Relocating back to town? Gas prices make it too expensive to commute.

I can't take it anymore!! I guess we are moving back to town.

I am a country girl at heart, I grew up in a small village in southern England and have always loved wide open spaces. We bought our house a year ago in a rural area outside of Atlanta, we loved the country lanes and questioned who in their right mind would want to live in the suburbs with all that road congestion? but due to the price of fuel we just can't afford to live in the country. With the price of gas jumping almost 10 cents a week, we have to move closer in.

In the past people were even willing to put up with the awful traffic to live a "Country Life", commuting for hours and  getting home late at night, but are people moving back? Most of the more recent sales I've had in the more rural counties have been to either locals or retirees. 

I toured a wonderful neighborhood in Forsyth County, Vickery, this neighborhood is mixed use and even has a YMCA. Situated a short distance from Georgia 400, this community offers boutiques, restaurants, office space, and a bank all on your doorstep, they have created a mini-village that has a Utopian feel about it.

Vickery is well established now, with about 3 yrs left before it is built out. Prices range from the low 200's for a "Flat", condos are in the high 300"s and custom built homes are in the 500's and up. 

I have noticed many more of these Village types of development popping up in the northern counties of metro Atlanta, and people obviously love them.

For more information on Vickery or homes in Forsyth/Alpharetta you can visit my website.

http://www.AlisonGetUsAHome.com