Looking for Love and Real Estate
CBS Moneywatch places Atlanta at number five as one of the Top 10 cities for singles looking for love and real estate. Minneapolis, Minnesota was number one.
Realtor.com looked at cities around the country to find those with a high percentage of single-owned homes, median home prices that are relatively affordable for people earning the median income in the area and where the unemployment rate is near or less than the national average.
#5 Atlanta
Percentage of singles: 26 percent
Unemployment rate: 5.3 percent
Median list price: $234,000
Atlanta is a bustling economic center and home to the headquarters of major companies including Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines and Home Depot, to name a few. In recent years it has also become a hub for TV and film production, which means it could be a great place to look for your leading man or woman.
What makes Atlanta one of the top 5 cities in the nation beside the love factor?
OnlyInYourState tells us, “Atlanta can easily be considered one of the country’s best places to live (despite the well-publicized horrid traffic). Here are 10 of the best reasons to live in the ATL:
- Colleges and Universities. “Atlanta houses some of the country’s – and in regards to certain schools, the world’s – best colleges and universities. Atlanta is home to the world renowned Emory University and Emory University School of Law. Within the city limits also lies the Georgia Institute of Technology (aka Georgia Tech), Morehouse College, Spelman College, Oglethorpe University, Clark Atlanta University, Georgia State University and its law school, John Marshall Law School as well as the Atlanta campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)…”
- Diversity of Population. Atlanta has one of the country’s most equally diverse living and working situations. According to the2010 census, Atlanta’s population was broken down as follows: 50 percent black, 38 percent white.
- Suburban Urban Locals. Living in Atlanta can mean that you live in neighborhoods like Kirkwood and Buckhead or cities as far away as Jonesboro and Marietta, while still residing in the metro Atlanta-area.
- The food here has gone through a metamorphosis from soul food to international delights. From Korean and Vietnamese to Indian and Mexican, Atlanta has dining choices for all of its new and old residents.
- Professional and Collegiate Sports. If sports are your thing, Atlanta has the Atlanta Hawks, Braves and Falcons and all play downtown along with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Georgia State Panthers. Then there is Morehouse and Spelman, both field competitive track and field teams.
- According tousclimatedata.com Atlanta’s average temperature is 61.4 F, its average low is 52.5 degrees F and high is 70.3 degrees F.
- Reality Television Opportunities. For the many actors and actresses, not to mention producers, stagehands, make-up artist, showrunners and writers, the city of Atlanta has opened up a whole new world far, far away from the typical Hollywood and New York City path.
- Cost of Living. According to the Cost of Living Plus Rent Index oncom you’ll need $7,300 per month to live in New York City compared to $4,176.40 to live in Atlanta in a comparable quarters.
- Atlanta has some of the country’s best medical facilities inside of the metro city limits. Emory University Hospital is ranked nationally in 12 adult specialties according tousnews.com. Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta Medical Center, Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital, Kennestone Hospital (Marietta), Atlanta VA Medical Center and Southern Regional Medical Center (Riverdale) are all easily accessible. Both the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the Piedmont Cancer Center are amongst the top ranked cancer treatment centers in the country, if not in the world.
- Employment. Atlanta is amongst the best cities in America for job opportunities accordingcom. The site has Atlanta ranked 17 on their 25 best cities for jobs list.
At Val Buys Houses LLC, we specialize in helping homeowners and prospective home owners. We can find you an awesome deal close to where you work or in that perfect neighborhood you always wanted to live in. As licensed realtors we have all the tools in our arsenal to find a great deal and because we’re investors we will negotiate a great deal for you and your family.
Give us a call today at 404-844-8845 and let us see if we can help YOU!