Alpharetta Homes

Alpharetta’s slogan: “Enjoy, Experience, Explore; Everything’s Possible!” describes the essence and vitality of a city built on big dreams, freshly blazed trails and an attitude that all things are possible. This richly diverse city offers a thriving culinary scene, leading arts district, luxury accommodations, exciting recreation, trendy entertainment districts and endless shopping opportunities.    Alpharetta is a city of celebration... there's sure to be a festival or special event occurring during your visit! Some of the most widely-known include the Taste of Alpharetta, Christmas in Alpharetta, and the new Alpharetta Marathon, boasting 26 miles of gorgeous Georgia terrain. Numerous other events highlighting the arts and Alpharetta’s unique history are held throughout the year. Weekly event schedules are available at the Alpharetta Welcome Center to assist you during your stay.

Dining in Alpharetta is more than a night out, if done right, it is a true experience! Take your pick from the hundreds of fine dining, locally owned eateries, national franchises or lively cafes that dot the Alpharetta landscape.  Mouth watering dishes await you at any destination.  Shopping in Alpharetta is just as diverse and exciting. Enjoy the quaint antique shops along Main Street and the fresh boutiques along Windward Parkway. From its recognizable shops such as Gap and Macy’s to its specialty stores like Paper Affair and Parson’s, Alpharetta is a shopper's delight. The entire city is chock full of interesting and unusual specialty shops.

Alpharetta loves to play!  After hosting the Tour de Georgia, the ITU Duathlon, Planet 3 Games, and now the Alpharetta Marathon, Alpharetta is quickly gaining a reputation as a renowned sports destination. Nine top-rated golf courses enhance the area’s existing natural beauty. Its parks and recreational facilities have been honored at both the state and national level. A particularly popular facility, the Big Creek Greenway, meanders through a heavily wooded wetlands area and provides a wide, paved trail for walkers, joggers, in-line skaters, and bike riders to explore.

As written in an article in local magazine, Points North, Alpharetta is not content to rest on its laurels, the forward thinking city is committed to making an awesome thing even better!  On the horizon is a new city center and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra planned amphitheater, Encore Park.

You're sure to find Alpharetta to be a destination unlike any other. The only thing you won't find is a shortage of interesting things to enjoy, experience, and explore!

Alpharetta real estate offers a truly terrific home for lovers of the suburban lifestyle.  Wow, what things have developed here even just in the last decade!  You'll be impressed.  Atlanta is consistently ranked one of the top cities in the U.S. for business and family life, and Alpharetta is one of the hottest markets in Atlanta for both commercial and residential real estate. Excellent schools, shopping, and access to jobs combined with plenty of green space and a down-home country atmosphere have made Alpharetta one of the premiere locations in Atlanta today.  We were even chosen by Nick Jr. Family Magazine as one of the Ten Most Playful Towns in America in 2004 - with all our activities, parks, athletics and absolutely terrific neighborhood communities.

Alpharetta, east & west of 400 is a very popular area for residents. Wills Park at the corner of Old Milton Parkway and Wills Road (just west of GA 400), will give you and your family all the park pleasures you could want - pool, softball, a huge playground, open areas, tennis, basketball, indoor facilities and even an equestrian area.  Alpharetta's 4th of July fireworks display is even held there.  Dog owners will also love the dog park that has been added - open dawn to dusk.  Park at the Will's Park community on Roswell Street and walk behind the building to find the lovely fully fenced area that has been set aside so our furry little friends to play together.  The park is separated to offer an area for larger dog breeds and another for the smaller models.

About the only problem with Alpharetta is that with all the beautiful new subdivisions, certain arterial roads couldn't handle all the new residents.  But at last, the long awaited road widening in the area is underway.  Cause for much concern was the heavy bottlenecking, particularly on the east side around Jones Bridge Road.  When searching for a home here, take the time to check your commute before selecting your subdivision.  With some of the several road widening projects still a couple years off, your drive may be temporarily affected by those issues.  It might be reasonable to expect upon completion of the current road widening projects, real estate values on that side of Alpharetta could feel a bump because of the easing of traffic congestion.

*Information for Alpharetta, GA zip code 30005*
Median household income - $100,336
Median home value - $343,300 
Home Appreciation - 4.4%
High school graduates - 99.4%
4-year college degree - 47.9%
Graduate Degree - 21.0%

*Information for Alpharetta, GA zip code 30022*
Median household income - $95,862 
Median home value - $315,700 
Home Appreciation - 4.6%
High school graduates - 98%
4-year college degree - 41.2%
Graduate Degree - 19.8%

*Information for Alpharetta, GA zip codes 30004, 30009 & 30023*
Median household income - $73,34 
Median home value - $268,900 
Home Appreciation - 4.5%
High school graduates - 92.3%
4-year college degree - 34.1%
Graduate Degree - 14.0%

 

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