Photo courtesy of the Georgia
Department of Industry, Trade &
Tourism
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An urban mass of skyscrapers rising from rolling hills and a canopy of
old-growth trees, Greater Atlanta sprawls across a broad, 20-county,
110-municipality expanse, encompassing a busy downtown hub, thriving suburbs
and rural allure.
The financial and economic center of the South and Georgia' capital city,
Atlanta is an excellent example of a quality education- and research and
development-driven economy that turns out a first-rate work force of bright
minds, feeding a varied blend of employers from Coca-Cola to United Parcel.
Atlanta is
a main-stay on many "Top" and "Best" lists because of its
high profile as an entrepreneurial magnet, transportation hub, domestic and
foreign corporate headquarter mecca, export leader, professional sports town,
travel and convention destination, and home-based business promoter.
The cradle of the U.S. Civil Rights movement and birthplace of the
nation's foremost civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Atlanta is a city of transplants and tradition with something for everyone.
The median single-family detached home price was $170,200 at the beginning
of 2006 in the Greater Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA area and condos
stood at $151,500, but home prices vary considerably throughout the extensive
region.
For example, select executive mansions in Buckhead easily crack the
seven-figure barrier but starter-home condos and bungalows begin in the low
$100,000's. Similar ranges exist for larger three- and four-bedroom homes in
new subdivisions more than an hour from Atlanta proper.
Rentals vary as well from $650 or $700 for a modest, two-bedroom, one-bath
home to more than $2,000 for a similar home with an extra bath in the right
neighborhood with a view.
From this urban kaleidoscope, we chose four neighborhoods that show what
the New South offers. Our selections include close-knit Decatur
Gwinnett county's historic Duluth the city's
cultural hub, Midtown, and one of the older yet newly-revived neighborhoods,
East Atlanta Village.
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