Metro Atlanta Area Information
If you are not familiar with the area, there are a lot of resources here to help. You can get descriptions of local communities, compare schools in the area, even investigate specific subdivisions. Once you have found an area or two that interest you, the next step would be to use my map-based search to look at properties in that area and within your budget.
| City | Municipality | Popular Communities | Notes |
| Alpharetta | City of Alpharetta (Fulton County) |
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One of the most prestigious suburbs of Atlanta, offering well-maintained subdivisions, an excellent school system and a high quality of living. |
| Kennesaw | City of Kennesaw (Cherokee County) |
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One of the fastest growing suburbs in the region. The mountain range offers a scenic view and historical monuments abound. |
| Marietta | City of Marietta (Cobb County) |
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Marietta is a rapidly expanding suburb of Atlanta, offering a diverse mix of residents and good public school systems. |
| Roswell | City of Roswell (Fulton County) |
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Roswell is a historic town with dedicated residents who strive to maintain a high quality of living in their community. Only 20 minutes from Atlanta, and rated as the third best “Place to Raise Your Family” in the US by Frommers. |
| Canton | City of Canton (Cherokee County) |
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Canton is a city in and the county seat of Cherokee County, Georgia. The population was 7,709 at the 2000 census. Canton is the fastest growing city in Georgia and the 5th fastest growing city in the United States over 10,000 people with an estimated population of 17,685 in 2005. (wikipedia) |
| Cumming | City of Cumming (Forsyth County) |
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Quickly expanding community on GA400. |
| Woodstock | City of Woodstock (Cherokee County) |
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Brick paved sidewalks provide residents and visitors with a pedestrian friendly environment, where buildings dating back to 1879 are the trademark of this historical commercial district, the heart of Woodstock. The Downtown District includes antique shops, tearooms and special events facilities. |
| Sandy Springs | City of Sandy Springs (Fulton County) |
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Sandy Springs (formerly Hammond) is a newly incorporated city, as of December 2005, and a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. Located in Fulton County, Georgia, just south of Roswell, it is named for the sandy springs that still exist in the city as a protected historic site. Sandy Springs is Georgia’s eighth-largest city, with an estimated 2006 population of 85,771. |
| Acworth | City of Acworth (Cobb County) |
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Nicknamed the “Lake City” because it contains a portion of Lake Allatoona, Acworth also has a large Civil War history. |
| Smyrna | City of Smyrna (Cobb County) |
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Smyrna is located about 10 miles northwest of Atlanta, Georgia and is considered an integral part of the Metro Atlanta area. Known as the “jonquil City”, it derives this name from the thousands of jonquils that flourish in gardens and along the streets in early spring. |
| Suwanee | City of Suwanee (Gwinnett County) |
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Award-winning Suwanee is a friendly, progressive community committed to maintaining a high-quality of life for its approximately 16,000 residents. |
| Lawrenceville | City of Lawrenceville (Gwinnett County) |
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Downtown Lawrenceville is overflowing with history. Historically significant buildings in downtown Lawrenceville include the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse and Lawrenceville Female Seminary. Also downtown are various landmarks and antique locations. The downtown area also includes Rhodes Jordan Park, named after a former mayor and originally owned by the city but now part of the Gwinnett County park system. |
| Duluth | City of Duluth (Gwinett County) |
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Duluth is a popular and rapidly developing suburb of Atlanta, close to Interstate 85, which allows for a quick commute to Atlanta. It is home to Gwinnett Place Mall, Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center, Arena at Gwinnett Center, Hudgens Center for the Arts and Red Clay Theater. It is also home to the Gwinnett Medical Center at Duluth, a 300 bed hospital constructed in 2006, and the Joan Glancy Rehabilitation Center located at the site of the old Duluth hospital by that name. Nearby attractions include Stone Mountain and Lake Lanier. |
| Norcross | City of Norcross (Gwinnett County) |
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The City of Norcross is Gwinnett County’s second oldest city. It was founded by J. J. Thrasher and named for his good friend Jonathan Norcross, a former Mayor of Atlanta. The Mayor and City Council have sought to preserve the city’s charm. The City maintains a quiet, picturesque downtown district while along its fringes are corporations doing millions of dollars of business on a daily basis. |
| Chamblee | City of Chamblee (DeKalb County) |
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Chamblee has always been a city of continuing transformation. From bucolic dairy land, to Southern railroad junction. From temporary home to 40,000 WWI “doughboys” to 1950’s industrial complex. And now, it is a true international city in Georgia, with one of the most ethnically diverse populations of any municipality in the Southeast. |
| Dunwoody | City of Dunwoody (DeKalb County) |
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Not officially a ‘city’, Dunwoody is part of DeKalb County and home to the Perimeter Mall. |
| Doraville | City of Doraville (DeKalb County) |
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| Milton | City of Milton (Cherokee County) |
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Milton (population approximately 20,000) is an area of Fulton County, Georgia which became incorporated as a “city” (the only type of municipality in the state) on December 1, 2006. According to special legislation passed by the Georgia General Assembly in March 2006, and signed by the governor of Georgia in April 2006, it was created out of the entire unincorporated northwestern part of northern Fulton County, bounded by the cities of Roswell and Alpharetta on the south, and the counties of Forsyth on the east and Cherokee on the north and west. |
