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polloloco · 11-12-2005, 10:10 AM

I did grow up just outside Athens, a small county that was entirely rural with large farms in the 50's and started to become the preferred bedroom community for UGA's professors/doctors/lawyers/real estate developers in the 60's.
Have not lived there since graduating from UGA in 1972, but go back several times a year to visit grandparents, parents and other friends/relatives. There has been LOTS of growth and change, including a round the city four lane. The main shopping areas have moved to the west and south. Downtown is now a collage of restaurants, bars and shops. The rural county to the south is filled with hundreds of subdivisions and houses priced 250 K and up, up, up.

But, you can still find real estate that is relatively inexpensive compared to larger metropolitan areas, though expensive compared to south GA, AL and MS.

11-12-2005, 10:10 AM	#9
polloloco Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 107	I did grow up just outside Athens, a small county that was entirely rural with large farms in the 50's and started to become the preferred bedroom community for UGA's professors/doctors/lawyers/real estate developers in the 60's. Have not lived there since graduating from UGA in 1972, but go back several times a year to visit grandparents, parents and other friends/relatives. There has been LOTS of growth and change, including a round the city four lane. The main shopping areas have moved to the west and south. Downtown is now a collage of restaurants, bars and shops. The rural county to the south is filled with hundreds of subdivisions and houses priced 250 K and up, up, up. But, you can still find real estate that is relatively inexpensive compared to larger metropolitan areas, though expensive compared to south GA, AL and MS.