Athens Area Neighborhood Search by RealtyTrac®

Moving to Athens or the surrounding area anytime soon? The questions always come up as to where do we look for a home? Where do we want to spend the next years of our lives?

Do you look at Appreciation Rates? It would be nice, especially if your next move is a short-term move to know the area that appreciates the most before you buy a home or invest.

How about a small town feel versus urban with lots of amenities? Discovering neighborhoods that offer qualities or amenities in your price range is a must. "Qualities" these days are simply the difference between a small town feel, a traditional neighborhood such as Oak Grove for example, and one of those big, new, sprawling Oconee County subdivisions that have every amenity known to mankind which make you feel that you are living in a resort!

For first-time homebuyers you are probably looking for a combination of price, convenience, price, quality, and oh .... lets not forget price.

Let's look at appreciation for a moment. In the Athens Ga and surrounding areas, according to RealtyTrac®, there were certain areas of the Athens-Clarke/Oconee area that offered the best appreciation rates.

#1. Jennings Mill, Bogart, GA
#2. University Drive section of Five Points, Athens, GA
#3. Cloverhurst/Milledge Circle sections of Five Points, Athens, GA

Now these areas have a large entry fee to get in as it were, but don't get downhearted as the #5 area on the map for appreciation was between College Station Road, Gaines School Road, and Cedar Shoals. No matter what price range you are in during whatever stage of life you might be in the middle of keep in mind the three most important rules for real estate. Location, location, location.

Hank Bailey, REALTOR® can be reached at (706) 613-6040 x223. Prudential Blanton Properties is an independently owned and operated member of Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., a Prudential Financial company. Equal Housing Opportunity.