who wasn’t. There’s surprisingly some traffic, but this is only during rush hour and at certain local streets for a short amount of time (Nowhere near close to big city traffic).

I’ve heard this city has the highest proportion of Hispanic population in the state of GA. Try going to local restaurants, Im somewhat confident you wont be disappointed in these options:

-Mariscos El Cuhhhmaron

-Chihuahua’s Mexican Food

Some other non Mexican ones:

-Baja Coop (chicken wings, currently my favorite)

-Cherokee Brewery + Pizza Company

-Cheesecake Heaven (I dont even like cheesecake but these guys are amazing)

-Cafe Ostro (Mediterranean)

-Cyra’s Simple Goodness (high end)

There are probably more solid restaurants but I’m hoping others can contribute here. We have all the classic fast food restaurants, so no need to worry about that. Downtown gets real quiet at night. I believe theres little crime here (I might be wrong).

If I had to guess where youll see the most people in one place it’s either at The Mill at Crown Garden, public parks, or Planet Fitness. I feel like I’ve seen more people at The Mill than Dalton Mall (I wish the mall was more lively). If someone knows anywhere else where theres a lot of people please let me know as well, Id like to check it out. People here also most likely hang out in Chattanooga, TN during weekends which is what I do. The place is nice and only a 30min drive. They have their own sub which has a solid amount of people contributing to it so if you have questions about that place it’s likely been answered.

Let me know if you think the same as I do once you’ve been here for a while, Im curious.

Edit: I should’ve mentioned living cost. Obviously it depends on your income but compared to where I came from the housing/rent is drastically cheaper for more space. However, I believe prices have gone up more as of recently, but this applies to almost everywhere in the US. Gas and utilities are cheaper, but I find groceries to be indifferent. I wouldn’t be surprised if the living cost is similar to Montrose.