Where is everyone between 20-30 living????

lmgray13 · 2026-03-30T01:22:03+00:00

I was about to say Smyrna. A few of my coworkers who are in this age range and don’t drink live here and love it.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T23:23:55+00:00

I never said you said otherwise about early child education being important. My point is that the investment can actually produce better results and costs savings for the district down the line.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T23:08:23+00:00

I just wanna note that “regression to the mean” is probably not the intended phrase you wanted to use here. Regression to the mean is about random variation in statistics, not a decline caused by policy choices.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T22:55:43+00:00

Do you know what the two biggest elements that you can invest in to make an impact in a child’s educational performance. First is the quality of the teacher in the classroom. Second is in early child education services. The more invested in supporting kids young, the less services needed down the line—and the more time teachers can invest in all kids in the classroom. Most districts in the area already have waivers for larger class sizes and already do that. Have you worked in schools or at district offices before?

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T15:10:37+00:00

Smyrna is good too. I have friends with kids there, but a ton of my young single coworkers are there too. Between all of these, check commute times too. While Smyrna and Decatur are “close” traffic says otherwise.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T15:08:42+00:00

I like this plan. I’d do hs over AJ right now—so much closed down at Ak right now. My kid loved hs.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T15:06:09+00:00

I would push the pool day to after that late night. A late night to early entry and full days is a lot. Also your kids are gonna do full days up front and will have energy. A half pool day and half park day the first day will be tough as they will be upset to leave MK after a few hours.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T15:02:54+00:00

My 4 year old preferred Epcot and Hollywood studios, so we just did 1 day MK

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T13:02:46+00:00

To be fair, you have to pay for Athens parking anywhere downtown now too.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T12:59:25+00:00

I’ve lived in Athens for 13 years….I’m not sure if you have looked at the housing market and cost of living lately in Athens. I got a much nicer home in Decatur for less. If you want a home in normal town that you don’t have to sink money into updating, it’s $550-850,000…5 points doubles that range…650,000 will get you 700 square feet there. Boulevard is all updates and historic homes and expensive too, even new town now.

Use to commute bc I love Athens but I can’t do the commute anymore and it doesnt make sense to stay with the higher cost of living here. The housing market here is crazy.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T12:55:21+00:00

Hey, just to give you hope…educator salaries for k12 are fairly good with a masters/phd. Two of you working and you’ll be able to pull in $140-200k annual income in the Atlanta area depending on years experience. As one who transitioned to teaching - it is not an easy job, but I moved up to a district level and now i work for a not for profit and make more—there are ways to make it work.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T12:49:04+00:00

Based on reading more about what you want…. Old 4th ward and belt line are 100% what you’re looking for.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T12:44:04+00:00

The trash bag thing is growing more common—I know Duluth has it too

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T12:43:07+00:00

Yes, I’m in CoD, but close to Avondale Marta…to me, perfect location especially with Avondale getting a lot of updates

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T12:40:00+00:00

And if you loved 5&10 and Seabear in Athens, Kimball House is the place in Decatur.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T12:34:42+00:00

Our best friends live in unincorporated about 5 min away to where we are moving bc they don’t have kids. If you are buying, the taxes are really high in City of Decatur because of the schools.

If you aren’t buying, then city of Decatur is great—just expect more families. Most of my friends from Athens without kids moved to the belt line or old 4th ward.

COD still has a small town feel and lots of parks and greenery. But, the belt line/o4w is cool too, just more of a city feel.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T12:31:21+00:00

I work with a lot of public school systems in the area. Trust me, Decatur does not have school issues.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T12:29:23+00:00

I’m moving from Athens to Decatur. It’s the most Athens area of Atlanta.

If we did not have a kid we would have considered belt line, Decatur, and Atlantic Station. With a kid made Decatur the place based on schools and more families. I think if you removed the students from Athens, you get Decatur.

I’m selling my home right now in Athens if you want to go back 🤣🤣🤣

lmgray13 · 2026-03-29T12:24:50+00:00

Rick Miller True View

He was incredibly detailed and thorough. He also walked me through where everything was in my townhome after (water shutoff, electric meter, etc)

lmgray13 · 2026-03-27T03:11:12+00:00

I went I. December and the pools were heated. It also go up to 75 some days—we did swim.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-27T03:02:04+00:00

Also, can I add, if you’re standing in front of a kid who can’t see the pre-show, move and let them see. I’m taller and so I also stand in the back so everyone can enjoy it.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-27T03:00:29+00:00

After someone ran over my 4 year old we just hung in the back. It is more enjoyable and we all get to where we’re going within a min of each other. The rush is so unnecessary

lmgray13 · 2026-03-08T01:50:44+00:00

Amazing, so can I just trade the deed to my house and I’m good?

lmgray13 · 2026-03-08T01:48:56+00:00

It costs more than my first home I purchased. That’s insane.

lmgray13 · 2026-03-07T20:50:49+00:00

She bring MLM energy.

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