I live in the mountains of North GA but my goal is to move a few miles north to Tennessee so no state income taxes
Georgia is good because it offers SO many different things. You can live in a big city, a small town, on the beach, on a lake, in the mountains, on a farm.....property is still relatively inexpensive in most areas.
There are SO many differences that compared to Furious Female, I don't have BellSouth or Charter and the nearest mall to me rocks because it's an outlet mall with dozens of higher end stores
Personally, I wouldn't live anywhere south of the city proper unless you're planning on St. Simons or Jekyll Islands - WAY south. Of course, once you get into the northern 'burbs you hit traffic. Not really a big deal if you work from home. If you have kids, the school systems vary TREMENDOUSLY. My son was in a charter school that was one of the top 5 schools in the country when he was there. Then you have the Atlanta inner city public schools - not so good.
From what I've seen, we have some of the best weather and amenities for the price.
With that said, I still want to move to Tennessee, lol.