Real Estate Recovery - 10 Reasons Why Moving to Houston County GA is a Great Idea

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 anita@cbssk.com

10 Reasons Why Moving to Houston County GA is a Great Idea

10 Reasons Why Moving to Houston County GA is a Great Idea - Robins Air Force Base1.  Warner Robins GA has the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 8%.  Well below the state average of 9.9% and the national average of 9.2%.   With quality employers like Northrop Grumman, Frito Lay Logistics Center, Anchor Glass, Kohl's Distribution Center, Sara Lee Southeast Mixing Center, and Perdue Farms all situated here, jobs are readily available.

2.  Georgia's #3 employer and largest industrial complex, Robins Air Force Base is here.  With over 23,000 military and civilian employees and a host of off-and-on-base contractors who support base-wide activities, the total economic impact is $4.27 billion.  EDIMGIAFAD

3.  Houston County Public Schools are in the top 25% state-wide on the Meeting Adequate Yearly Progress Indicator (No Child Left Behind) and top 15% for large counties (20+ schools in county).  Also, schools here outperform the state average on 29 of the 30 Criterion-Referenced Competency Test system scores (equal to state average on #30).  Whether it is academics, sports activities, or extracurricular programs, students and faculty alike regularily receive accolades at state and national levels for their chosen disciplines.   

10 Reasons Why Moving to Houston County GA is a Great Idea - Anita Clark Realtor4.  Rapid and continued growth in the county with a population increase of 46.7% in the last 20 years and 22.5% in the last decade.  Job growth was up 28.7% in the last 10 years too, ranking #21 on CNN Money's list of top 25 counties experiencing job growth and #13 on CNN Money's list of top 25 towns were income goes the furthest.

5.  Home to the Museum of Aviation, the second largest aerospace museum in the country. With nearly 100 aircraft, fantastic displays, and educational opportunites galore, it's a one-of-a-kind experience.

6.  Nationally identified by MSNBC (WalletPop) as one of the top 10 places to buy a home in 2011.  With median home prices around $125K, and over 900 non-foreclosure single family homes for sale, there are plenty of good real estate deals for homeowners as well as investors.

7. The Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter is here.  With the state's tourism award winning Georgia National Fair, the Georgia National Rodeo, Georgia National Junior Livestock Show, and a host of other regional, state, and national events throughout the year, the GNFA is always a hotbed of activity.  

8. Having fun is a hop, skip, and jump away: Things to do in Middle Georgia.

9. Higher education is very affordable with plenty of local choices.  Technical programs, 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and beyond programs await everyone with a thirst for knowledge.

10.  Your Houston County GA Real Estate Specialist, Anita Clark, stands ready, willing, and able to help you find the home of your dreams.  Want to know who has the pulse of our communities?  Who promotes our areas and knows them well?  Who provides relevant and unbiased local information?  Let's GOOGLE it.   

 

Comments (29)

Roy Kelley
Realty Group Referrals - Gaithersburg, MD

Very well done post,  Many in Maryland are seeking more affordable locations for their retirement homes.

I'll looked at many of your posts but I would be hard pressed to be able to tell someone where you are located in relation to larger cities.  Your map is great for locals but leaves some unknowns for out of the area viewers.

Have an outstanding weekend as you assist home buyers that are anxious to take advantage of your attractive prices and the very low mortgage interest rates.

 Blooming for you!

Jul 30, 2011 02:16 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Anita, wonderful post to show the Recovery of the economy in and around Warner Robins!     Your information does show the middle Georgia is a great place to CALL HOME!

Jul 30, 2011 02:38 AM
Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD
ViewHomes of Clark County - Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
REALTORS® in Clark County, WA

Good series you're doing Anita. I like that your targeting different neighborhoods with your very vailid "reasons" to move. Hope you're having a busy and prosperous weekend.

Jul 30, 2011 02:42 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Good point Roy and something I can certainly improve.  Thanks for the advice and be on the lookout for an updated map coming soon.  ;-)

Joan: This area has done a good job of keeping real estate active and moving.

Jul 30, 2011 02:44 AM
Joni Bailey
101 Main St. Realty - Huntsville, TX
Your Huntsville / Lake Livingston Area REALTOR®
It is no coincidence that Anita Clark is #10! She scores a TEN in service and results! Call Anita TODAY!
Jul 30, 2011 03:25 AM
Renée Donohue~Home Photography
Savvy Home Pix - Allegan, MI
Western Michigan Real Estate Photographer

Looks like 10 great reasons to move to Houston County, GA!  I am so amazed about your region and you can consider yourself as the ambassador!

Jul 30, 2011 03:37 AM
Kathy Sheehan
Bay Equity, LLC 770-634-4021 - Atlanta, GA
Senior Loan Officer

I concur with Joni!  I recently worked with one of Anita's clients.  She was very responsive to her client and my request for documentation.  I thoroughly enjoyed working with Anita and look forward to our next transaction.

Jul 30, 2011 04:20 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

I like your train of thought Joni.  HA!  Thanks for the shout-out.

It's a great place to call home Renee. 

Kathy...it was a pleasure working with you as well.  Hopefully we will have many more deals together.  ;-)

Jul 30, 2011 05:54 AM
Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216,www.JeremiahNewman.com - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Hi Anita. Yes, these are some excellent reasons for anyone looking to move and relocate to Houston County, GA. I especially like your service to the Robins Air Force Base Community. I encourage anyone looking to move to central Georgia to just Google Anita Clark, and you will find the BEST real estate agent available in that area.

Jul 30, 2011 06:39 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Jerry...it is amazing to me how quickly information flows on the Web. 

Like you, I work hard to make sure our military are taken care of.  It's a pleasure working and serving in Houston County GA.

Jul 30, 2011 07:11 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Anita, I had to smile when I read number 10, a great statement and so TRUE. I also like the google link.

Jul 30, 2011 08:44 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

I'd like to say it was a brilliant marketing move Rebecca but in truth I was having writers block on #10 and actually changed the reason a few times until it finally hit me to go with what you see above.  HA!

Jul 30, 2011 10:55 AM
Kristine Ginsberg
Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ
NJ Home Stager

Anita - sounds like all good things are happening in Houston County GA and you have the statistics to back it up - finally some good news! The smartest thing buyers and seller should do - # 10 - call Anita Clark, Realtor extraordinaire with a proven track record and great customer service, always putting her clients first and getting the job done!

Jul 30, 2011 11:10 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Thanks Kristine.  Communicating with clients every step of the way is the key.

Jul 30, 2011 01:56 PM
Joshua Zargari
MJ Decorators Workshop LI staging and home decorating - Lynbrook, NY
MJ Decorators Workshop

Hi Anita.

I like the education part...

People care very much about the education of their kids.

Jul 30, 2011 02:04 PM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

That is very true Joshua.  Georgia has the Hope Scholarship/Grant Program and the colleges are reasonably priced in this area.

Jul 30, 2011 03:01 PM
Peter Pfann @ eXp Realty Pfanntastic Properties in Victoria, Since 1986.
eXp Realty, Victoria BC www.pfanntastic.com - Victoria, BC
Talk To or Text Peter 250-213-9490

Hi Anita,

Top ten lists are such a wonderful way to highlight a great number of th excellent benefits of any community and your Houston County is obviously a pfanntastic community to call home.

Aug 13, 2011 07:14 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Peter/Linda...Houston County GA is a great place to call home. ;-)

Aug 13, 2011 11:21 AM
Kathy Clulow
RE/MAX All-Stars Realty Inc. Brokerage - Uxbridge, ON
Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results

Anita - all this and being in the centre of it all what an incentive for people thinking of relocating to GA ..... Nice to see so many positive reasons to relocate to Houston County GA

Aug 14, 2011 02:41 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

I just needed to shout it out Kathy...Houston County GA is a fantastic place to call home!

Aug 14, 2011 03:01 AM

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