Everywhere is growing, its because people are having more children than there are people dying, the border has thousands pouring in by the day, Californians moving elsewhere to exploit the real estate glitch.
Still sounds better than Pennsylvania winters I was in Glynco Georgia for federal training and I enjoyed the atmosphere for it was winter at the time in Pa so when I arrived in Georgia I sure was enjoying the warmth
Georgia is booming , everyone is leaving California, New York, and other states that don't put criminals in jail, just don't come in and California my Georgia
I live in an undisclosed location in Georgia, I don't want to say where because I don't want people moving here. I lived in Florida for 16 years, moved because of the weather, tourist nightmare, traffic & insurance. I am originally from the north. The area I live in has great health care, plenty of shopping and easy access to the interstate. We bought a beautiful new home for a fraction of what the same would cost in Florida and it is all brick. So, to each his own I am happy here and enjoy a life without spending half of it in traffic.😂😂
@@SunofYork I live in a rural Georgia timber county with 25,000 people. There are at least 5 times as many deer as people. We have a doe pod of about 15 eating in our yards. My wife won't let me cull them but bucks are ok.
Every thing he says about Georgia is true! Recently the snakes and gators learned to fly and open doors. The average weight of a mosquito is 4 lbs. It is so hot that you will need to wear a jacket on those rare days when the temperature drops below 99 degrees. Two or more people starve to death every day in traffic. So please don’t come to Georgia. 😂 we are full
I've been in Atlanta for over 20 years, and never had a single mosquito bite. Where do you live, in a swamp? The temperature virtually never hits 99, it's a very consistent 88-93 day after day. Traffic is bad, but I'm retired, so not on the roads during rush hour.
As a life-long resident of Georgia, I can agree with all of your points! We moved to Germany about 3 years ago and the break from the never ending humid Georgia heat is really, really nice. The traffic can be SO awful in and around Atlanta. More and more residents are moving farther out in the suburbs. Which is good and bad because the city planning in metro atlanta is really poor. Developers clear cut massive forests and put in cookie cutter homes, that have no trees. It makes the heat even worse because they don’t have shade! And the beauty is destroyed. I wish they would have more zoning restrictions in the state to help keep the beautiful parts, beautiful.
My wife and I moved to Georgia in October of last year. we LOVE it here! We are both retired (early 60's). We escaped the tyranny of New Jersey and couldn't be happier. We live in a small town that doesn't have a traffic light. We are reasonably close to all the shopping, restaurants and activities we could ever want. The amount of money we saved by leaving Jersey is incredible. Everyone we have met are super friendly and helpful, unlike the north. We were able to purchase a property with 2 houses on 2.5 acres for less than what we sold the jersey property for! As for the gun laws, Georgia follows the intentions of the US constitution, unlike the north and states like California.
@@MAfanwoods37 Being from Jersey the heat is not much different from Jersey summers, it just lasts longer. The joke in Georgia is we have 3 seasons, January, one or two months of spring and summer! the bugs are not that bad. we had bugs in Jersey, they just are around longer due to the warmer weather. we put up a purple martin house as they eat a ton of bugs. It makes a difference. Bug zappers also do a wonderful job. As I live in a rural area we have an exterminator visit quarterly.
Please DO NOT vote Democrat. We don't care where you come from, just know where you are and why you like it here. If you want to keep it that way, DO NOT vote Democrat. If you do, you'll be pooping where you eat like most of you have done up North .... Like the 14th District **cough** AOC ...and turn our great state and City into septic tank.
I enjoy your videos! I grew up in Atlanta and was miserable. Then raised my kids in the burbs. The traffic and crime followed us. Traffic is only getting worse and crime has ruined some of the most beautiful historic areas. I suggest people read official crime reports.. It is very scary. But, Georgia is mostly rural, with beautiful small towns and lovely homes. We moved to a small town 3 years ago in central Georgia and it feels like a dream. Home prices are great here if you stay away from the Metro Atlanta and Historic Savannah. I think several points in this video are focused on the larger cities. The best part of small town living in Georgia? We aren't constantly bombarded with politics! This is farm country, where teenagers are up early working before school starts. They head off to college then move to a large city, but come back here to raise their kids. I never knew places like this still existed. Please don't think all of Ga is like Atlanta. 🙂
I've driven up the west side of Georgia, the center of Georgia, and 95. Georgia is nice out in the country. Retirees do not pay income tax on the first 60k of income. For high income earners (200k/yr), consider TN or north FL because GA income tax is high.
I live in North Ga. Born and raised, the growth is getting ridiculous. The small town I grew up in is booming unfortunately. Miss the way it used to be.
@@JerryPinkas No problem. Our county is among the 10 fastest growing in the nation. (Tied for 4th). 350 new homes about to go up 2 miles from us. We live on 5th generation family land on my wife’s side. We have plans drawn up to build a new home here, my guy has 5 homes a head of us. My family has generational property as well on another end of the county. The traffic on Ga 400 is bad and only gonna get worse. All in the name of progress I suppose. 😃
I was born and raised in Florida and moved to Georgia. No place is perfect but as a retiree Georgia is an excellent state for taxes and there are some great towns just outside major cities that offer low crime rates, decent schools, and a good quality of life including health care. Most of the people moving to Georgia, particularly the Atlanta area younger people while Florida is one big retirement community with Disney stuck in the middle. The state government in Florida is horrible, yes even worse than Georgia. I could go on a rant, but to no real purpose just needless to say the Florida I grew up in is sadly long gone. All the negatives of Georgia are multiplied in Florida. The weather, bugs, critters, and pollen are what they are. When you add in the cost of homeowners insurance and skyrocketing property taxes Florida is a very expensive state to live in. There is also a ticking time bomb in Florida most people are not aware of and that is Citizen's Insurance. This is the state backed insurance company of last resort when you can't get any other. Over 1.3 million homes are insured and the number is expected to be over 1.7 million by the end of this year. Citizen's is requesting double-digit rate increases this year and are expected to continue to hike rates for the next decade. Why? Because one Cat IV or V hurricane that cuts across the state could wipe out any reserves and require the Florida taxpayers to make up the difference at a substantial cost. Ready to see double-digit property, gasoline, and sales tax increases? Just move to Florida and you will have a front row seat.
I used to live in Minnesota and Indiana and I love Georgia . I used to live near Chicago and traffic is worse there. Many things are true but you adjust. There is a lot of positive things here.
I moved last year from Georgia to Minnesota last year no doubt Minnesota is alot beautiful and well paying jobs, the bad thing in Minnesota is its expensive state for housing in the metro over 400k for any house
I lived in Georgia from 1993 to 2007...loved the weather...the beautiful subdivisions with gorgeous homes...the beauty of the state....and most of all, loved the wonderful Southern charm...and the sweet people I've met there!!!
Georgia's population is approaching 11 million. There are more construction cranes in midtown Atlanta than there are in some states. Tons of apartments and condos have been built around the Battery near Truist Park. I live in Woodstock, and builders cannot build subdivisions, townhomes, and condos fast enough. The same is true for the neighboring cities of Roswell, Marietta, Alpharetta, Canton, and Kennesaw. Gwinnett County adds a new high school almost every other year and they have over twenty. People are also moving to new housing near the Beltline. In addition, Centennial Yards has started construction on several buildings near Mercedes Benz Stadium. The rest of the state may not have the population growth that Atlanta has, but new industries are moving to all parts of the state, so people are following the jobs.
I’ve lived in Georgia for 37 years. The healthcare sucks, things are expensive, food quality isn’t great, and overall there is a dark energy in this place. Lots of people competing, wanting to one-up each other, difficult to make and sustain friendships, and a very individualistic society. Which is sad because this is home.
@@amylee9 To make an appointment be prepared to waiting on a call for at least 2 hours. For 15 min outpatient you will be charged for 3x -4x your daily income.
I lived in Florida for about 45 years. We moved out about 5 years ago... just had enough. We now live in the quiet, peaceful north GA mountains. It doesn't get all that hot here. Touches of snow (maybe) 2 or 3 times in the winter. No insect pressure (NBD for me as I'm a retired Entomologist ... LOL). The pollen is definitely a PITA in the spring but when it's gone... beautiful. No regrets.
Yup, and the crime rate at Atlanta and other areas of GA are very high and not safe. Say what you want about Florida but preventing crime and staying safe is a priority. For Georgia, know who you are and where you shouldn't go - especially Atlanta.
I’ve lived in Georgia all my life and just had to say, we are not losing population. That graphic was for Georgia, the country. Georgia, the state, has a population of over 10 million and has grown a lot in the past 10 years.
Right, I don't know what this guy is talking about, they're building, and construction on the roads is happening everywhere. I deliver and travel to many parts of Georgia and the place is undergoing a major face lift
@@Mcv2023if you look at the GA coast you’ll understand why we don’t have nearly the hurricane worries as our neighbors on our southern and northern borders. Not to say we don’t pay attention to them but they historically miss us (direct hits) below or above the state.
There is a great divide in Georgia; there is south Georgia, northwest Georgia and north Georgia, the latter with strong influence by Atlanta. There's plenty of money and opportunity in Atlanta; if you work hard and compete, you can do very, very well. Like all big cities, it has big city problems, traffic being the worst. You can beat that with remote work living way north of the big city or any other place, I suppose. I am a native and I welcome outsiders here to balance out the culture a bit.
Your facts are wrong. Average cost of housing is 240k. A house in south ga that’s 150 k is 500k in Atlanta. That house is a million bucks in California
I lived my first 38 years in Georgia. Family roots to the 1700s. Graduated from UGA. Moved to the mountain west. The only thing I really miss is the food. Otherwise, it's a nice place to visit occasionally, watch a football game, eat some BBQ or fried catfish. That's about it.
I grew up in Florida and Georgia and I agree with the criticisms of both states, because both have developed major problems due to rising populations. That said, I believe Florida's problems are more entrenched and diffused throughout the state, whereas Georgia's are centered around the largest cities, especially Atlanta. Both states have great areas to visit and live in, and you can find them if you look. For me, inland and the panhandle have the most potential in Florida, but Georgia has great spots throughout the entire state, which can be surprisingly variegated in both terrain and climate. That said, if I were to relocate back to the southeast region, I think I'd probably choose SC, NC or VA.
@@shayjohnson5830 Hi Shay! Thanks for that perspective. My daughter lives in Virginia, but, from my experience, there are many areas, the preponderance, really, that don't have significant crime issues. In my opinion, the year-round climate in the top half of the state is the most comfortable in the eastern U.S., reminding me, almost, of the Mediterranean-like climate of California. The biggest problem is that you have to get well away from DC to see reasonable prices for real estate, although the houses there have consistently held their value over the past couple decades. Take care.
I live in Michigan but I'm from Georgia and I personally know four people who moved from Michigan to Georgia over the past 18 months and I know at least three others who can't wait to move to Georgia. I think the culture is slowly changing in certain areas of Georgia because of so many people from different places moving there...very unfortunate
As a Georgia native yes all the transplants coming here are causing a culture shift and I hate it. I've become resentful of people moving here from other states. Georgia residents have removed the welcome mat from our state.
They move here and then on the "next door" app lecture the ones from here on how our way of life is "wrong." My husband and I are debating just leaving the state because this Georgia isn't the Georgia we grew up in, knew, and loved.
The program was about Savannah and filmed in Savannah, not the whole state. It is May 23rd and we are having a high of 65 F. here in the Georgia Mountains. The diversity of landscape and climate, plus many historic buildings are some of the reasons that Georgia has become the new Hollywood.
Was thinking the same thing I live in Forsyth County, to say we have 11 months of summer and the same weather as Florida is laughable. My heat and AC are both on about 6 months a year
Have lived in Georgia for 23 years, now retired in place. I love it here. Avoid big cities and take the property tax and state income tax exclusions and it becomes reasonably cost effective. Lots of National Forest and Wildlife Management Areas (each WMA has different regulations, so that is maddening), don’t recreate on the Chattahoochee after it flows through Atlanta, but there are a lot of nice lakes. Swampy in the far south, so I avoid that. Normally nice people, some bad parts in large cities. I like it here.
We’re looking into buying a home North of Atlanta, in the suburbs this Summer. The times we’ve visited Georgia, we’ve loved it. I forgot to mention that we live in South Florida and there’s NO WAY that Georgia can be more humid than here.
I just moved to the Savannah area last year. Moved from Michigan. I retired and sold my house before it snowed. I like the hot weather and the bugs may be bigger in Georgia but the bugs in Michigan are way more annoying. But yes the pollen is really bad.
Where did you move from in Michigan? We live on the Lake side, Muskegon .. is there farm areas out there like there is here? Small towns or small cities?
I can vouch for the lousy health care. A relative of mine was given a certain treatment for prostate cancer. My husband was also diagnosed, and we asked our (New York State) doctor why he wasn't using the treatment our relative got in Georgia. "Oh, that's out-dated," he said. "We have much more effective treatments than that." You couldn't pay me to live in that state.
@@brentmartin6833 Our doctor is using a very advanced medicine call Xtandi and it has stopped the cancer from metastasizing. He wouldn't use the radioactive seeds because it's an outdated treatment. My relative has now been diagnosed with another form of cancer and has been given a maximum life expectancy of 2 years. He's all of 74 years old. My husband is 90 and will out-live him. Like I said---I don't think the health care in GA is up to snuff.
I bought a nice, older house in Savannah for 135k in 2016, unfortunately the City says it's worth 300+ now and my property taxes doubled. I still love the slower vibe and beauty of the city, and a lot of cultural and SCAD inspired things to do. Try getting a ticket to the Savannah Bananas! I love taking the train from DC at 7pm and waking up in Savannah at 7am, I just wish the train station was downtown and not out in an industrial park, a big Amtrak/Urban planning mistake I say. People love to visit, I am fine with them leaving after 3 days, like Ben Franklin said about Fish and such. I think modest house prices will drop as much as %50 when the housing bubble fully bursts...
@Jerry Pinkas I seen the whole video I really wanted to see his response though. I always wondered how come cities in GA like Savannah Augusta Macon and Columbus are not as big as the A.
Try buying that same house in Brooklyn. I live in a 3200 sq foot home (with full basement) on 1/3 acre, suburban Atlanta. Own the home, my property tax is going up to a whopping $1700 per year!
I lived in Atlanta metro area for 23 years, I from New Orleans, La. Everything he's saying about Georgia is true. It's going to take two income to make it. But it can be done. But you have to have money. You don't have to live in Atlanta, their are other just as safe and peaceful cities. I don't know how to do video but I'm going try one day. Because Georgia is a great place to live. I'm going to give you the Good, the bad and the ugly, about Georgia.
I originally grew up is the upstate of SC but have been an on-and-off resident of Georgia since 1989. My parents also used to own a house on Tybee Island and 3 of my siblings live in the Metro Atlanta area. Honestly I hated Georgia, it wasn't at all like SC. There were three primary things I hated most about GA; it was a police state, most people I met were untrustworthy, and the crime was horrendous. Here in SC, we still don't lock our houses and often don't even lock our cars. In SC you can travel at a decent speed on the Interstates and have some fun every now and then without being constantly harassed by the cops. You couldn't even light fireworks in GA when I lived there. One time, a Livonia cop DESTROYED his Crown Victoria police cruiser, jumping over curbs, hitting mailboxes, and jumping ditches -- all in very heavy traffic -- just to pull me over for pulling a trailer with no tag on it. I watched in bewilderment as this idiot destroyed his car in my rear-view mirror (he was trying to get around traffic), all the while wondering what all the commotion was about. You can imagine how shocked I was when he pulled in behind me! When I went to court, I tried to explain to the Judge that SC doesn't require tags on single axle trailers, and that because my truck was registered in SC, with an SC plate, and because GA and SC recognize each other's laws, that I didn't break any law. He didn't care and made me pay the full fine AND court costs. Of course I smiled knowing that for a $120.00 fine his Barney Fife deputy totaled a $50,000.00 police cruiser. The Metro Atlanta area has VERY strict pollution laws whereas SC doesn't have any at all. This may not be a big deal for many, but for me as a classic car enthusiast it's a very big deal. Now that I'm middle aged and have children, I find SC schools to be LIGHT YEARS ahead of GA schools. My siblings, who all have school-age children as I do, are always AMAZED at how far ahead my children are in school than theirs....... and yes my kids go public school. Many people might disagree with this, but I find the people I've met in SC to be better educated, more worldly, and certainly more family-oriented than our GA counterparts. Finally, all three of my siblings are trying to move away from GA to either SC or FL, which speaks for itself. As Governor DeSantis says, people vote with their feet. I know I kissed the ground when I moved back to SC for good.
wow what a story! Ive lived in both savanah and atlanta and visit from time to time and all the around the vibes are bad. Just getting on a plan to ga vs other states, you see what the place has done to people
@@paulvanier429 better than having a serious tightwad on the road such as yourself. Do you double seat belt and go the exact stated speed limit too? In the left lane???
I've lived in ga for almost 12 years and definitely not a big fan. Some of the people are rude and inbred as fck and I'm not from the north either. I love the south but ga in my opinion is like the back end of a mule
I move here from Fla. because of the traffic, influx of people and the list goes on. The bugs are just as bad in Florida. Where I live in Central GA we have 4 seasons compared to FL. The summers are much shorter, fall is beautiful, winter, and spring is also beautiful. All the problems you stated are much worse in Florida. There are no alligators in cental and North Ga. Lots of beautiful small towns, lots of farming and farm land, beautiful old homes, country life with lots of backroads and no traffic. Just stay out of the big cities.
There are some alligators in central Georgia. Several years ago, the area received a lot of rain one year and alligators were showing up in people's backyards. It was mentioned in one of the local news broadcasts.
Hey my husband and I just moved to Georgia from California. We've never been here before. Now it's been 3 weeks and so far we're enjoying it. Waiting to buy a mansion for the price of a little ranch style home in LA. Weather is actually quite comfortable. Yes we saw a cockroach the first time and it was a bit of a shock. But I handled it. I feel like I've gone back in time. So many old buildings. So many unused lands. The pace of life is slow. Yes southern food is not healthy but they are indeed tasty. We cook our own food and only go out occasionally. Love the steak and the seafood. Anyway. To each their own I guess.
To be realistic, southern food isn’t really that common throughout the south. It’s mostly national chain restaurants. It’s not like the New York/New Jersey area where there’s pizza joints all over.
@@joelbeaver1093 well that wasn’t my point and I’m not up in those states. I travel all around America and many Americans do live in a bubble where they only know their region.
Lifetime resident of northwest Georgia, wouldn't live anywhere else, I love how easy it is to predict the summer time weather, hot, humid, with a chance of afternoon thundershowers, winter is a different story, you might as well flip a coin, could be 70° one day, and below freezing the next, it not called the state of adventure for nothing 😉
You can insert ANY southern state! Heat, humidity, bugs, gators, etc. And, you're concentrating on the East & South. Keep in mind, GA has mountains with NO gators!
One of my reasons I hate Georgia is. Your AAA towing does not do long distance pick up so if you’re stranded 150 miles away from your home in Georgia. towing companies will not pick it up. 🤬
My husband and I moved from the suburbs of Chicago 6 months ago in search of a historic home. We are still searching. Historic houses in Savannah have doubled and even tripled in the past 1-2 years, with very little inventory. Yes, taxes are high. Both city and county taxes. The people are friendly and much kinder drivers. Lets hope we can find something!
It's absolutely horrible living near Atlanta & even most of the nearby suburbs because of traffic! It's a pain to go almost anywhere! If the traffic was better then the quality of life would improve dramatically!
Lived 30 years in GA just south of Atlanta and I don't think the weather depiction is accurate. Winters are mild, and spring and fall have wonderful weather. It's just the heat and humidity of the deep summer months July to mid-Sept. that drives me inside
This guy is critical of Georgia because If hot humid weather, bugs and gators yet raves about Myrtle Beach SC. As a if these things don’t exist there. Go figure!
Thanks for watching and commenting. Georgia and SC are similar in many ways, but different in others. But I don't hold back from issues with SC. Did you see the other video I did about that? AVOID MOVING TO SOUTH CAROLINA - Unless You Can Deal With These 10 Facts | Living in South Carolina- th-cam.com/video/YO4ze6d36pk/w-d-xo.html
We moved from a suburb of Atlanta (Gwinnett County) to SC in 2021. Two main reasons we moved. First by far was politics. Second was the traffic. Had those not been issues for us, we would still be in Gwinnett.
You're missing the latest scourge of 4 to 5 story apartment complexes dropped into the otherwise lovely neighborhoods. Pay no attention to the fact that in order to be a Gwinnett County Commissioner, you also have to be a Developer. No conflict of interest here folks!
Politics? That's why you moved? Maybe you should find interests in life outside of watching the news entertainment channels and the pot stirrers on TH-cam and social media. The traffic is a VALID point.
NO! Summer is not 11 months out of the year. 10 degree temps broke one of my water pipes last winter, but it was short lived. I've been in Ga. since '68. I am comfortable in 90 degree temperature. Average winter temps are highs in the low 50s. I've seen some where highs were in the 40s for weeks. Temps are nice mid march through early December. First frost normally in December. Hit early this year.
Just don't get pregnant out of wedlock. And do not become a school teacher. Love the mountains around Asheville. Lived in Raleigh, but wouldn't go back.
I moved to GA in 2000 and retired 10 yrs ago. I stay away from Atlanta as much as I can . Love living at the beginning of the mountains. Love my golf 11 months of the year. The State is 90% red, but somehow ATL and Savanna control the politics. Allergies amen. Traffic is ok if you stay away from ATL. A good bug service and mosquito spraying is a must. Housing is expensive if moving from TN but cheap compared to my next move to Naples. Great video.
I've been in the ATL since 1970. I've watched us go from a regional crossroad to become the sixth-largest MSA in the country. We have the busiest airport in the world, international culture, art, a huge music scene, great food, and fantastic weather nine out of 12 months (yes, summers are brutal). Also, reasonable housing, food, energy, and gasoline costs, top-flight universities (UGA, GT, Emory, Agnes Scott, Oglethorpe). Atlanta has it ALL!
I don't know why people say it's cheap here in GA. Just got my assessment on my house yesterday and it went from 350k to now assessed at 550k in 1.5 years of living here. I am in the mountains of North GA. and the prices are just as hight the further in the boonies you get.
I'm originally from Savannah, but I lived in Atlanta for 17 years as well as St. Simons Island. I now live in Mt. Pleasant, SC.(near Charleston) Atlanta is OK if you are young, but too hectic to retire there. Coastal Georgia is caught between Florida and South Carolina financially. Florida is the place for the wealthy (taxwise) because there is no state income tax, but high property tax (I lived for about 5 years in the W. Palm Beach area). For middle class retirees, SC beats the socks off Georgia and Florida. We have paid no state income tax for two decades (because the first 30K, or so, of retirement income is not taxed). and our property tax is $1250 for a house valued above $700k. Georgia is the worst of both worlds: high property tax, high state income tax. Hurricanes drive up the cost of homeowners insurance in all three states. My homeowners insurance is over $4K. I would buy in Mexico before South Florida for a second home (Lake Chapala or Puerto Vallarta).
I’ve been in Savannah since 2014. No one is leaving here my friend. They keep building and building housing. Especially apartments in Pooler. They’re building a new Hyundai plant that will employ between 8 and 10,000 people. Then will also have a Hyundai battery plant on the other side of town. Also our port has 37 cranes I believe which brings tons of jobs, ships, 18 wheelers to the area. Traffic is horrible most of the time. It takes an hour to get anywhere. I pay $1650/mo for 1k sq ft townhouse. And that’s on the lower side compared to what’s here. Definitely will not be retiring here because I love to be outside grilling etc. Have to stay here for my job. North Georgia or NC mountains soon I hope!
The Wall Street Journal had a front page, article 2 or three months ago about how Northeast Georgia is the epicenter of growth of the United States. People from Florida are moving to areas where it’s cooler, higher elevation, lower expenses, especially as far as Insurance, and better weather, not as hot and humid constantly.
Obesity is everywhere 😅 I just came back from Orlando over the weekend and was shocked. Traffic is my biggest pet peeve here in Georgia. The weather here is ideal. Love the 4 seasons
As a Georgian I want to clarify shit like crime, traffic mainly applies to Atlanta and metro. I live in Athens and traffic is okay here only somewhat bad during 7am and 5pm rush hours. But if you live somewhere like Eatonton, Madison, or Statesboro. Crime and traffic isn’t nearly as bad as anywhere near Atlanta. There’s hectic, exitingGeorgia (Atlanta). And there’s chill, laid back Georgia (outside of Atlanta metro)
In Atlanta and the surrounding areas, stopping every fifty meters at a red light is no fun either...it takes WAY too much time, hours it seems, just to drive a short distance, say to the closest grocery store, because of red lights. 👍
While it might be true that there isn't a huge influx of people to rural and south Georgia, the Atlanta metro area is still bringing in more people than native Atlantans want (trust me, I lived there until 2 years ago).
Left my hometown of Atlanta 25 years ago. Every time I watch the local news from Atlanta I see out of control crime and crazy high apartment rentals. Don't regret my decision to leave, not one bit.
You missed the high property taxes being assessed each year. They increased my home tax value in last year $44,000, and this year the went up another $30,000 Good if you are selling, bad if you're planning to stay in your home.
Born and raised in FL, left 3 years ago because we saw the writing on the wall well before things turned to crap there. I got way more house for the money, more property and make $50k more a year than I did in FL and work a lot less. People have to do research because the more near the mountains you are the better quality of life. More south in metro areas are complete trash, easy don’t move there. Yes we pay slightly more taxes but it has way more pros than cons. FL is a cesspool of all kinds of people and it got way worse when people moved from northern and western states and made it like the places they were chomping to leave. More illegal people have flooding there as well that they do a great job of not talking about. Now this year they will most likely get hit with a catastrophic hurricane and wipe out half the state and homes and no one will be able to get compensated for the loss and they will be left homeless because of the crap fest it has become. You want traditional values for your family live in traditional areas of GA
well if you're making 50k more and pay less for home, home and car insurace, even with a bit more taxes, you're still taking home a lot more than FL. thats what i keep trying to get people to understand and why I'm trying to move out.
I’ve lived in Georgia my entire life. I have visited states all over the country. Please… there are more people moving to my area than we can keep housing for! Our governor got us through the Covid pandemic with a tax surplus he is redistributing back to Georgians. You can find the negative in any state but I’ll take Georgia and it’s weather any day over deep snow on the ground most months out of the year!
Basically it sounds like Jerry is guilty of truth by omission...it sounded more like a Jerry 'Springer' styled presentation of the Peach Tree State. Georgia is a big state so the sheer variety of lifestyle choices are immense. Atlanta is not Appalachia just like NYC is not all of NY State....except for maybe the taxes. So there are many geographical locations to choose from. Retiree income taxes are very low in Georgia....better than in South Carolina. However, nothing replaces actual visits to areas and actually talking to the locals.
@@JerryPinkas I like your presentations and they have giving me lots of insight. I especially liked your recent critique of Florida. Keep up the good work.
Jerry, I am actually considering either Myrtle Beach or Pensacola, Florida for retirement and of course we are in the market to buy a home. I’d like to hear what you think of the two choices. Is Myrtle Beach better for a retiree and why?
I live in the northern most point of Fulton county Georgia. We moved back after 23 years in Southern CA. Such a blessing to be back among my people, real trees and 4 seasons. And good tomatoes. Have not missed CA except for a few friends and the ocean. We thought we were rich when we came back in Aug. 2021. Housing and taxes are so much better. SoCal is ridiculous. Always loved the Braves too.
Thanks for watching and sharing your story! Did you see the other video I did about that? THE TRUTH! 700k Why Are People Leaving California? - th-cam.com/video/ekHJwv3afqs/w-d-xo.html You may find it interesting!
@David H Nice. Why TF do you think we left California? And by the way I was born and raised in Georgia. Don’t assume everybody in California is voting democrat. It is insulting as hell.
When I bought my house in North Georgia I was surrounded by forest... Now my neighborhood has bulldozed old houses and put up Walmart, CVS, and All kinds of restaurants and schools... Mini Mansions are everywhere and my property taxes have gone up 300%
I left ATL in '21...fulton area....never regretted leaving and haven't looked back. homelessness was getting very rampant back then too.... I was there for 10 years. Overdid my stay there, should have left after the 3rd year lol...now am at St. Pete FL - I'm still trying to get used to it ; your videos on the cons of FL are on point - i see them playing out... ugh :/
Thanks for watching and commenting. Did you see the video I did about that? REVEALED: Living In SOUTH CAROLINA vs NORTH CAROLINA | This May Surprise You! - th-cam.com/video/3BSNSs3ZGS0/w-d-xo.html
I am a senior. I've lived in London, California, Puerto Rico, the Florida Keys, New York, and other exotic places. My daughters encouraged me to move to Savannah. The city absolutely seduces! I liken it to a Southern belle who indeed does seduce you, and later on you realize you contracted "the clap." I state this because I sold several properties in Florida in order to purchase a home in Savannah. I thought it would be one to leave to my children and grandchildren. It was gorgeous. But I came up against violence in that area that I never before encountered or experienced. There was a dog attack, my car tires slashed, my dining room windows crashed, an SUV knocked me off my bicycle (which resulted in hospitalization for 12 days), theft of anything left outside, insane levels of boom box noises, ridiculously dangerous explosions of fireworks in the urban downtown (where I lived), etc. I had to sell the house and move back to Florida just when prices were even more inflated. Now I am thinking of living in Mexico or some other foreign nation. The people are friendly, the town is beautiful, and I've never eaten better food... BUT violence (at least for me) was all too real there.
so sorry to hear this, thanks for sharing, lots of seniors are moving overseas, Ecuador is a big favorite, one couple has posted many videos on it, Mexico is dicey unless you get in the right place, Spain and France are also popular places for expats -- good luck
Been in Augusta area for 15 years now. Its changed alot since we've moved here, tons of traffic now, lots of new restaurant's though, and alot of cute new festivals and activates still no transit, paratransit, elderly services or social groups for those over 55, disabled. Far as concerts, events, I refuse to go to Atlanta anymore. The traffic is insane. I get anxiety attacks' from it. We head to sc or NC instead.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Georgia and SC are similar in many ways, but different in others. But I don't hold back from issues with SC. Did you see the other video I did about that? AVOID MOVING TO SOUTH CAROLINA - Unless You Can Deal With These 10 Facts | Living in South Carolina- th-cam.com/video/YO4ze6d36pk/w-d-xo.html
Palmetto bugs are cockroaches, pure and simple. I suppose they aren't actually called cockroaches is because they are everywhere , suddenly appearing crawling across the walls in even the nicest homes. Despite having exterminators bathe structures inside and out weekly, as if bug poison is water. education is ranked 36th in the nation , combine that with stand your ground laws and no license open carry, what could go wrong. I don't see much future for a state if a realtor can't even discuss the state politics.
What's there to say about politics other than we fight it out like hell every election! Mostly red state except for large city's which seems to be the case for many red states!
The mountains are hills compared to the Rockies and Cascades. The beaches are at least five hours from Atlanta. He's right about the pollen in the Spring.
My only experience with GA was 2/14/2000 when a guy walked out in front of my T2000 Kenworth at the 169 exit at Macon. I swerved and got his hand but he was alive to tell me that an alligator chased him out in front of me. But I like your presentation here and even before I would not have moved to GA. This is the first video I've seen of yours but now I have to watch them all. Love the realistic humor... Thx for the smile today...
i lived in South Carolina for 10 years and have lived in Georgia for the past 9 years. I have to laugh at most of the points you make because they are very similar to the living conditions in South Carolina. Do you have real estate operations in Georgia? I suspect not. I actually dont like living in Ga as much as i enjoyed living in SC, but some of the biggest gators and snakes i have ever seen came out of the lake i lived on in SC vs having seen maybe 3 non venomous snakes in 9 years in Georgia. I could go on but just have to say i think you are trying to sell homes in some other state. Nuff said.
Thanks for watching. Did you see the other video I did about that? AVOID MOVING TO SOUTH CAROLINA - Unless You Can Deal With These 10 Facts - th-cam.com/video/YO4ze6d36pk/w-d-xo.html
You can also walk around with open liquor containers. Savannah has a huge St Patrick's Day celebration. But when alcohol and fire arms are combined, the S--t often will hit the fan.
The Site referenced actually says the GA growth rate is positive 1.05% (116,077). Georgia is the best place in the U.S. in terms of climate, job opportunities, diversity, education, hiking, fishing, bike riding, housing, lack of blizzards and hurricanes, lots of open country, beaches mountains. The weather alone is the best all season day by day temperate climate in the US. What more could you want?
From WC, my son & wife moved from TN in 92 and have lived in 3 different Suburbs, about 15 years ago they bought a weekend home in N GA Mts. And stayed there on weekends! About a year ago they moved permanently to mts. 65 & 85 miles from work, they can work 2 or 3 days a week from home, and use Peach Pass on I-road! Days in Metro area are rough, but 4 to 5 days a week in mts. Are definitely worth the hassle of the other 2 to 3 days! Oh, and the weather is close to the weather that they left in NE TN! Not near as bad as Atlanta!
For each of your points stated I have issues with Georgia. Massachusetts all year long; especially spring, summer and fall with winter right up there too.
My wife and I are close to retirement. Our daughter and her husband (and now granddaughter) moved from Central Florida to North Atlanta a few years ago, because of a job move. I never thought that I would even be considering Georgia as a possible retirement destination. I, personally, would rather move to East Tennessee, but Dear Wife wants to be close to the granddaughter. North Atlanta suburbs are growing like crazy, with a lot of people migrating in (with their money) and forcing home prices way high, in my opinion.
Mane this cat ain’t from Georgia. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Georgia. I love it. Born and raised and will die here!!! Atlanta traffic is terrible though…
Thanks for watching! Did you see the other video I did about that? Alternative Places BEFORE Buying, Relocating or Retiring in FLORIDA - th-cam.com/video/VRTjNfGeybY/w-d-xo.html You may find it interesting.
I live in central PA and I’m thrilled to death that no one wants to move here. Lower cost of living, less traffic, a more laid back kind of vibe where most ppl are conservative and just want to be left alone to live their lives. I lived in West Palm Beach FL from 1983 to 2007 and I saw the massive changes down there. Still a lot of Florida was cheap to live in in the 80s and 90s. Not anymore. When they finish filling FLA up, they’re going to start moving north to GA, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. I think it’s inevitable but the charming southern rural culture gets destroyed. I never thought of PB County as part of the south but as the 6th borough of NYC.
My wife and I retired in S.E. Georgia last year and brought our two adult sons with us. We were happy to sell a 1,140 sq. ft. 1947 ranch style home in a scary-rough Los Angeles suburb and use the proceeds to buy and renovate a lovely 2,683 sq. ft. 1898 Victorian farm house with a wrap-around porch on nearly an acre of land on the edge of the town square in a one stoplight town. We don't have a mortgage, which is what allowed us to survive on our retirement income. Pollen, bugs and steamy heat yes, but we'll stay.
Lifelong Savannah resident here and the only thing I like about this town is it's rich history, but it gets overshadowed by most of the things you mentioned.
I love number 10 reason why to move in Georgia. Open carry. Where my extended family lives doesn't have any liberals, gays or any other mental disorders that cause problems in the community. Every time I visit them, it reminds me of how America used to be in the 90s and 2000s. Clean, respectful, no drugs and I hope they dont disclose their location and keep the status quo going for a very long time.
Overall, I think people were generally happier back during the days when most people stayed where they were from. While it can be good to live in a few different places in your lifetime to learn that people are different from place to place and what those differences are, I often hear people saying things like, “well, where I am from we did things differently and things work better than the way things are done here”. My response is then why did you leave there for here … and, if it is so bad, why don’t you move back? Unless you are moving just for a change in weather, you just taking a risk. The world is changing fast and moving to a place for things like population or political views gives you absolutely no guarantees that things will remain that way in 10-20 years. If your generally unhappy, moving to another part of the world will usually only give you a different place to continue to be unhappy!
People never stayed where they were from. Your entire premise is flawed. What an absurd commentary. We're all living in this nation because we came from people who did not stay where they were. Our culture is all about chasing opportunity wherever it may be, relocating for a 'second chance', relocating for career advancement, going out of state for university, seeking greener pastures, and so on. As to people moving somewhere and bringing their ideas and such with them....there is nothing wrong with that either. If they are good ideas, maybe they'll gain traction. If they were bad ideas, hopefully they'll not amount to anything. However, unless stagnation is your goal, let ideas battle it out and may the good ones survive and the bad ones die.
Our family intends to move to a southern state with a warmer climate in the coming years. Our tolerance for the cold keeps getting worse the more we age. We had planned on Florida as I have family there, but with the skyrocketing costs I'm not sure we can afford to and my husband doesn't want to live in Georgia. You have covered South Carolina in some videos already, so I'd be interested in hearing your perspectives on Alabama. I hear that the Gulf Shores is now a hit retirement location, but I would be interested in a state-wide perspective.
If you want warm you have to go south in Georgia and Alabama. Even then you’ll have cold in the winter upon occasion. N Georgia and N Alabama will get the occasional snow and frigid temperatures. Heck! N Flarda even gets some. So, know what you want before diving. I’ve seen 15” of snow in N Georgia followed up the next week with 10”. Buyer beware.
Born and raised about 55 miles NE of Atlanta. I remember when the one millionth Atlanta metro citizen got off a DC6 at the Atlanta airport in 1956(?). Things have changed. As Yogi Berra said of a popular New York restaurant, Atlanta's so crowded, nobody goes there anymore, but the rest of the state is great. The oppressive humidity on a hot summer day is common for the entire eastern US, from Tampa to Detroit, but the winter cold won't kill you in Georgia unless you work at it.
Sounds like the checklist for Virginia! We have all of those too. Family roots are TN, VA, NC and my husbands family is from GA. The temperature in Virginia is just as bad as Georgia southeast of Atlanta. I watch both locations and I don't look at the temperatures but "What it Feels like" because I know humidity. Hasn't snowed here in Virginia the past couple years enough to even track it. They are saying we are in a 24 month snow drought and will get worse. All the building and ripping out our forest and wetlands are causing the state to heat up more each year.
Thank you Jerry - I live in Illinois and was thinking about moving to the Blairsville/Blue Ridge area - My wife and I love the mountains and are empty nesters now. Would sure like to talk to you. I'll look for your contact information - Thank you!
I have been living in Georgia for 25 years, and there is nothing slowing down. I wish people would stop moving to Georgia.
Yes! me too!
Maybe that is the real reason this guy made this video. My opinion is if you can't make it in Georgia you can't make it anywhere with the job growth.
You Georgians lost control over your ‘criminals’, Texas doesn’t let them just run wild like y’all do.
too late you will get many people from Florida and CA probably
Everywhere is growing, its because people are having more children than there are people dying, the border has thousands pouring in by the day, Californians moving elsewhere to exploit the real estate glitch.
I lived in GA once for 20 years, and the impression that I got from your video is that you don't know Georgia much.
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He trashes all the places so you'll buy one of his listings in SC
Still sounds better than Pennsylvania winters
I was in Glynco Georgia for federal training and I enjoyed the atmosphere for it was winter at the time in Pa so when I arrived in Georgia I sure was enjoying the warmth
I lived. In GA when I was in the military. He's right about the bugs, weather, politics and pretty much everything else.
Georgia is booming , everyone is leaving California, New York, and other states that don't put criminals in jail, just don't come in and California my Georgia
I live in an undisclosed location in Georgia, I don't want to say where because I don't want people moving here. I lived in Florida for 16 years, moved because of the weather, tourist nightmare, traffic & insurance. I am originally from the north. The area I live in has great health care, plenty of shopping and easy access to the interstate. We bought a beautiful new home for a fraction of what the same would cost in Florida and it is all brick. So, to each his own I am happy here and enjoy a life without spending half of it in traffic.😂😂
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I retired on 135 acres in a rural Georgia timber county from South Florida. Originally from Pa. Great deer hunting.
@@robertmanley2687 Thanks for watching and sharing your story
@@robertmanley2687 Leave em alone... big brown eyes and unarmed
@@SunofYork I live in a rural Georgia timber county with 25,000 people. There are at least 5 times as many deer as people. We have a doe pod of about 15 eating in our yards. My wife won't let me cull them but bucks are ok.
Every thing he says about Georgia is true! Recently the snakes and gators learned to fly and open doors. The average weight of a mosquito is 4 lbs. It is so hot that you will need to wear a jacket on those rare days when the temperature drops below 99 degrees. Two or more people starve to death every day in traffic. So please don’t come to Georgia. 😂 we are full
Thank you and thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed this helpful video.
I've been in Atlanta for over 20 years, and never had a single mosquito bite. Where do you live, in a swamp? The temperature virtually never hits 99, it's a very consistent 88-93 day after day. Traffic is bad, but I'm retired, so not on the roads during rush hour.
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@@darylfoster7944 it was satire,. He was being funny.
All 10 of Jerry’s points are grossly exaggerated.
As a life-long resident of Georgia, I can agree with all of your points! We moved to Germany about 3 years ago and the break from the never ending humid Georgia heat is really, really nice. The traffic can be SO awful in and around Atlanta. More and more residents are moving farther out in the suburbs. Which is good and bad because the city planning in metro atlanta is really poor. Developers clear cut massive forests and put in cookie cutter homes, that have no trees. It makes the heat even worse because they don’t have shade! And the beauty is destroyed. I wish they would have more zoning restrictions in the state to help keep the beautiful parts, beautiful.
My wife and I moved to Georgia in October of last year. we LOVE it here! We are both retired (early 60's). We escaped the tyranny of New Jersey and couldn't be happier. We live in a small town that doesn't have a traffic light. We are reasonably close to all the shopping, restaurants and activities we could ever want. The amount of money we saved by leaving Jersey is incredible. Everyone we have met are super friendly and helpful, unlike the north. We were able to purchase a property with 2 houses on 2.5 acres for less than what we sold the jersey property for! As for the gun laws, Georgia follows the intentions of the US constitution, unlike the north and states like California.
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@@MAfanwoods37 Being from Jersey the heat is not much different from Jersey summers, it just lasts longer. The joke in Georgia is we have 3 seasons, January, one or two months of spring and summer! the bugs are not that bad. we had bugs in Jersey, they just are around longer due to the warmer weather. we put up a purple martin house as they eat a ton of bugs. It makes a difference. Bug zappers also do a wonderful job. As I live in a rural area we have an exterminator visit quarterly.
Please DO NOT vote Democrat. We don't care where you come from, just know where you are and why you like it here. If you want to keep it that way, DO NOT vote Democrat. If you do, you'll be pooping where you eat like most of you have done up North .... Like the 14th District **cough** AOC ...and turn our great state and City into septic tank.
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I enjoy your videos! I grew up in Atlanta and was miserable. Then raised my kids in the burbs. The traffic and crime followed us. Traffic is only getting worse and crime has ruined some of the most beautiful historic areas. I suggest people read official crime reports.. It is very scary. But, Georgia is mostly rural, with beautiful small towns and lovely homes. We moved to a small town 3 years ago in central Georgia and it feels like a dream. Home prices are great here if you stay away from the Metro Atlanta and Historic Savannah. I think several points in this video are focused on the larger cities. The best part of small town living in Georgia? We aren't constantly bombarded with politics! This is farm country, where teenagers are up early working before school starts. They head off to college then move to a large city, but come back here to raise their kids. I never knew places like this still existed. Please don't think all of Ga is like Atlanta. 🙂
Thanks for sharing your story and the truth about what it is really like to live in GA! Thanks for watching
I've driven up the west side of Georgia, the center of Georgia, and 95. Georgia is nice out in the country. Retirees do not pay income tax on the first 60k of income. For high income earners (200k/yr), consider TN or north FL because GA income tax is high.
@@silaszebedee9331 Thanks for watching and sharing
I am so jealous for real!
@@jeffbrown6533 Thanks for watching
I live in North Ga. Born and raised, the growth is getting ridiculous. The small town I grew up in is booming unfortunately. Miss the way it used to be.
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@@JerryPinkas No problem. Our county is among the 10 fastest growing in the nation. (Tied for 4th). 350 new homes about to go up 2 miles from us. We live on 5th generation family land on my wife’s side. We have plans drawn up to build a new home here, my guy has 5 homes a head of us. My family has generational property as well on another end of the county. The traffic on Ga 400 is bad and only gonna get worse. All in the name of progress I suppose. 😃
North metro Atlanta is a safe place to live but boy is it building up fast. Next step for me is Boiling springs SC
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Where is this "Booming Unfortunately", cant find it on the Map.
I live in Georgia. Please stop moving here. Thanks
Right lol how is the population declining it don’t feel like it
@@LastSupervillain I agree..new housing developments are going up all over .I live in the "ex-urbs" of Atlanta .
Marjorie Taylor Greene country, I wouldn't even visit.
I live in Florida and I am tired for all the damn New Yorkers. I need something like Louisiana. I am out of here. I lived in Macon once.
@@garybowler5946I would love MTG😂 and I am black 😅
I was born and raised in Florida and moved to Georgia. No place is perfect but as a retiree Georgia is an excellent state for taxes and there are some great towns just outside major cities that offer low crime rates, decent schools, and a good quality of life including health care. Most of the people moving to Georgia, particularly the Atlanta area younger people while Florida is one big retirement community with Disney stuck in the middle. The state government in Florida is horrible, yes even worse than Georgia. I could go on a rant, but to no real purpose just needless to say the Florida I grew up in is sadly long gone. All the negatives of Georgia are multiplied in Florida. The weather, bugs, critters, and pollen are what they are. When you add in the cost of homeowners insurance and skyrocketing property taxes Florida is a very expensive state to live in. There is also a ticking time bomb in Florida most people are not aware of and that is Citizen's Insurance. This is the state backed insurance company of last resort when you can't get any other. Over 1.3 million homes are insured and the number is expected to be over 1.7 million by the end of this year. Citizen's is requesting double-digit rate increases this year and are expected to continue to hike rates for the next decade. Why? Because one Cat IV or V hurricane that cuts across the state could wipe out any reserves and require the Florida taxpayers to make up the difference at a substantial cost. Ready to see double-digit property, gasoline, and sales tax increases? Just move to Florida and you will have a front row seat.
I moved from CT to GA in 2000, and never looked back. This State has been a Blessing to me and my family.
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@@JerryPinkas Why'd you lie about the population shrinking when it actually GREW over 200k from 2020 to 2022???
No one understands that better than us Damned Yankees!
How to say you’re fascist, without saying you’re a fascist
@@darktagmaster1861 that sounds exactly like something a fascist would say
I used to live in Minnesota and Indiana and I love Georgia . I used to live near Chicago and traffic is worse there. Many things are true but you adjust. There is a lot of positive things here.
I moved last year from Georgia to Minnesota last year no doubt Minnesota is alot beautiful and well paying jobs, the bad thing in Minnesota is its expensive state for housing in the metro over 400k for any house
I lived in Georgia from 1993 to 2007...loved the weather...the beautiful subdivisions with gorgeous homes...the beauty of the state....and most of all, loved the wonderful Southern charm...and the sweet people I've met there!!!
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That’s really just part of the problem. Southerners are obsessed with subdivisions. that definitely contributes to the traffic problem.
you were there at the right time, it's changed
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Georgia's population is approaching 11 million. There are more construction cranes in midtown Atlanta than there are in some states. Tons of apartments and condos have been built around the Battery near Truist Park. I live in Woodstock, and builders cannot build subdivisions, townhomes, and condos fast enough. The same is true for the neighboring cities of Roswell, Marietta, Alpharetta, Canton, and Kennesaw. Gwinnett County adds a new high school almost every other year and they have over twenty. People are also moving to new housing near the Beltline. In addition, Centennial Yards has started construction on several buildings near Mercedes Benz Stadium. The rest of the state may not have the population growth that Atlanta has, but new industries are moving to all parts of the state, so people are following the jobs.
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I’ve lived in Georgia for 37 years. The healthcare sucks, things are expensive, food quality isn’t great, and overall there is a dark energy in this place. Lots of people competing, wanting to one-up each other, difficult to make and sustain friendships, and a very individualistic society. Which is sad because this is home.
what sucks about the. heathcare in Georgia?
@@amylee9 To make an appointment be prepared to waiting on a call for at least 2 hours. For 15 min outpatient you will be charged for 3x -4x your daily income.
That's ridiculous!
I'll work together with you if you want a friend
@@raymondkidwell7135 She ain't gonna do it she looking for a 6 ft tall, 6 figures and a 6 pack type of guy!
I lived in Florida for about 45 years. We moved out about 5 years ago... just had enough. We now live in the quiet, peaceful north GA mountains. It doesn't get all that hot here. Touches of snow (maybe) 2 or 3 times in the winter. No insect pressure (NBD for me as I'm a retired Entomologist ... LOL). The pollen is definitely a PITA in the spring but when it's gone... beautiful. No regrets.
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Yup, and the crime rate at Atlanta and other areas of GA are very high and not safe. Say what you want about Florida but preventing crime and staying safe is a priority. For Georgia, know who you are and where you shouldn't go - especially Atlanta.
I’ve lived in Georgia all my life and just had to say, we are not losing population. That graphic was for Georgia, the country. Georgia, the state, has a population of over 10 million and has grown a lot in the past 10 years.
LOL! This dude!
Right, I don't know what this guy is talking about, they're building, and construction on the roads is happening everywhere. I deliver and travel to many parts of Georgia and the place is undergoing a major face lift
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@@jackiearcher7738 Yea this guys tripping!! LOL
A friend of mine moved his family to Savannah. At first he hated the humidity. Now... he wonders why he waited so long to move? Much better than NY!!!
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Do you worry about the hurricanes?
@@Mcv2023if you look at the GA coast you’ll understand why we don’t have nearly the hurricane worries as our neighbors on our southern and northern borders. Not to say we don’t pay attention to them but they historically miss us (direct hits) below or above the state.
There is a great divide in Georgia; there is south Georgia, northwest Georgia and north Georgia, the latter with strong influence by Atlanta. There's plenty of money and opportunity in Atlanta; if you work hard and compete, you can do very, very well. Like all big cities, it has big city problems, traffic being the worst. You can beat that with remote work living way north of the big city or any other place, I suppose. I am a native and I welcome outsiders here to balance out the culture a bit.
What are some of the best rural towns or just out of the big city that a family with dogs may enjoy and have a homestead at?
Your facts are wrong. Average cost of housing is 240k. A house in south ga that’s 150 k is 500k in Atlanta. That house is a million bucks in California
I lived my first 38 years in Georgia. Family roots to the 1700s. Graduated from UGA. Moved to the mountain west. The only thing I really miss is the food. Otherwise, it's a nice place to visit occasionally, watch a football game, eat some BBQ or fried catfish. That's about it.
I grew up in Florida and Georgia and I agree with the criticisms of both states, because both have developed major problems due to rising populations. That said, I believe Florida's problems are more entrenched and diffused throughout the state, whereas Georgia's are centered around the largest cities, especially Atlanta. Both states have great areas to visit and live in, and you can find them if you look. For me, inland and the panhandle have the most potential in Florida, but Georgia has great spots throughout the entire state, which can be surprisingly variegated in both terrain and climate. That said, if I were to relocate back to the southeast region, I think I'd probably choose SC, NC or VA.
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@@shayjohnson5830 Hi Shay! Thanks for that perspective. My daughter lives in Virginia, but, from my experience, there are many areas, the preponderance, really, that don't have significant crime issues. In my opinion, the year-round climate in the top half of the state is the most comfortable in the eastern U.S., reminding me, almost, of the Mediterranean-like climate of California. The biggest problem is that you have to get well away from DC to see reasonable prices for real estate, although the houses there have consistently held their value over the past couple decades. Take care.
Well said, I agree.
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I live in Michigan but I'm from Georgia and I personally know four people who moved from Michigan to Georgia over the past 18 months and I know at least three others who can't wait to move to Georgia. I think the culture is slowly changing in certain areas of Georgia because of so many people from different places moving there...very unfortunate
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As a Georgia native yes all the transplants coming here are causing a culture shift and I hate it. I've become resentful of people moving here from other states. Georgia residents have removed the welcome mat from our state.
@@tracytuten5116 Thanks for watching and sharing your story about whats happening in GA
@@tracytuten5116 Absolutely! Georgia has changed a lot and not for the good! 💯
They move here and then on the "next door" app lecture the ones from here on how our way of life is "wrong." My husband and I are debating just leaving the state because this Georgia isn't the Georgia we grew up in, knew, and loved.
The program was about Savannah and filmed in Savannah, not the whole state. It is May 23rd and we are having a high of 65 F. here in the Georgia Mountains. The diversity of landscape and climate, plus many historic buildings are some of the reasons that Georgia has become the new Hollywood.
Was thinking the same thing I live in Forsyth County, to say we have 11 months of summer and the same weather as Florida is laughable. My heat and AC are both on about 6 months a year
@@peet29i was also wondering which Georgia he was talking about .11 Months of Summer ? That's ridiculous
Have lived in Georgia for 23 years, now retired in place. I love it here. Avoid big cities and take the property tax and state income tax exclusions and it becomes reasonably cost effective. Lots of National Forest and Wildlife Management Areas (each WMA has different regulations, so that is maddening), don’t recreate on the Chattahoochee after it flows through Atlanta, but there are a lot of nice lakes. Swampy in the far south, so I avoid that. Normally nice people, some bad parts in large cities. I like it here.
We’re looking into buying a home North of Atlanta, in the suburbs this Summer. The times we’ve visited Georgia, we’ve loved it.
I forgot to mention that we live in South Florida and there’s NO WAY that Georgia can be more humid than here.
Oh yes it can too!!!😮
Income taxes for retirees I'm Georgia is way lower than SC. Metro Atlanta is way too expensive now and should be avoided.
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The mountain towns of GA are very nice with a better climate and less crime than NYC South (Atlanta).
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I just moved to the Savannah area last year. Moved from Michigan. I retired and sold my house before it snowed.
I like the hot weather and the bugs may be bigger in Georgia but the bugs in Michigan are way more annoying. But yes the pollen is really bad.
Thanks for watching and sharing what it's like to live in Georgia!
My dream is to move to Savannah but the jobs are low paying. My goal is to get a remote job. Enjoy your time there.
Where in Savannah area did you land end? I was on Washington near Abercorn. In Ardsley Park.
@@garykarel6809 I chose a little farther out. I’m at Lost Plantation in Rincon. Pooler was a little too crazy for us
Where did you move from in Michigan? We live on the Lake side, Muskegon .. is there farm areas out there like there is here? Small towns or small cities?
One big reason Stacy Abrams
Bruh she is not even in power😂😂
I love Ga. Born and raised
Thank goodness @@கோபிசுதாகர்
I can vouch for the lousy health care. A relative of mine was given a certain treatment for prostate cancer. My husband was also diagnosed, and we asked our (New York State) doctor why he wasn't using the treatment our relative got in Georgia. "Oh, that's out-dated," he said. "We have much more effective treatments than that." You couldn't pay me to live in that state.
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Hmmm Oooh lord🤦♂️!…
He completely left out ATL is the capital of LGBTQ+🏳️🌈…
Booty bandits would snatch your A$$…
You couldn't pay me to live in NY
Hopefully both your relative are doing better. Did either doctor give reasons why one way and not the other?
@@brentmartin6833 Our doctor is using a very advanced medicine call Xtandi and it has stopped the cancer from metastasizing. He wouldn't use the radioactive seeds because it's an outdated treatment.
My relative has now been diagnosed with another form of cancer and has been given a maximum life expectancy of 2 years. He's all of 74 years old. My husband is 90 and will out-live him. Like I said---I don't think the health care in GA is up to snuff.
I bought a nice, older house in Savannah for 135k in 2016, unfortunately the City says it's worth 300+ now and my property taxes doubled. I still love the slower vibe and beauty of the city, and a lot of cultural and SCAD inspired things to do. Try getting a ticket to the Savannah Bananas! I love taking the train from DC at 7pm and waking up in Savannah at 7am, I just wish the train station was downtown and not out in an industrial park, a big Amtrak/Urban planning mistake I say. People love to visit, I am fine with them leaving after 3 days, like Ben Franklin said about Fish and such. I think modest house prices will drop as much as %50 when the housing bubble fully bursts...
What's the job market in Savannah like?
Thanks for sharing your story about what it's like to live in Savannah Georgia!. Thanks for watching.
Not sure if you saw the entire video about the average wages, but like most cities, the jobs are plentiful. Thanks for watching and commenting
@Jerry Pinkas I seen the whole video I really wanted to see his response though. I always wondered how come cities in GA like Savannah Augusta Macon and Columbus are not as big as the A.
Try buying that same house in Brooklyn. I live in a 3200 sq foot home (with full basement) on 1/3 acre, suburban Atlanta. Own the home, my property tax is going up to a whopping $1700 per year!
I lived in Atlanta metro area for 23 years, I from New Orleans, La. Everything he's saying about Georgia is true. It's going to take two income to make it. But it can be done. But you have to have money. You don't have to live in Atlanta, their are other just as safe and peaceful cities. I don't know how to do video but I'm going try one day. Because Georgia is a great place to live. I'm going to give you the Good, the bad and the ugly, about Georgia.
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I originally grew up is the upstate of SC but have been an on-and-off resident of Georgia since 1989. My parents also used to own a house on Tybee Island and 3 of my siblings live in the Metro Atlanta area. Honestly I hated Georgia, it wasn't at all like SC. There were three primary things I hated most about GA; it was a police state, most people I met were untrustworthy, and the crime was horrendous. Here in SC, we still don't lock our houses and often don't even lock our cars. In SC you can travel at a decent speed on the Interstates and have some fun every now and then without being constantly harassed by the cops. You couldn't even light fireworks in GA when I lived there. One time, a Livonia cop DESTROYED his Crown Victoria police cruiser, jumping over curbs, hitting mailboxes, and jumping ditches -- all in very heavy traffic -- just to pull me over for pulling a trailer with no tag on it. I watched in bewilderment as this idiot destroyed his car in my rear-view mirror (he was trying to get around traffic), all the while wondering what all the commotion was about. You can imagine how shocked I was when he pulled in behind me! When I went to court, I tried to explain to the Judge that SC doesn't require tags on single axle trailers, and that because my truck was registered in SC, with an SC plate, and because GA and SC recognize each other's laws, that I didn't break any law. He didn't care and made me pay the full fine AND court costs. Of course I smiled knowing that for a $120.00 fine his Barney Fife deputy totaled a $50,000.00 police cruiser. The Metro Atlanta area has VERY strict pollution laws whereas SC doesn't have any at all. This may not be a big deal for many, but for me as a classic car enthusiast it's a very big deal. Now that I'm middle aged and have children, I find SC schools to be LIGHT YEARS ahead of GA schools. My siblings, who all have school-age children as I do, are always AMAZED at how far ahead my children are in school than theirs....... and yes my kids go public school. Many people might disagree with this, but I find the people I've met in SC to be better educated, more worldly, and certainly more family-oriented than our GA counterparts. Finally, all three of my siblings are trying to move away from GA to either SC or FL, which speaks for itself. As Governor DeSantis says, people vote with their feet. I know I kissed the ground when I moved back to SC for good.
Thanks for sharing your story about what it's like to live in Georgia and moving to South Carolina. Thanks for watching.
I think it is very important to be able: " have some fun on the interstate"; I really like driving on the highway when other drivers are having fun.
wow what a story! Ive lived in both savanah and atlanta and visit from time to time and all the around the vibes are bad. Just getting on a plan to ga vs other states, you see what the place has done to people
@@paulvanier429 better than having a serious tightwad on the road such as yourself. Do you double seat belt and go the exact stated speed limit too? In the left lane???
Good insight. I do really like Savannah, but had no idea of such stark differences that you have laid out.
I was born and raised in Georgia. It was a living hell that got worse as I got older. I wish I could have left a lot sooner.
I've lived in ga for almost 12 years and definitely not a big fan. Some of the people are rude and inbred as fck and I'm not from the north either. I love the south but ga in my opinion is like the back end of a mule
Very pleased you found your happiness!
I move here from Fla. because of the traffic, influx of people and the list goes on. The bugs are just as bad in Florida. Where I live in Central GA we have 4 seasons compared to FL. The summers are much shorter, fall is beautiful, winter, and spring is also beautiful. All the problems you stated are much worse in Florida. There are no alligators in cental and North Ga. Lots of beautiful small towns, lots of farming and farm land, beautiful old homes, country life with lots of backroads and no traffic. Just stay out of the big cities.
There are some alligators in central Georgia. Several years ago, the area received a lot of rain one year and alligators were showing up in people's backyards. It was mentioned in one of the local news broadcasts.
Hey my husband and I just moved to Georgia from California. We've never been here before. Now it's been 3 weeks and so far we're enjoying it. Waiting to buy a mansion for the price of a little ranch style home in LA. Weather is actually quite comfortable. Yes we saw a cockroach the first time and it was a bit of a shock. But I handled it. I feel like I've gone back in time. So many old buildings. So many unused lands. The pace of life is slow. Yes southern food is not healthy but they are indeed tasty. We cook our own food and only go out occasionally. Love the steak and the seafood. Anyway. To each their own I guess.
Thanks for watching and sharing your story about moving from CA to GA
To be realistic, southern food isn’t really that common throughout the south. It’s mostly national chain restaurants. It’s not like the New York/New Jersey area where there’s pizza joints all over.
@@ramencurry6672 That is true! Thanks for watching and sharing
@@ramencurry6672who cares about NY or NJ. Stay up there.
@@joelbeaver1093 well that wasn’t my point and I’m not up in those states. I travel all around America and many Americans do live in a bubble where they only know their region.
Lifetime resident of northwest Georgia, wouldn't live anywhere else, I love how easy it is to predict the summer time weather, hot, humid, with a chance of afternoon thundershowers, winter is a different story, you might as well flip a coin, could be 70° one day, and below freezing the next, it not called the state of adventure for nothing 😉
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You can insert ANY southern state! Heat, humidity, bugs, gators, etc. And, you're concentrating on the East & South. Keep in mind, GA has mountains with NO gators!
That is true. Thanks for watching
It appears Jerry likes to paint with a VERY broad brush.
@@ramfan5149 Thanks for watching and commenting
One of my reasons I hate Georgia is. Your AAA towing does not do long distance pick up so if you’re stranded 150 miles away from your home in Georgia. towing companies will not pick it up. 🤬
Oh wow! Thanks for sharing your story with others so they know. Thanks for watching
My husband and I moved from the suburbs of Chicago 6 months ago in search of a historic home. We are still searching. Historic houses in Savannah have doubled and even tripled in the past 1-2 years, with very little inventory. Yes, taxes are high. Both city and county taxes. The people are friendly and much kinder drivers. Lets hope we can find something!
It's absolutely horrible living near Atlanta & even most of the nearby suburbs because of traffic! It's a pain to go almost anywhere! If the traffic was better then the quality of life would improve dramatically!
Thanks for sharing your story about what it's like to live in Georgia. Thanks for watching.
Lived 30 years in GA just south of Atlanta and I don't think the weather depiction is accurate. Winters are mild, and spring and fall have wonderful weather. It's just the heat and humidity of the deep summer months July to mid-Sept. that drives me inside
try Houston in the summer for heat and humidity -- truly awful
I plan on building a nice home and probably will love it inside...
This guy is critical of Georgia because
If hot humid weather, bugs and gators yet raves about Myrtle Beach SC. As a if these things don’t exist there. Go figure!
Thanks for watching and commenting. Georgia and SC are similar in many ways, but different in others. But I don't hold back from issues with SC. Did you see the other video I did about that? AVOID MOVING TO SOUTH CAROLINA - Unless You Can Deal With These 10 Facts | Living in South Carolina- th-cam.com/video/YO4ze6d36pk/w-d-xo.html
We moved from a suburb of Atlanta (Gwinnett County) to SC in 2021. Two main reasons we moved. First by far was politics. Second was the traffic. Had those not been issues for us, we would still be in Gwinnett.
Thanks for watching and sharing your story with others about what it was like to live in GA and why you moved to SC.
You're missing the latest scourge of 4 to 5 story apartment complexes dropped into the otherwise lovely neighborhoods. Pay no attention to the fact that in order to be a Gwinnett County Commissioner, you also have to be a Developer. No conflict of interest here folks!
@@christophertaylor1671 Oh wow! Thanks for sharing whats really going in in GA. Thanks for watching
Politics? That's why you moved? Maybe you should find interests in life outside of watching the news entertainment channels and the pot stirrers on TH-cam and social media. The traffic is a VALID point.
NO! Summer is not 11 months out of the year. 10 degree temps broke one of my water pipes last winter, but it was short lived. I've been in Ga. since '68. I am comfortable in 90 degree temperature. Average winter temps are highs in the low 50s. I've seen some where highs were in the 40s for weeks. Temps are nice mid march through early December. First frost normally in December. Hit early this year.
I lived in Florida all my life, just went to north Georgia for vacation on January and I love it. I wish I could live in the mountains 🏔️
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I live on a mountain in N. Georgia. Lived there for 25 + years. Love it there.
North Carolina, the perfect 4 season state with mountains to the beaches, perfect.
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4 seasons means it snows there. NO thanks to that. HATE snow.
depends where in NC
Just don't get pregnant out of wedlock. And do not become a school teacher. Love the mountains around Asheville. Lived in Raleigh, but wouldn't go back.
Just moved from MA to NC its so much better here in every way imaginable. Don't worry I'm a Conservative. Most of us are fleeing the North.
I moved to GA in 2000 and retired 10 yrs ago. I stay away from Atlanta as much as I can . Love living at the beginning of the mountains. Love my golf 11 months of the year. The State is 90% red, but somehow ATL and Savanna control the politics. Allergies amen. Traffic is ok if you stay away from ATL. A good bug service and mosquito spraying is a must. Housing is expensive if moving from TN but cheap compared to my next move to Naples. Great video.
It is not 90% red, even in my area, where MTG rules with an iron fist.
ATL controls the politics because they control the vote counting. All the shady stuff that never gets investigated lets you know the GOP is in on it
Same in PA with Philly and Pittsburg stealing the show
I've been in the ATL since 1970. I've watched us go from a regional crossroad to become the sixth-largest MSA in the country. We have the busiest airport in the world, international culture, art, a huge music scene, great food, and fantastic weather nine out of 12 months (yes, summers are brutal). Also, reasonable housing, food, energy, and gasoline costs, top-flight universities (UGA, GT, Emory, Agnes Scott, Oglethorpe).
Atlanta has it ALL!
I don't know why people say it's cheap here in GA. Just got my assessment on my house yesterday and it went from 350k to now assessed at 550k in 1.5 years of living here. I am in the mountains of North GA. and the prices are just as hight the further in the boonies you get.
ouch, Austin TX and the hill country now has huge rise in prop. taxes
I'm originally from Savannah, but I lived in Atlanta for 17 years as well as St. Simons Island. I now live in Mt. Pleasant, SC.(near Charleston) Atlanta is OK if you are young, but too hectic to retire there. Coastal Georgia is caught between Florida and South Carolina financially. Florida is the place for the wealthy (taxwise) because there is no state income tax, but high property tax (I lived for about 5 years in the W. Palm Beach area). For middle class retirees, SC beats the socks off Georgia and Florida. We have paid no state income tax for two decades (because the first 30K, or so, of retirement income is not taxed). and our property tax is $1250 for a house valued above $700k. Georgia is the worst of both worlds: high property tax, high state income tax. Hurricanes drive up the cost of homeowners insurance in all three states. My homeowners insurance is over $4K. I would buy in Mexico before South Florida for a second home (Lake Chapala or Puerto Vallarta).
Mexico, got to be kidding me.
@@bookooc5605 yeah, that made me laugh too!
Nuevo Vallarta is simply awesome, we vacation there a lot.
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@@lindacull3447 Typical Gringo response. Drug lords are going to get you.
4% State Income tax, County Tax, Advoloum Personal Property Tax, and the Metro Areas are high crime and traffic areas.... not for me.
Thanks for watching and sharing your story about why GA is not for you.
Georgia sounds like a great place.
To visit
I’ve been in Savannah since 2014. No one is leaving here my friend. They keep building and building housing. Especially apartments in Pooler. They’re building a new Hyundai plant that will employ between 8 and 10,000 people. Then will also have a Hyundai battery plant on the other side of town. Also our port has 37 cranes I believe which brings tons of jobs, ships, 18 wheelers to the area. Traffic is horrible most of the time. It takes an hour to get anywhere. I pay $1650/mo for 1k sq ft townhouse. And that’s on the lower side compared to what’s here. Definitely will not be retiring here because I love to be outside grilling etc. Have to stay here for my job. North Georgia or NC mountains soon I hope!
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I agree that very big changes are coming to this area.
The Wall Street Journal had a front page, article 2 or three months ago about how Northeast Georgia is the epicenter of growth of the United States. People from Florida are moving to areas where it’s cooler, higher elevation, lower expenses, especially as far as Insurance, and better weather, not as hot and humid constantly.
❤❤I visited Georgia a few years ago, and what I liked about the State is its beautiful homes and natural beauty.
There is a lot of beauty in Georgia. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.
Obesity is everywhere 😅 I just came back from Orlando over the weekend and was shocked. Traffic is my biggest pet peeve here in Georgia. The weather here is ideal. Love the 4 seasons
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Yeah, you ain't kidding about the pollen. It is horrible.
100% truth. Thanks for watching and sharing
Silly me. I thought because I moved closer to ocean the pollen count would be lower. Oh H no!
As a Georgian I want to clarify shit like crime, traffic mainly applies to Atlanta and metro. I live in Athens and traffic is okay here only somewhat bad during 7am and 5pm rush hours. But if you live somewhere like Eatonton, Madison, or Statesboro. Crime and traffic isn’t nearly as bad as anywhere near Atlanta. There’s hectic, exitingGeorgia (Atlanta). And there’s chill, laid back Georgia (outside of Atlanta metro)
In Atlanta and the surrounding areas, stopping every fifty meters at a red light is no fun either...it takes WAY too much time, hours it seems, just to drive a short distance, say to the closest grocery store, because of red lights. 👍
While it might be true that there isn't a huge influx of people to rural and south Georgia, the Atlanta metro area is still bringing in more people than native Atlantans want (trust me, I lived there until 2 years ago).
Great information Jerry!
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed this helpful video
Left my hometown of Atlanta 25 years ago. Every time I watch the local news from Atlanta I see out of control crime and
crazy high apartment rentals. Don't regret my decision to leave, not one bit.
You missed the high property taxes being assessed each year. They increased my home tax value in last year $44,000, and this year the went up another $30,000 Good if you are selling, bad if you're planning to stay in your home.
Born and raised in FL, left 3 years ago because we saw the writing on the wall well before things turned to crap there. I got way more house for the money, more property and make $50k more a year than I did in FL and work a lot less.
People have to do research because the more near the mountains you are the better quality of life. More south in metro areas are complete trash, easy don’t move there. Yes we pay slightly more taxes but it has way more pros than cons. FL is a cesspool of all kinds of people and it got way worse when people moved from northern and western states and made it like the places they were chomping to leave. More illegal people have flooding there as well that they do a great job of not talking about.
Now this year they will most likely get hit with a catastrophic hurricane and wipe out half the state and homes and no one will be able to get compensated for the loss and they will be left homeless because of the crap fest it has become.
You want traditional values for your family live in traditional areas of GA
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Georgia doe not impress me at all.😵😵
It has been an exodus of ppl ftom Fl to Ga a whole lot of Fl ppl done moved to Ga
well if you're making 50k more and pay less for home, home and car insurace, even with a bit more taxes, you're still taking home a lot more than FL. thats what i keep trying to get people to understand and why I'm trying to move out.
@@annanardo2358 Thanks for watching
I’ve lived in Georgia my entire life. I have visited states all over the country. Please… there are more people moving to my area than we can keep housing for! Our governor got us through the Covid pandemic with a tax surplus he is redistributing back to Georgians. You can find the negative in any state but I’ll take Georgia and it’s weather any day over deep snow on the ground most months out of the year!
Thanks for sharing your story about living in GA. Thanks for watching.
Basically it sounds like Jerry is guilty of truth by omission...it sounded more like a Jerry 'Springer' styled presentation of the Peach Tree State. Georgia is a big state so the sheer variety of lifestyle choices are immense. Atlanta is not Appalachia just like NYC is not all of NY State....except for maybe the taxes. So there are many geographical locations to choose from. Retiree income taxes are very low in Georgia....better than in South Carolina. However, nothing replaces actual visits to areas and actually talking to the locals.
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@@JerryPinkas I like your presentations and they have giving me lots of insight. I especially liked your recent critique of Florida. Keep up the good work.
@@lapuamies8718 Thank you. I truly appreciate your comments. Thanks for watching.
Jerry, I am actually considering either Myrtle Beach or Pensacola, Florida for retirement and of course we are in the market to buy a home. I’d like to hear what you think of the two choices. Is Myrtle Beach better for a retiree and why?
@@lapuamies8718 We have a lot of super helpful info, to share, Just give us a call at 843-839-9870. Talk soon
I live in the northern most point of Fulton county Georgia. We moved back after 23 years in Southern CA. Such a blessing to be back among my people, real trees and 4 seasons. And good tomatoes. Have not missed CA except for a few friends and the ocean. We thought we were rich when we came back in Aug. 2021. Housing and taxes are so much better. SoCal is ridiculous. Always loved the Braves too.
Thanks for watching and sharing your story! Did you see the other video I did about that? THE TRUTH! 700k Why Are People Leaving California? - th-cam.com/video/ekHJwv3afqs/w-d-xo.html You may find it interesting!
Yes. Few months ago.
Just don't vote the way you did in California, so the rest of us can keep this great way of living that you've just fallen into!
@David H
Nice. Why TF do you think we left California? And by the way I was born and raised in Georgia. Don’t assume everybody in California is voting democrat. It is insulting as hell.
When I bought my house in North Georgia I was surrounded by forest... Now my neighborhood has bulldozed old houses and put up Walmart, CVS, and All kinds of restaurants and schools... Mini Mansions are everywhere and my property taxes have gone up 300%
I left ATL in '21...fulton area....never regretted leaving and haven't looked back. homelessness was getting very rampant back then too.... I was there for 10 years. Overdid my stay there, should have left after the 3rd year lol...now am at St. Pete FL - I'm still trying to get used to it ; your videos on the cons of FL are on point - i see them playing out... ugh :/
Do you think North Carolina would've been a better destination ?
@@feleciawallace8420 I've never been there myself...
Thanks for watching and sharing your story on what it's like to live in Georgia.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Did you see the video I did about that? REVEALED: Living In SOUTH CAROLINA vs NORTH CAROLINA | This May Surprise You! - th-cam.com/video/3BSNSs3ZGS0/w-d-xo.html
Help me
I am a senior. I've lived in London, California, Puerto Rico, the Florida Keys, New York, and other exotic places. My daughters encouraged me to move to Savannah. The city absolutely seduces! I liken it to a Southern belle who indeed does seduce you, and later on you realize you contracted "the clap." I state this because I sold several properties in Florida in order to purchase a home in Savannah. I thought it would be one to leave to my children and grandchildren. It was gorgeous. But I came up against violence in that area that I never before encountered or experienced. There was a dog attack, my car tires slashed, my dining room windows crashed, an SUV knocked me off my bicycle (which resulted in hospitalization for 12 days), theft of anything left outside, insane levels of boom box noises, ridiculously dangerous explosions of fireworks in the urban downtown (where I lived), etc. I had to sell the house and move back to Florida just when prices were even more inflated. Now I am thinking of living in Mexico or some other foreign nation.
The people are friendly, the town is beautiful, and I've never eaten better food... BUT violence (at least for me) was all too real there.
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so sorry to hear this, thanks for sharing, lots of seniors are moving overseas, Ecuador is a big favorite, one couple has posted many videos on it, Mexico is dicey unless you get in the right place, Spain and France are also popular places for expats -- good luck
@@michaelsix9684 Thanks for watching and commenting
Been in Augusta area for 15 years now. Its changed alot since we've moved here, tons of traffic now, lots of new restaurant's though, and alot of cute new festivals and activates still no transit, paratransit, elderly services or social groups for those over 55, disabled. Far as concerts, events, I refuse to go to Atlanta anymore. The traffic is insane. I get anxiety attacks' from it. We head to sc or NC instead.
Thanks for sharing your story about what it's like to live in Georgia. Thanks for watching.
Hey Keara how do u like Augusta area ? Is Evans grovetown area a nice place to live ?
@@SuperTreybo Thanks for watching
I have lived in Georgia since 2004 when I moved from California. The last nine years I’ve lived in Savannah, it’s the best place ever.
Bravo! An excellently presented video and thanks so much for sharing and the very best of luck to you AND Georgia! LOL
Jerry got beef with every state except South Carolina🤣
He's reported on the bad things in SC as well as the good. He keeps it real.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Georgia and SC are similar in many ways, but different in others. But I don't hold back from issues with SC. Did you see the other video I did about that? AVOID MOVING TO SOUTH CAROLINA - Unless You Can Deal With These 10 Facts | Living in South Carolina- th-cam.com/video/YO4ze6d36pk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! I appreciate your comment Thanks for watching.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT INFORMATION.
You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed this helpful video.
Palmetto bugs are cockroaches, pure and simple. I suppose they aren't actually called cockroaches is because they are everywhere , suddenly appearing crawling across the walls in even the nicest homes. Despite having exterminators bathe structures inside and out weekly, as if bug poison is water. education is ranked 36th in the nation , combine that with stand your ground laws and no license open carry, what could go wrong. I don't see much future for a state if a realtor can't even discuss the state politics.
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What's there to say about politics other than we fight it out like hell every election! Mostly red state except for large city's which seems to be the case for many red states!
The mountains are hills compared to the Rockies and Cascades. The beaches are at least five hours from Atlanta. He's right about the pollen in the Spring.
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My only experience with GA was 2/14/2000 when a guy walked out in front of my T2000 Kenworth at the 169 exit at Macon. I swerved and got his hand but he was alive to tell me that an alligator chased him out in front of me. But I like your presentation here and even before I would not have moved to GA. This is the first video I've seen of yours but now I have to watch them all. Love the realistic humor... Thx for the smile today...
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Yeap another bad thing is no poop and needles in streets, no earthquakes , no fires, no high property taxes, yes georgia sucks! Haha 😂😂
They have a huge homeless problem in the cities, just like every decent size city.
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Are you from Washington state cause the description matches it?
i lived in South Carolina for 10 years and have lived in Georgia for the past 9 years. I have to laugh at most of the points you make because they are very similar to the living conditions in South Carolina. Do you have real estate operations in Georgia? I suspect not. I actually dont like living in Ga as much as i enjoyed living in SC, but some of the biggest gators and snakes i have ever seen came out of the lake i lived on in SC vs having seen maybe 3 non venomous snakes in 9 years in Georgia. I could go on but just have to say i think you are trying to sell homes in some other state. Nuff said.
Thanks for watching. Did you see the other video I did about that? AVOID MOVING TO SOUTH CAROLINA - Unless You Can Deal With These 10 Facts - th-cam.com/video/YO4ze6d36pk/w-d-xo.html
Open carry is awesome
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You can also walk around with open liquor containers. Savannah has a huge St Patrick's Day celebration. But when alcohol and fire arms are combined, the S--t often will hit the fan.
The Site referenced actually says the GA growth rate is positive 1.05% (116,077). Georgia is the best place in the U.S. in terms of climate, job opportunities, diversity, education, hiking, fishing, bike riding, housing, lack of blizzards and hurricanes, lots of open country, beaches mountains. The weather alone is the best all season day by day temperate climate in the US. What more could you want?
From WC, my son & wife moved from TN in 92 and have lived in 3 different Suburbs, about 15 years ago they bought a weekend home in N GA Mts. And stayed there on weekends! About a year ago they moved permanently to mts. 65 & 85 miles from work, they can work 2 or 3 days a week from home, and use Peach Pass on I-road! Days in Metro area are rough, but 4 to 5 days a week in mts. Are definitely worth the hassle of the other 2 to 3 days! Oh, and the weather is close to the weather that they left in NE TN! Not near as bad as Atlanta!
For each of your points stated I have issues with Georgia. Massachusetts all year long; especially spring, summer and fall with winter right up there too.
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You must vote Democrat then. Stay there please 🙏
@@purplemonster2239 Thanks for watching
Woke and can’t go back.
@@617michel Thanks for watching
Come up to New Jersey. I love it here. We have a bit of everything.
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My wife and I are close to retirement. Our daughter and her husband (and now granddaughter) moved from Central Florida to North Atlanta a few years ago, because of a job move. I never thought that I would even be considering Georgia as a possible retirement destination. I, personally, would rather move to East Tennessee, but Dear Wife wants to be close to the granddaughter. North Atlanta suburbs are growing like crazy, with a lot of people migrating in (with their money) and forcing home prices way high, in my opinion.
Mane this cat ain’t from Georgia. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Georgia. I love it. Born and raised and will die here!!! Atlanta traffic is terrible though…
So where’s a good place to move?
St Marys
@@creolelady182 is that a state?
If you like 4 seasons, North Georgia is beautiful. Maybe no snow, but definitely has more than 2 seasons.
Thanks for watching! Did you see the other video I did about that? Alternative Places BEFORE Buying, Relocating or Retiring in FLORIDA - th-cam.com/video/VRTjNfGeybY/w-d-xo.html You may find it interesting.
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I lived there from DC and was surprised the traffic was much worse in Atlanta.
I'm thinking that DC and Atlanta traffic are about the same. This is based on personal experience.
Thanks for watching and sharing your story so others know what its like to live in Atlanta.
Thanks for sharing
I live in central PA and I’m thrilled to death that no one wants to move here. Lower cost of living, less traffic, a more laid back kind of vibe where most ppl are conservative and just want to be left alone to live their lives. I lived in West Palm Beach FL from 1983 to 2007 and I saw the massive changes down there. Still a lot of Florida was cheap to live in in the 80s and 90s. Not anymore. When they finish filling FLA up, they’re going to start moving north to GA, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. I think it’s inevitable but the charming southern rural culture gets destroyed. I never thought of PB County as part of the south but as the 6th borough of NYC.
good thing about central PA is nobody wants to live there.........
My wife and I retired in S.E. Georgia last year and brought our two adult sons with us. We were happy to sell a 1,140 sq. ft. 1947 ranch style home in a scary-rough Los Angeles suburb and use the proceeds to buy and renovate a lovely 2,683 sq. ft. 1898 Victorian farm house with a wrap-around porch on nearly an acre of land on the edge of the town square in a one stoplight town. We don't have a mortgage, which is what allowed us to survive on our retirement income. Pollen, bugs and steamy heat yes, but we'll stay.
Lifelong Savannah resident here and the only thing I like about this town is it's rich history, but it gets overshadowed by most of the things you mentioned.
I love number 10 reason why to move in Georgia. Open carry. Where my extended family lives doesn't have any liberals, gays or any other mental disorders that cause problems in the community. Every time I visit them, it reminds me of how America used to be in the 90s and 2000s. Clean, respectful, no drugs and I hope they dont disclose their location and keep the status quo going for a very long time.
How would you know if those issues did not exist in your area? People don't openly go about disclosing problems😂
Overall, I think people were generally happier back during the days when most people stayed where they were from. While it can be good to live in a few different places in your lifetime to learn that people are different from place to place and what those differences are, I often hear people saying things like, “well, where I am from we did things differently and things work better than the way things are done here”. My response is then why did you leave there for here … and, if it is so bad, why don’t you move back? Unless you are moving just for a change in weather, you just taking a risk. The world is changing fast and moving to a place for things like population or political views gives you absolutely no guarantees that things will remain that way in 10-20 years. If your generally unhappy, moving to another part of the world will usually only give you a different place to continue to be unhappy!
you are so right, good essay
I am in VA and I find that people from the city of NY are really guilty of this.
People never stayed where they were from. Your entire premise is flawed. What an absurd commentary. We're all living in this nation because we came from people who did not stay where they were. Our culture is all about chasing opportunity wherever it may be, relocating for a 'second chance', relocating for career advancement, going out of state for university, seeking greener pastures, and so on. As to people moving somewhere and bringing their ideas and such with them....there is nothing wrong with that either. If they are good ideas, maybe they'll gain traction. If they were bad ideas, hopefully they'll not amount to anything. However, unless stagnation is your goal, let ideas battle it out and may the good ones survive and the bad ones die.
Our family intends to move to a southern state with a warmer climate in the coming years. Our tolerance for the cold keeps getting worse the more we age. We had planned on Florida as I have family there, but with the skyrocketing costs I'm not sure we can afford to and my husband doesn't want to live in Georgia. You have covered South Carolina in some videos already, so I'd be interested in hearing your perspectives on Alabama. I hear that the Gulf Shores is now a hit retirement location, but I would be interested in a state-wide perspective.
Huntsville is a hidden gem. Very affordable and everything you need to live comfortably
Donyou come to Alabama. Go on getttttt
If you want warm you have to go south in Georgia and Alabama. Even then you’ll have cold in the winter upon occasion. N Georgia and N Alabama will get the occasional snow and frigid temperatures. Heck! N Flarda even gets some. So, know what you want before diving. I’ve seen 15” of snow in N Georgia followed up the next week with 10”. Buyer beware.
Just make sure you come to Alabama in a canoe with a banjo on your knee. Oh, and you don't need to concern yourselves with dental insurance...
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Born and raised about 55 miles NE of Atlanta. I remember when the one millionth Atlanta metro citizen got off a DC6 at the Atlanta airport in 1956(?). Things have changed. As Yogi Berra said of a popular New York restaurant, Atlanta's so crowded, nobody goes there anymore, but the rest of the state is great.
The oppressive humidity on a hot summer day is common for the entire eastern US, from Tampa to Detroit, but the winter cold won't kill you in Georgia unless you work at it.
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Sounds like the checklist for Virginia! We have all of those too. Family roots are TN, VA, NC and my husbands family is from GA. The temperature in Virginia is just as bad as Georgia southeast of Atlanta. I watch both locations and I don't look at the temperatures but "What it Feels like" because I know humidity. Hasn't snowed here in Virginia the past couple years enough to even track it. They are saying we are in a 24 month snow drought and will get worse. All the building and ripping out our forest and wetlands are causing the state to heat up more each year.
Thank you Jerry - I live in Illinois and was thinking about moving to the Blairsville/Blue Ridge area - My wife and I love the mountains and are empty nesters now. Would sure like to talk to you. I'll look for your contact information - Thank you!
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