Woodstock/Atlanta Georgia

[Rebecca]

I was wondering if anyone could share what it is like to live in this area?
How is the medical care?
Is it expensive?
What is the weather like?

We live almost three hours north of this area. We still have four seasons here(in NC). I am from the NE so I know nothing about the south.

Thank you!
Rebecca

[momofkhm]

It's where my brother lives. I'm in NC. Much of our weather comes through him. If he gets days of rain, I'll get rain too. Maybe not as much. Maybe not as long, but I'll get rain. He often gets snow before I do.

I don't visit him much cause he is a horrible housekeeper! (Not married either) I know my folks have gone to visit and more than once my mom has had to either borrow or buy a heavier jacket than she brought with her. These were in shoulder times but mom does check the weather before she packs.

We visited him once when I was pg in the summer. I remember it being hot, like you'd expect over July 4. The water park we went to was wonderful! We went to a Braves game as well. My biggest memory of the game was dd climbing up and down my pregnant body. (I don't remember it being too hot after the sun went down.)

I hope someone else answers you too!

[patchfire]

We live in Cobb County - Woodstock is Cherokee and about ten miles north. Our co-op meets in Woodstock.

Weather-wise, we have three seasons, and occasionally a fourth. We don't generally get snow. It does get cold, and we can get snow, it's just not frequent. When it does snow, the whole area shuts down. Don't even try to find milk or bread at the grocery store after the weather forecast has been broadcast! Yes, it's hot during the summer, but I have noticed that often other parts of the country have higher temperatures; we just sustain temperatures over 90°F for longer.

Medical care? There's a lot of chiropractors! Um, I don't know specifically what you'd want to know about. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has three specific children's hospital as well as some kid-only immediate care places. There are definitely plenty of doctors around. You can find more holistic practitioners, though sometimes you have to look harder.

I don't have anywhere to compare the cost of living with. It's definitely more than where I grew up (outside Chattanooga, TN), but I would think it's fairly reasonable, overall. There are a ton of houses for sale right now.

[Rebecca]

Thank you!
I was specifically interested in Cherokee County.

Are the three seasons fall, spring and summer??

As far as medical care: We are not a holistic family so that is not what I meant...
I am wondering things like: if the hospitals are good? If the pediatricians are good?, etc.

We have severe food allergies and asthma in our family- so the quality of doctors is really important to me.

Where we came from(in PA) our pediatricians were avaliable 6 days a week with emergency hours on Sunday morning and evening hours one or two nights a week- plus nurse triage at night. That is not the way it is here in our very small NC town- so I am wondering about that...(just an example).

I guess I would say: Are you happy with your doctors?
Do you like where you live?

Thank you very much!
Rebecca

[smrtmama]

I'm in North Cobb, bordering on Cherokee.

I have an excellent pediatrician. We have access to quality pediatric urgent care centers in the area that operate during and after normal pediatrician hours and a great pediatric hospital, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. My oldest is asthmatic, so we've done asthma-related trips to the Children's urgent care center and to Kennestone Hospital's Pediatric ER (I wouldn't choose Kennestone as my top choice, but the pediatric ER is fine for emergencies -- transfer to Children's for anything serious or long-term, though). You can get emergency care any hour of the day, within a 15-20 minute drive from most parts of Cherokee.

The three season pretty much break down to hot and dry, warm and wet, and coldish and wet/dry.

[EarleneW]

We live in Cobb County (Marietta) but 1/2 of our neighboorhod is Cherokee(Woodstock). We love our ped and dentist and love the area. We definatly get 4 seasons. I love where we are specifically bc we are close to everything!

[Rebecca]

Thank you!

Are you a little farther north Earlene? Is that why you get four seasons?
Again- I am very unfamiliar with Georgia- just starting to get my bearings here in NC. We have visited Atlanta and Woodstock.

The medical info helps!

Is it friendly?
Is it hard to fit in if you are from the northeast or another part of the country?

Thanks again,
Rebecca

[EarleneW]

We are right on the line of Woodstock/Marietta/Roswell. IMO the whole area gets 4 seasons.

[patchfire]

TBH, I feel like there are more people in the general metro Atlanta area that aren't originally from Georgia or even the south as a region. :P There are lots of people from the NE and all over the country.

I absolutely love it here. Granted, I've lived in Georgia pretty much my entire life, but I love the Atlanta area specifically. I'm partial to the northwest part of the area because we still have mountains.

[Brenda in FL]

Originally Posted by Rebecca

Thank you!

Are you a little farther north Earlene? Is that why you get four seasons?
Again- I am very unfamiliar with Georgia- just starting to get my bearings here in NC. We have visited Atlanta and Woodstock.

The medical info helps!

Is it friendly?
Is it hard to fit in if you are from the northeast or another part of the country?

Thanks again,
Rebecca

I think the answer to how many seasons will vary by person! We lived in Cobb county last year, and this Florida girl distinctively experienced 4 seasons for the first time in her life!! Cobb County/Marietta is just south of Woodstock/Cherokee.

The area is very friendly - people from all over the country seem to find there way to Atlanta! So its very easy to fit in. I only met a handful of people who actually had southern accents. I suspect you may find it more like the NE than you find your small NC town! Except friendlier and more temperate.

And for what its worth - there are all kinds of homeschool extras in this area. Master's Academy of Fine Arts, Timothy Ministries, and Joyful Noise homeschool band to name a few.

You are close to all the culture/museums found in Atlanta.

Is a job bringing you to the area? Specifically to Woodstock?