10 Reasons Nobody is Moving to Atlanta, Georgia.
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- 10 Reasons Nobody is Moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 2023.
Atlanta, Georgia had been one of the more popular places for relocation since 1991 when its population growth hit 5% after hovering around 2.8% for over 2 decades.
Things were happening in the Atlanta area like a growing tech and film industry.
It stayed there until 2001 when it dropped to 2.5% and then in 2020 it fell below 2% growth for the first time since the great depression.
In 2022 it looks like they will end up only growing by 1.6% and experts predict by 2027 Atlanta will start losing population.
So, why are fewer and fewer people choosing Atlanta as a place to live? Well, we did a survey asking people why don’t want to live in Atlanta.
I’m going to tell you what reasons they gave.
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People don't realize Atlanta is just a giant rolling hill suburb in gridlock traffic and unusable public transportation
Oh, so it's Los Angeles.
I’m from here, live here, moved here in 1984…. Hate it the last 20 years. Traffic, traffic, and more traffic. Crime everywhere. Hot and humid.
Also, hotter than what was said. If it was 81 avg it would be okay but it’s actually hotter all the way through October
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Gridlock traffic we have little except for the highways during rush hour, and I have amazing access being able to be in line at the Atlanta airport in less that 30 minutes with public transport, basically I have access to 50% of the city within 30 minutes without a car
Wait.. what? I live in atlanta and it seems like a million people are moving here daily. When I was younger, this city was almost like a small town, everyone basically knew everyone, at least in regards to age groups and social scenes. They tore down all the cultural spots and historical gathering spots, put up hundreds of sky rise condos, brought in countless people from LA for the new film industry, etc. and now the streets and highways are gridlocked in a 24-hour rush hour and no one knows each other. Dive bars replaced by fancy joints, a giant super mall in the center of the city, Atlantic station, Ponce city market, etc. all places that Atlanta natives neither can afford or care to go to. From the ground level it seems like everyone is moving to atlanta (and ruining it)
People are moving here. The video is wrong. Atlanta is still one of the fastest growing metros in the nation.
@@shivtim i live in Henry county and which is seeing a huge influx of people leaving ATL city limits for our little neck of the woods. Pair that with the multiple distribution centers they are building here and we are one of the fastest growing areas in metro. The video doesnt address that. People might be leaving the city limits but they arent leaving the area. The city itself might be shrinking but all of the metro areas are growing. Cheaper housing, more available jobs, better traffic but still with the ability to get into the city for the night life and entertainment.
@@gatorcorinne gentrification in Atlanta and new overpriced pack and stack luxury apartments have priced many people out.
Atlanta only has 480,000 people its small stop it
@@shivtim its not though. Atlanta only has 480,000 people its small and the city is boring as hell. Nobody is moving here he's going by stats you're going on emotions Atlanta sucks
I'm from Miami, Florida and went to Atlanta in September. Took the Marta, thought the public transportation was centuries ahead of Florida. Funny how many NYers complained about public transportation in Atlanta, can't imagine the nightmare they're having in Florida.
Miami native here. The world is full of negative-minded, whining little bitches. Otherwise known as rich people bitchin. Travel to other countries; see HOW and WHAT people have to do to get around, and then push back a biggie-sized cup of "shut the F@k up!"
If you live in the U.S., we are BLESSED no matter how shitty we think we have it.
I had that same experience when I visited Atlanta last year. I was so happy to be able to take the train. The bus system we have (PSTA) is one of the best in our state but it still sucks ass sometimes. And barely any place in Florida has heavy rail as a public transportation option.
Yeah but South Florida has beautiful beaches and is worth the horrible public transport but ATL has no beauty and just humid weather and pine trees everywhere…ATL is like Detroit in the south
@@sweetwonkahallelujah7016 Not to mention how absolutely depressing Atlanta looks in the Winter months. It's enough to give me seasonal depression just by looking at it.
@@sweetwonkahallelujah7016 c’mon I get that it’s no beach town but “not beautiful” or “Detroit in the South” is just rude, petty, and not true. This city has its problems and I’ll be the first to call them out as I did in the comments with crime rates going up but it’s still a beautiful city. Or maybe beauty is truly only in the eyes of the beholder or native, I guess 🤷♀️
Honestly, as someone who grew up in the Atlanta suburbs (and who is leaving soon), a big push factor is that the city and suburbs rarely agree to actually invest in any infrastructure (especially transit) to accommodate a growing population. My final decision between accepting a job offer in Atlanta or elsewhere was pretty much decided by my desire to not need a car anymore.
I gave your comment a like. Atlanta is super DOPE. The food, culture, dating scene if your are a professional single. Its awesome. The downside is the traffic and two many foreigners. I don't hate immigrants but Atlanta is the HOME of Southern Hospitality but you have out of towners and immigrants that are RUDE. Sorry, When I come into somebody house I wipe my feet as a New Yorker, when I come to Atlanta can I ask my fellow Georgians get I have some of that chicken or deer meat. I don't just take the chicken. You got people from Asia, Latin America and other parts of the United States just doing what they want. This is the problem.
where are you moving to if I can ask? (looking for ideas)
@@justinkaiser5589 DC area (only cuz I got a job there, I may come back in the future)
@@sumedhgarimella6024 I hated living in DC. best of luck to you.
You’ll be back
I lot of people see Atlanta as "cheap", but I always say this, "everyone loves Atlanta until they get an Atlanta paycheck." That LA/NY paycheck isn't guaranteed when you move to Atlanta. Some apartments in downtown Atlanta is matching downtown LA.
You're so right! People move to Atlanta from places like LA or NY or even Florida because they see it as cheaper but don't understand the pay doesn't match other places and think the living is cheap. The price of housing has gone up everywhere but especially in Atlanta seeing that people from other dense populated states move here and think it's cheap because they sold their 600k house somewhere else so all of Atlantas beautiful 400k houses get snatched up and they jack up the prices to 900k.
@@JMED0000 Exactly! I had a co-worker who moved from NY, and thought that 1200 for a two bedroom was cheap, until the income did not match the rent.
I live in Augusta, Ga. No one in the rest of the state considers Atlanta cheap. We normally consider Atlanta the reasons our cost of living is going up because Atlanta. And the out of towners moving there.
I guess that also depends on what you do for a living. We moved here from Florida and it’s our best decision ever. Less crime, better schools, and definitely more affordable than Florida. Oh, we are in the suburbs outside of Atlanta. I would never want to live in Atlanta itself.
@@LiberalsRuinEverything.
It's not like Atlanta (suburbs included) will have zero success, but a lot of folks are struggling there, myself included. If Atlanta was what it was in the late 2000s, I would've considered staying.
One of the worst traffic jams I was ever in was in Atlanta. And yes, I've driven through LA, Chicago, Detroit, Seattle, San Francisco, Miami, Houston, Dallas, etc etc.
Yes, the traffic in Atlanta sucks. I grew up on the L.A. freeways, and have drove also in Portland, Seattle, Phoenix, Miami, and Chicago. But by far Atlanta is the worst! And there is no other freeways to get around it either!
Damn traffics worse then Houston?
@@imasnail3597 lol I know right? Hard to imagine
I got stuck in a seven hour jam once. A tanker rolled over and caught on fire at 285 & 400. It wasn’t pretty
But not Boston.
I left Atlanta in 1995 because of horrible traffic. I can't imagine how bad it is now.
That’s before 1996 Summer Olympics
I live in Atlanta. My apartment is walking distance from my job (I have a car) and EVERY place I need to shop, eat or buy is within walking distance. I never leave my quaint suburb. I stay in during the heat, working from home since 2020, pest control comes when requested. I deliberately moved near my job. Hate driving. No homeless in my neighborhood. I see nothing say nothing hear nothing. No drop ins. Son is grown, in law school. Life is good🙏🏽
No, Not telling anyone where I am😊I ❤it.
Awesome!
The traffic is so bad in Atlanta that it’s a hour from Atlanta to Atlanta
I think my coffee just came out my noise 😂
*edit*
🤦🏾♀️ Nose it came out of my nose
I get it Matt. That is true.
@@oOoMiSSBiRDoOo 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Common saying in Atlanta. Lol
Yeah I'm a truck driver and they tell us not even stop nowhere near Atlanta or Macon because of the crime I think a lot of crime in Atlanta probably goes unreported because it is bad
Joshua Beeler, you just told the truth: ask anyone who owns a RING security system and gets neighborhood updates. We live in Buckhead and there are shots fired every night. Right around the Buckhead Home Depot is a new cluster of condos & there is a shoot-out as soon as the sun goes down.
Macon is really bad! Totally agree with you. Yes, crime goes unreported because it does no good to report it. So many cops here are smart alecks, on super ego trips, no matter how nice you are. Interesting comment that you have been warned but agree.
I live in macon
I’m from Decatur and let me tell you it’s like Chicago and New York. The crime wave is real. You just never know if you’re going to make it home at night , evening, or broad daylight. They having shootouts in broad daylight now. 14 year old kids walking around with AK-47😬😬😬
@@westmax8491 Why? lol.
The traffic is so bad, I bought a car with self driving and massage seats as a bonus features and it became the main features. It changed my life lol
I lived there for 6 months in 2001 and almost got robbed 3 times. The first time they got some other students in my dorm. The second time 2 students walking behind me got shot by the same robber. The 3rd time I was smart and told my homeboy to split up. The guy peeped game and took off. ATL I’m good….
As a Atlanta native this is awesome keep spreading the news brother and we hope this will make the people go away 😂😂😂😂
Frfr
Atlanta is the past for a reason. Let's hope people stay away from this third world shitthole city.
Nah imma be down there next week
@@0Mynameisearl0 please don’t unless your visiting and going back to where you’re from 🤣🤣🤣
I second as an atl native
I lived in the Atlanta area for most of my life ( I'm 58 now) and I can agree on a few of these points. The traffic is horrible, the air quality isn't the best, and the cost of living has gotten a bit high recently. but the one thing that I noticed over the last 20 years wasn't mentioned: ATTITUDE.
Atlanta used to be a fairly friendly city. if you asked someone for directions, they would help you out. If you were in a line, the people in line with you were willing to talk to you. the cashiers and servers in stores/restaurants were pleasant. Now, that has all changed. I went there to visit my mother a few months ago, and I stopped in to a Chick-fil-A to get some food. The people behind the counter ignored me for 3 minutes, and when I called out to them I got flipped off! And that wqas at a chain noted for their excellent customer service! All other places in Atlanta are showing similar or worse attitudes as well. I grew up there and i remember Atlanta had the fabled "Southern Hospitality" everywhere you went. Now, you need to get out beyond where the public Transportation systems run to find friendly people.
100% agree with. Born & raised in the ATL metro (40yrs) and it has become so pretentious, not like the small town wrapped in a big city feel it used to have.
All that said, still wouldn't leave unless for Key West. I think I'm moving there for retirement
YOu want to know why the attitude has changed? It's because of all the people moving to here from other states. I was born and raised here and for every 10 new people I meet, only one is from Georgia. Migration has changed the a lot of things.
@@NottyAries sounds like people are still moving to Georgia. This video is propaganda.
I only went to Atlanta once but that was 12 years ago. Back then all the people were nice and friendly towards me, but I guess a lot has changed in 12 years since I last visited Atlanta.
Omg yesssss!! People’s attitude is definitely a big issue. Employees AND just regular people you encounter. But a lot (most) of them aren’t from atl or even anywhere that’s known for being friendly/polite/considerate. Now once we get away from the city, the further away we get the closer we get to that “southern charm” that we all were hoping to still find in this melting pot.
This one was good. Thanks.
I am a Georgia resident and I wouldn't be caught anywhere near Atlanta. It's turned into a hell hole.
Those in the outstate have been calling it that for as long as I can remember.
I LIVE IN Atlanta and it is pretty bad. It gets super hot or super cold. Atlanta has so much bugs like flys, mosquito eaters, etc. that’s why we hate spring and summer the most
I used to work as an apartment locator in the city. At my job we had a chart that showed $/hour compared to the price of rent. If you weren’t making $25/hr we couldn’t help you and we worked with a vast majority of complexes. A lot of ppl aren’t making that and a lot of apartments don’t accept vouchers. It used to break my heart to hear those stories everyday.
Thats the American way it's sick.
It's gotten worse.
Ik ppl making less than $20 in ATL...they just get roommates
Promove? They shut those down. Clearly was not for the tenant benefit
@@So_Cato yea that’s where I worked. They’re still open. They shut the offices down and consolidated to one location after covid.
I used to live in Atlanta, and lived there for over 20 years of my life. My parents moved me there when I was 5, and I moved out of there when I was in my late twenties. To this day, I haven’t looked back. I’m not saying that I hated it, but what I am saying is that it was one of those places that wasn’t my cup of tea.
When I was a boy (50s-60s) Atlanta was still a Southern city. By the 80s the city had become a branch of NYC.
I left 25 years ago, yes, for the same reason you were told by so many, the reason you cannot publicly disclose and stay on CZcams.
I did too
Lol.... A lot of Kenyans like ATL.
As an Atlanta native, I believe alot of the recent stats on the city doesn't take in to account the metro area. Our city is one of many cities where taking just the city number won't paint the full picture. For me personally, everything within I-285's perimeter is considered Atlanta, but with so much unnecessary politics, the geography looks and depicts differently. Cities like Sandy Springs, Brookhaven, South Fulton, Dunwoody, etc have become their own now, which leads people to believing that 'Atlanta' is shrinking and have poor test scores (affluent neighborhoods of the cities). The 4 specific cities I named, you could walk on one side of the street and be in Atlanta and the other and be in ___.
Ultimately I have my reservations with newer cities popping up because it skews actual data and makes the politics (and the cost of living) go through the roof. WATB is spot on with this list though. Crime for sure is overrated here, (just more sensationalized and various). The heat and bugs down here will piss you off too lol, just hot as hell for no reason.
Could be Climate Change!
I agree. Atlanta's big growth spurt occurred when "Atlanta" included all of Fulton County and some of DeKalb. It never had clear borders except for county borders. But most of the wealthy suburbs that used to be unincorporated Fulton (and thus "Atlanta") are incorporated cities now. I think Buckhead will eventually secede as well. Atlanta proper has gotten smaller but also regentrified somewhat, so there is more wealth there than there used to be. When I moved here in the mid-90s, that "Atlanta's Population Now" sign across from Piedmont Hospital read something like 3.5 million; last time I saw it working, it read 6.5 million.
@@cisium1184 Atlanta was never all of Fulton County, EVER.
Fulton County used to be three counties.
1. Fulton County (this area is basically the area from East Point up to Sandy Springs.
2) Milton County (this area is in present, Roswell, Alpharetta, Milton, John's Creek, and some of extreme east Cobb.
3) Campbell County (this area is in present Union City, Fairburn, Palmetto)
The City of Atlanta within Fulton County was originally a small concentric circle. It extended to about where West End is now and north to about the I-75/I-85 split, and south to just below where Georgia State stadium is.
After this period, Fulton County was consolidated Milton and Campbell Counties.
The city of Atlanta later expanded to incorporate the current city limits, including a small area of Dekalb County. It, however, did not include Buckhead.
In the 1950s, Buckhead was incorporated into the city of Atlanta, giving us the city limits as they pretty much stand today.
Atlanta grew massively during the 1980's and absorbed other cities to become part of it's suburbs. Marietta, Smyrna etc. Which are included as part of Atlanta and where the city proper fights to expand Marta every few years. The issue is that those cities never really gave up their independent sense of themselves. To where if you compared them to other cities in the area they will make it very clear that Kennesaw is not Atlanta, Smyrna is not Atlanta, Marietta is not Atlanta. Even though I have heard a ton of people in metro Atlanta treat them like simple suburbs.
@@als3022 Smyrna is very much a suburb, as is Kennesaw and Marietta. Nearly everyone acknowledges that it is part of the Atlanta area, even people who live there. A small percentage want nothing to do with the city, but even these don't pretend to think they aren't part of the Atlanta area.
Marietta and Smyrna have been developed suburbs since the 70s, by and large. South Cobb Drive and Cobb Parkway was rather developed around this time and throughout the 80s. You talk like you're speaking more of Alpharetta, since that area didn't really take off until the early 90s.
The number one hard part about moving is leaving friends behind:(
Awesome video 👍
I live near Atlanta and this area is probably one of the highest growing area in the country. I don’t get it. Things in the past 5 years have changed dramatically.
Atlanta gps be like "turn left onto Peachtree st, turn right onto Peachtree st, take the 2nd left onto Peachtree st. in 400 ft make a u-turn and turn right onto Peachtree st"
As someone that lives in Metro Atlanta you are right the public transportation system is a joke. My commute takes 1 hour to up to 2 hours depending on traffic.
That and the MARTA rail system is very limited due to ignorance in suburban counties. Hell it resembles a plus sign on a map.
@@PlayaPotna1984 your 100% right. A major thing that would help traffic would be extending MARTA rail service into the suburbs. Like you were saying though it gets voted down time and time again. Because of a belief that it will bring "criminals" from Atlanta to their quiet safe suburb lol
@@mhans79 And it would accelerate more criminals coming into their area. Look what MARTA did to Lenox Square Mall.
@@willp.8120 I mean like everything there are gonna be positives and negatives. The suburbs have already been experiencing an upswing in crime and violence due to gentrification in Atlanta proper and people getting pushed out of Atlanta to the burbs. I honestly don't think expanding Marta train service to these areas would have a major negative effect crime wise. Of course Im just a person giving my opinion. I don't have any statistics etc to back up my opinion.
@@HanStar Based on my life experience in the Atlanta area, it would accelerate the trend of crime, and or bring it to places that don't have much crime. The ghetto elements use a train system much like any other transportation system, it gives them access to nice areas that they'd normally not seek out on their own, but if a busline or a train is going there, at all hours of the day, they want to go explore it. Before you know it, they're moving into your area.
my advice is to live on the outskirt, i live in Mcdonough which is 30 min from downtown atl i love it. less crowded and much more peaceful compared to when i lived in east ATL.
No bus is super slow especially on weekends, the cost of living is super high thinking everyone makes the SAME money, so that's how crime rates really went UP! Overall great review!
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I lived in Marietta for a temporary job for about 5 months. I liked Atlanta metro but I wouldn’t leave the house between 4 pm-7 pm for the traffic. Oh yea, the pollen fell like snow, it would be al over cars and windows.
I moved to Atlanta in the 90’s. I couldn’t believe the pollen that left a yellow snow like substance on your car during pollen season. I’d never seen anything like that.
@@pauljackson2473 For some reason, it hasn't been that bad in recent years.
@@pauljackson2473, good description, it was like snow. I’ve never had “allergies” but I had to start taking medication to keep my eyes from watering.
@@Jacob-he1lg I know. I didn’t have to take medicine but I used to be affected by the pollen.
We have traveled many places, recently retired military and I agree with everything you said 100%. My biggest annoyance, though, is the traffic. In metro areas, one lane roads at 45 miles an hour, people refusing to even go the speed limit, roads not able to accommodate the population growth. People can't seem to drive, daily wrecks and extremely high insurance rates, rude people and I don't even have time to talk about the antiquated trash disposal system here it's ridiculous.
Sounds like every major city in the US!
😄 You guys always say "retired military" rather than retired from the military.
Don’t care. Still considering moving there.
Is colonial buildings important?
How much do apartments typically cost in suburban Atlanta, Georgia?
Good Information on Atlanta......
I once drove 9-10 hours to Franklin, TN just so I could avoid driving in Atlanta. If I would've went through Atlanta, it would've been only about a 6 or 7 hour drive (not counting traffic time). It was worth it. Between the amount of times I've been stuck in Atlanta traffic and all the times I've seen wrecks or people driving like complete psychopaths up there, I'm fine with driving more hours to avoid it.
I drive from Florida to Nashville; I choose not to go to ATL……. Absolute SHITHOLE.
Crime crime crime😱
Pussies.
That’s kind of a navigational error. You can get thru the city in minutes
@@user-yv6pw1lr9g not around the time I was going. I would’ve hit the city around the same time traffic start getting bad. It wasn’t worth it lol.
@@AmberKateD1995 Yeah. That can be a factor. I’d still go through. I do everyday
It is terrible. I'm planning an exit strategy. I really hate it here. It used to be cool but 20 yrs in and I'm beyond past ready to dip. It's very overrated and over populated. The people are fake and pretentious, cost of living is insane, the roads are raggedy af...I could go on and on.
Please go on more
Id like to hear it all
Don’t care. Still considering moving there. Will gladly take your place.
Spread your wings and fly
Atl is Hollywood of the south loud and overrated
I've been to Atlanta a few times, and downtown is so confusing to drive in because have the roads are called Peachtree something. It's either Peachtree Drive, Roads, Streets, Avenue, Boulevard, Circle ... and they're all in the same area
Thanks for posting. will subscribe.
I live in South Carolina my entire life, even though I know not to move to Atlanta. I would move to other cities outside of Atlanta ( if I want to move there).
Visited Atlanta while living in Orlando. Found customer courtesy and friendliness was largely lacking in Atlanta, slightly better than NYC - just a lot of hot attitude. It was nice for a short visit.
I’m always culture shocked by the real friendliness I encounter when I go to other parts of the south because I’m so used to the rudeness here lmao
My sister lived in the Atlanta area since 1991. When ever I visited, I quickly became frustrated with the traffic. Anytime I had to use any part of the Interstate I wanted to leave town.
There are certain towns that just are hard for outsiders to drive and that makes it more frustrating than would show just by travel times.
I was relieved when she moved to North Carolina.
We live in East Tennessee and spend a lot of our free time in North Carolina. My Sister lived in north Atlanta in a beautiful neighborhood for about 10 years. She just did not like the culture in Georgia and she and her family moved back to North Chicago. She loves it there.
The thing is, any Atlanta native knows that you don't use the interstate, you used backroads that wind through the city. Every Atlantian has their "secret route" that they take in order to bypass the transplants and shave off three hours of sitting in traffic.
Yep. It’s not just about the travel time in Atlanta. It’s the travel time mixed with feeling that a bunch of maniacs are driving way too fast and erratic for conditions putting you in danger. This feeling seems to be confirmed by the very high number of accidents you see. I’ve heard a couple people from LA say it even stresses them out.
@@dannmarks "culture" 🤔
@jamesc.e.s.4551 That idea might've work 15-20 year's ago but with the wide use of GPS there are no more short-cuts through town. I live in Atlanta and even now the alternative routes be slow because GPS have showed people how to avoid the interstate
I have lived in Atlanta metro for 20 years. The heat, tolerable- air conditioning. The bugs are typical for the south. Allergies- a problem, a big problem. Traffic is terrible- and I came from Los Angeles. Many of us are reluctant to go into the city secondary to crime. The schools in the city are poor, the burbs not so bad. There are two separate cultures in the Atlanta metro area- one values education, the other- not so much. I have lived in Seattle, Minneapolis, Detroit, San Diego, and Phoenix as well. Atlanta isn't the worst in this list.
Opinion of Seattle? I've been in both, and, I much prefer the "Southern Hospitality" of ATL over the dickish, frankly Creeps, of the PNW...
@@taylorj6177 I'm born/raised in Seattle, and traffic is a challenge given the city is in between 2 large bodies of water, and worse given the population growth over the past decade or so.
@@taylorj6177 boring. nice people.
Agreed. And it’s those people that do not value Education that are the ones who’s kids are riding around on scooters shooting people.
@@taylorj6177 That's all over now even in the Southeast and is not constrained to the PNW. Well, at least in Florida it's like that.
I live in Atlanta 28yrs now. Traffic is the worst because everyone at one time wanted to move here, pollen, customer service in the metro area aka the hoods in Atlanta is horrible, mental & the homeless population is out of control.
Pollen is just a fact of life. Plants exist.
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Moved to Atlanta stayed for 8 yrs trying to remain optimistic then I was done, could not get a job to save my life because I like many others were considered over qualified, Atlanta doesn’t like to pay, became homeless four times in that place, I have never experienced any mess like that living anywhere else. Needless to say won’t even go back to visit friends thank goodness for chat and video. Homelessness should be #1 no matter your background you can get screwed.
Wow that's crazy
How did u survive homelessness
Atlanta is one scary city. My husband and I had a second home in Atlanta and it was broken into when we were not there. We sold the home in 2015 and I don't even want to visit the city ever again.
You made the right decision because since 2015, the crime has grown tremendously. I feel Georgia is going downhill and has for the last decade.
@@MR-pr8tp That is so sad because Atlanta used to be such a cool city.
I moved away from Atlanta but I still receive the updates on next door neighbor for East Atlanta village. Every day it's break in,break in, break in, car break in. It's out of control.
Don’t care. Still considering moving there.
@@lisagardner903 it still is
love the storyblocks stock footage of the schools. Best stock website!
Moved here in 2007 when the house market was bad. Left and came back over the years and it’s definitely gone down in the since of people being friendly in certain areas and some areas that use to be deemed boozy now populated with families and declining in quality in some places
Atlanta is still growing but not like it was in the 90's and 2000's. My problem with Atlanta and other cities like Dallas and Houston is they feel like giant suburbs not cities.
That's because that's what they really are.
Welcome to modern southern big cities
Most major cities down south have no density.
@@PlayaPotna1984 Yes because their growth came after the rise in people driving cars and suburbs. Northern cities like New York and Boston were already big by the time cars came around.
@@chadmcnabb281 yep, 100% the answer right there. ppl forget that most cities in the northeast developed well before the advent of cars.
Atlanta was relatively small time until they developed the airport in the 50's and then it really exploded after the airport's expansion in the late 70's early 80's
Panhandlers should have made this list. I lived in Atlanta for 10 years, and I was constantly being bugged for money, a smoke, etc. I'm looking to moving back to Georgia, SOUTH GEORGIA.
Please do a video showing what areas are growing by population around Georgia. Im really interested in that
Gwinnett county. Too many people moving up here. Traffic sucks
@@B7957395 I'm in pickens. The population explosion around here is something I never thought I'd see. Gwinnett has been the fastest growing county for a couple of years now but they've better prepared for it. Our 2 lane, and sometimes 1 lane, roads aren't meant for this kinda traffic flow
You are right about the traffic. I currently live in the south and have driven all over as well as across the country multiple times, and the worst and most stressful feeling traffic I have experienced is in the Atlanta area. Those highways are crazy.
Atlanta and Washington DC fly under the radar as far as traffic.
@@jerrymylove1754 I-95 northbound in the morning in northern Virginia is worse than anything in Atlanta. It starts backing up as far as Dumfries until you get to the Capital Beltway.
Live in Augusta Georgia where people are morons when it comes to driving. Went to visit mother in Kennesaw and now appreciate and will never complain about Augusta drivers again.
order is kept when there is 4 streets as a North S W E shape. Adding alternatives onto a original grid is a crime. Dublin is a spaghetti bowl.
@@willp.8120 you dont realizes how WIDE the roads are compared to the smaller expressways in the mid Atlanta and NE. it's the sheer volume + the gridlock that makes it notorious. That's why Houston, Atlanta, and Los Angeles have worse traffic objectively
Was just in Atlanta about a month ago. Beautiful scenery but man that traffic was god awful. The infustructure is terrible and that alone is enough to keep me away. I honestly considered moving lol.
That homeless situation is really bad. When I was there recently it seemed like the homeless were everywhere. It did not make me feel safe at all and people kept asking me for money. I noticed this same issue in Philadelphia as well.
Wait till its you
@@supme7558 True. I won’t have to wait long. It’s real out here.
I respect your perspective on the homeless ❤
I think Briggs deserves the CZcams sponsorship award on how to best present your sponsor! When many content creators talk about their sponsor it's annoying and disruptive. Not with Briggs. He presents the sponsor almost in passing, so much to the point where you wonder if it's even a sponsor.
Good job Briggs! And thank you.
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Spent a few weeks in Atlanta for work, liked the laid back vibes, good food lots of green trees and it seems very affordable but oh man was the traffic terrible.
Affordable my a$$. I would like some of what you are smoking!
@@eastonvonschist2283 everything is affordable compared to taxafornia
@@weswest8666 I do not call my grocery bill being double affordable, I do not call my utility bills being double affordable and I do not call rents being almost triple as being affordable. What world are you living in?
Traffic should have been #1 and I'm surprised it wasn't.
@@myfriendgoo2816 and a lot of us work from home and the traffic is atrocious from 6am to 7:30pm
“All the glitter from the scrapbooking conventions” 😂😂😂😂😂 love the channel Briggs!
How did you get talked into doing that video segment? I am really looking forward to your next one entitled "Why many Americans are choosing not to chew their food".
So many people from all over have been flocking to Atlanta and metro Atlanta for decades it's ridiculous. And they're continuing to build apartment buildings. So I don't know what this video is talking about
Jobs are drying up in the Atlanta metro area as well... Housing is continuing to go up getting WAY TOO EXPENSIVE... One bedroom apartments are now a minimum of $1800 for anything in a safe and decent neighborhood...
Police response times are really bad too
The crazy part is that it's alot of people moving to Atlanta. The city is constantly under construction. The highways are constantly being worked on, which is one major part of traffic. There are a lot of opportunities in Atlanta for sure in just about any field, but the pay I'm some of those areas is not equal to that of the price of living in Atlanta.
I moved from Seattle and have so much more fun in ATL metro. Everything in your top ten is true but I love it.
I've lived here since 1996. I agree with most of these; not all of them apply to my lifestyle but I see that they affect other people.
One disagreement: the bugs here aren't that bad. There's a _lot_ of them, but they won't swarm you or eat you alive like the black flies and mosquitos in New Hampshire will. Now _those_ are some annoying bugs. Use airtight containers in the kitchen and Atlanta bugs will leave you alone.
My big recommendation to people moving to Atlanta is to live as close to your workplace as you can afford to - only a mile or two away if possible. It makes a huge difference.
I'm from the swamps of Mississippi bugs is not a problem for me I have seen them all
I have a phobia towards bugs 🐜 such as cockroaches 🪳
I live 7 miles from work. It usually takes me 45 minutes to drive SEVEN MILES smh.
@@marinewillis1202 ikr, absolutely ridiculous!
@@marinewillis1202 you can walk 7 miles in under 2 hours so that is disturbing
In used to commute from Marietta to Alpharetta via 285 and 400, and it would take an hour and a half during weekday rush hour traffic vs. 30 minutes on a Sunday afternoon. It’s still a nice city if you stay OTP (outside the perimeter of Atlanta, which is encircled by 285). Just growing fast and housing has gotten much more expensive since 2000.
Why didn't you drive Roswell Road (120) to Roswell Road/Alpharetta Highway (9)? Would have been much faster for you, I'd think. Either that or take I-575 north to Woodstock and take 92 east to Roswell and then get on Highway 9.
I live right behind Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta, in a family-friendly, quiet nice neighborhood. The commutes I have, even when having to travel across town etc, are very tolerable (vs when I used to live further out), and often pleasant. I work all over the metro and don’t find myself stressed in the car as often since moving to Midtown.
@@adammcneil231 Sounds like you live in Loring Heights off Deering Road.
@@willp.8120 near the Braves stadium and commuted to an office park near the Alpharetta Whole Foods
I live outside the perimeter and traffic is no better. It’s gotten 10X’s worse since covid.
Very good
I live in East Cobb (about 30 mins from the city) and it seems like there's a new subdivision popping up here every other day. Surprised population growth has been shrinking.
Could’ve fooled me. I’ve lived 40 minutes outside of atl all my life and all I’ve seen in the past 10 years is people moving here
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as a resident of atlanta i can say this video is 100 percent false. hundreds of people move here every single day
I've lived in the City of Atlanta for the last 40yrs and for the most part I agree with your list. We are the top city for mosquito control according to a major exterminating company. From May until October they are nasty and they have all the diseases. I don't go outside much in those months. Spring is awesome, summer is hot and humid, fall is beautiful and winter is usually mild. I've lived in Dallas, Denver, Ft Lauderdale, Lincoln City, Or and Atlanta and I definitely prefer Atlanta. The people here are really great and extremely diverse, that's what I like the most about living here. I've lived in cities where the climate was perfect but the people were awful. Food, Services, Fuel and Medical are the best and lowest prices here. I own my Condo so I don't have a problem with high rent. Income Taxes are the lowest for a Retiree, for me zero! Atlanta has it's blemishes, but overall I haven't found a nicer city to live in.
Why it’s so dark in Atlanta at night? What do they have against traffic lights ?
Good day. I originally moved to Atlanta in the mid 90’s. It was exciting,cost of living was very affordable and it was still around 3 million metro population. I left in 2006 back to California. Everyone is flocking to the suburbs and Marta really doesn’t go to those areas . Crime used to be just Bankhead and the hoods . Now you have shootings in broad daylight in buckhead. Traffic is horrible on a good day, and the gentrification is so real you rarely find anyone that’s actually from Atlanta. The home prices in the city( for those who want to stay inside 285) is ridiculous!
When I think of Atlanta I think of traffic, sprawl, and the thoroughness, for lack of a better term, of the heat in the summer.
You should do another video about Las Vegas. Especially reasons on why people would want to move there. Everyone has heard the negatives but I feel like we deserve to hear more positives.
midtown is growing very quickly. lots of new apartments! not sure what's going on then
I’m surprised that the state minimum wage didn’t play a factor being it’s still technically $5.15 (7.25) and it’s extremely expensive. It was expensive when I lived there in 2012-2015. The one place I lived at in Canton around that time was $715 a month. Now it’s 1600, that’s insane.
You must have been one of the 3% black population at the time in Canton.
@@willp.8120 Who cares, Im in East Cobb, its a dream here. Blk folks always acting scared of whites. I was raised by a real blk man who dont fear shit. Southside is a shit hole.
@@willp.8120 What’s your point bringing this up exactly?
@@ejames5153 I'm white, too. I grew up in south Cobb and saw the demographic change, and it is nothing I'd want on any area.
Canton is not Atlanta
Every city can’t be New York, Chicago, LA or Washington. The 8th largest metro in the country can’t be void of everything desirable. I grew up between Augusta/Atlanta and Philly and I find it quite nice. For some reason some people don’t like where they are from because they are aware of the inner workings of their city or haven’t progressed in it as they feel they should have, but trust Atlanta is better than a lot of metropolitan cities. And also, the world’s busiest airport, not country, world. Atlanta is an international city whether you all like it or not.
I am from Atlanta, and I approve this video.
Thank God!!!
The cockroaches do most of the looting and murders.
So many nice new apartments being built that the locals can't afford because paychecks aren't increasing is so frustrating
Essentially Atlanta is like most other US cities that have grown too rapidly too quickly. Many of the problems are due to growth (traffic, crime, pollution) and then city simply grows at a slower rate. Since Metro Atlanta is comprised of 15 counties it’s very hard for meaningful city planning to address these issues. I don’t think Atlanta will ever lose population however.
Good excuse id say its the quality of the people
It has ben bleeding them
Back in the mid 80's and 90's Atlanta's slogan was...
"A city too busy to hate".
Uh yeah...it's been awhile since I've heard that one.
The traffic sucks and the people there tend to be more rude. That was my experience just visiting.
It used to not be like this. Californians and Yankees ruined it.
@@jamesc.e.s.4551 EXACTLY...that was my #1 reason for moving out of it. I prefer not to live around those kinds of people.
@@williamwilkins3084 I like that white and black Atlantians are finally putting aside racial differences to walk hand in hand into some Yankees kitchen window to steal their electronics while theyre at work. That’s the one good thing they've done. They brought us together. :*)
@@jamesc.e.s.4551 I had that happen to me while living there, too...another WHITE person and a female at that. At the time I was living there men and women also hated each other's guts - doubt that's changed, either - or at least not for the better.
@@williamwilkins3084 when were you living there?
Less people maybe moving here but that’s not stopping developers from building on every inch of land they can. I live 40 mins outside of Atlanta and only travel to the city on the weekends. I work night shift so it only takes me 20 mins to get to work and home so traffic isn’t a factor for me.
I think it's funny this video randomly pops up in my algorithm when I'm considering relocating there. Not even gonna watch it lol. Just a little advice for anyone planning on relocating your next destination doesn't have to be perfect it just has to be better then where your at.
So these people don’t own a map? of course it’s not near the ocean 🤦🏾♂️
Those are the same people, usually tourists, who while in Hawaii where I lived asked me stuff like; "Can I use American money here?" or "Is it still a Monarchy here?" For the money question I would answer, "No, you needed to go the Bank of Hawaii to exchange it."
Lolll
Hahahahaha
@@lindabriggs5118 damn! 🤣
Love your comment and needed that. I thought the same thing. But the beaches in Georgia are pretty bad wherever you go.
I was born and raised in metro Atlanta; but have lived in Europe, California etc but returned to Georgia. I wish I hadn't. But now retired I just moved to a very small quaint southern town in Central GA and love it. No traffic, nice people, no lines, diverse culture, gorgeous farmland, beauty country roads, but yes have to travel to get to big stores. As a Georgian -native, I have seen Atlanta grow into a great city but for the last decade or so, it has taken many steps backward. The crime, the bugs the size of mice, the traffic, rude and backward people seem to be the majority these days. Having lived many different places, personally, I think the entire southern US lacks a lot. Great video on the issues of Georgia. Spot on.
I did the same thing. I live in Barnesville now. I always used to say that Atlanta was my favorite large city back in the early 1980s. I wouldn't live there now for all the money in Georgia
I have lived in the Atlanta suburbs since 1997. I have noticed the rudeness is from the people coming to live here from other places. Sad truth. We see it on the roads with a particular state tag that I won’t say.
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I always heard great things about Hot - lanta.. i live in the southwest. Glad ur happily retired in Georgia.
"Size of mice" 🤣
Yesss! Agree with you 1000%! I've been in Atlanta since 1995 and especially as of the last 3 - 5 years or so it has gotten ridiculous with the cost of living and the crime especially. I have been contemplating moving to a smaller city/town in the state too.
Where do we begin??
Some world class attractions and Buford highway are cool ! However, I find Portland Or, and Seattle comparable to Atlanta size more buzzing.
I live about an hour south of Atlanta in Macon, Ga. The cost of living here is rising by leaps and bounds.
Having relocated to the Atlanta metro area from NYC a few years ago, I can say that the cost of living isn't that high for homeowners. However, the jobs don't pay much so that is why it feels expensive. I was fortunate to transfer my job and pay from NYC. You definitely get more for your money here compared to NYC. I live and work outside of "the city" so I don't experience the heavy traffic.
yall up north trash need to stop coming down. your ancestors ran from the white man mine stayed and fought.. That's why y'all get beat when yall move here because if that ratchet urban culture
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What the hell? People are moving here like crazy.
I live in Atlanta.....and you are spot on
Georgia is headed straight down the crapper
This is absolutely crazy! I’ve lived here my entire life and it’s gotten so bad. Traffic is horrible, crime rate is horrible. I know for a fact that people are relocating here from Chicago and New York like crazy. I don’t know where you got your stats but it’s dead wrong. I know what I see every day. We are planning a regional move as soon as my daughter finishes college. It has gotten horrible to live here unless you are 100 miles outside atlanta.
@Jaudedagenius you nailed it 👏. I couldn’t agree more.
Yea remember when you could go to the mall without someone reaching into your car or trying to rip you off and sell you garbage?
@Joe Washington that's a trash response, sir. Not even constructive. I am a Republican. I do not approve.
@Joe Washington oh, my bad. Sorry about that my friend. How can I correct my opinions and feelings for your comfort? Briggs has it right. Be nice to each other.
@Joe Washington thank you for the advice, sir.
My friend, who lived in an Atlanta suburb for a number of years because of her husband’s job and now lives in the Research Triangle Park area of NC (husband’s job again), is ready to move back to Atlanta now that he’s retired. She loved her house there and has good memories - except for when she had to go downtown. I also live in a high heat/high humidity part of the South and am happy as a clam because my body does not get along with the cold northern climate where I was born. It’s all a matter of perspective.
I inherited my uncle’s house in Decatur. He was a professor of theology at Emory and had lived in the house for 58 years. The house was full of collectible books. Even the kitchen cabinets had books in them. It took me almost two years working 2-3 days a week to sort all those books. Every day I was there I saw people walking dogs, cycling, and pushing baby carriages past the house. For metro Atlanta, it felt like a real nice neighborhood full of young professionals. When I finally sold the house multiple buyers got in a bidding war over it. I got like $30K more than what I was asking for it. It was only minutes away from Emory and some major hospitals.
@@wasidanatsali6374 Wow imagine that!You're a very lucky and fortunate person.
I am from Atlanta and I live in Raleigh now. I moved for a job in the research triangle park. I miss Atlanta and all the stuff to do there. NC is boring and doesn’t have as near as much stuff to do.
@@christophercarter129 that’s exactly what my friend’s family thinks. Her son moved back to Atlanta for a job, and she’s (eventually) moving back to be near him and not be bored to death in Apex, NC.
Not from the city of Atlanta, but I am from the northern metro-atlanta area. People are definitely moving to Atlanta; however, as someone who works in the film industry, I have witnessed firsthand that there are a lot of folks who live here but claim to not have moved here - it's because they don't want to be considered locals so they can get higher pay and living allowances. This also has contributes to the rise of rent because a lot of the folks I work with get about $3-4k/month for housing. There's a lot of people who "move here" but there's just no paper trail of it.
I haven't even listened to the entire video yet, but, as a native Atlantan, I can assure you everybody and their brother is moving to Atlanta...at least according to my daily drive. Traffic has always been bad, but it has been beyond ridiculous for a few years now! It doesn't matter what time of day or night you hit the roads, you're gonna be sitting in traffic. During "rush hour", forget about it, you'll be in a parking lot. I don't believe these people are just passing through. These are new residents to the city. However, maybe this video will deter anyone else from wanting to move here creating even worse traffic. 😁
No one lol
People who move from Florida probably find Atlanta's heat and humidity refreshing. It's bad but not as bad as Florida's.
As a Denver local, but an Atlanta native, I think the heat is fine, but the humidity is close to unbearable in the A.
Yup cause here in Arvada we get 100 degree days but again low humidity and doesn't rain for days on end
Yep. I think Briggs doesn’t belong anywhere that doesn’t feel like a fridge most of the year if he really believes Atlanta only has 2 seasons. We just ended a Fall that had near perfect weather and our Springs are usually nice as well. It’s just our summers can be brutal and winters dreary and rainy.
The humidity is much better than a place like Florida, New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston, or Brunswick. In the northern suburbs, it is no worse than you'll find in a place like Raleigh and Greensboro, North Carolina.
Westerners can be such babies with regard to humidity. It is shocking. I was in southern California in the desert, the humidity got up to 30% one day, and a woman came out of Walmart and said, "it's so humid", or something like that. It didn't feel sticky at all.
@@willp.8120 Agreed. I live in Cobb but I'm originally from Brunswick. Folks who haven't went deep, DEEP south seriously don't realize that the heat and humidity here in Atlanta and the metro area is nothing like a Brunswick, Savannah, New Orleans, Mobile, etc.
As for westerners, yeah, folks from the west really do act like the weather is the worst because of humidity. I can think of a friend from California who felt like he was going crazy in humid weather in the south. Meanwhile a number of those dry weather areas can't even conjure up a cool breeze when the weather is 110° to 120°. That crap is way more uncomfortable than humidity.
Yeah like bro it DOES GET COLD HERE in a couple of days from now it’s going to be 18 degrees
This is actually the Truth & I live in Atlanta right now 2022
i live in Charlotte, NC and its so many people here and its so expensive that Atlanta is starting to look tempting
You need to tell that to the people moving there daily.