What are the best areas to live around Atlanta?|177234

We are an inter-racial couple with a 12 year old child moving to Atlanta. I_m Jewish and my gf is West Indian. What areas are safe, diverse, with a good school district and within a reasonable commuting distance to downtown?

The County of Gwinnett is the best place to live in my opinion. the cities of Grayson, lawrenceville, snellville, and loganville are very diverse in race, creed, etc. my aunt lived in grayson for about 20 years before moving to SC. i have lived there for 2 of the 20 years. In Grayson, you are about 30min from downtown. but there are 5 shopping centers within 6 miles of Grayson.

Roswell and Marietta, extremely low crime and excellent schools. Also several synagogues.

Stay near Atlanta, the rest is very Republican! Try Alpharetta

Where they dress with their jeans down to their butts and talk all weird.

Roswell and Marietta

You_ll find the most diversity inside the perimeter (I-285). Atlanta is basically a blue-state city in the middle of a very, very red state. The further outside the perimeter you go, the less diversity you will find.

Midtown is reasonably safe, as is Virginia Highlands, Decatur, and Vinings. Atlanta_s crime rate, as a whole, is pretty high, so be prepared for that.