Milton, GA
Milton is affectionately known by those who live there as “Twenty thousand people living in forty square miles.” That is 500 people per square mile. Compare that to Paris or New York City, which are 120 times more densely populated at over 60,000 people per mile.
OK, Milton is not New York or France; thank goodness ;->. However, even by Georgia standards, Milton is not very densely populated. Atlanta, for instance, has over 3,000 souls per square mile.
This rural flavor is what sets Milton apart from its sister cities of Roswell, Alpharetta and Johns Creek in North Fulton. There are still many horse farms, some remaining chicken farms - remember, Georgia is the number one poultry state in the Union - and perhaps even a hundred head of cattle who still call Milton home.
Geographically, Milton is the northern most city in North Fulton and is west of GA-400. It stretches more or less north from Mayfield Road and is bounded by Highway 9 on the East and Highway 140 on the West.
Milton is almost entirely residential and agricultural. The only commercial activity is along Highway 9, a bit along the North side of Windward Parkway and the new shopping area at Birmingham Crossroads.
Within the city, there are almost all two-lane “country roads.” There are only a few traffic lights and most intersections are still guarded with four-way stop signs. The terrain is rolling hills with heavy trees and a variety of streams and small lakes.
Almost the entire City of Milton is without county sewer service and that is the way the residents like it. No sewer means that every property has a septic system for its sanitary waste. The lack of sewer has significantly contributed to the low density development, as county septic requirements mandate at least one acre lots.
The rural nature of Milton is something that its residents and government are striving to preserve even
as new developments encroach upon former pasture land. Indeed, the desire to have more control over land use issues and the future of the community was one of the primary driving forces behind the incorporation of the City of Milton.
Today, Milton is one of the most desirable areas to live if you prefer a more rural environment and a little less convenience for stores and shopping. Milton has an excellent cluster of public schools and continues to develop into a “bedroom community” of sorts for Alpharetta, where most of the businesses and jobs are located.
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Housing Starts Down In June?…..Not Really
Let me see if I can make this really confusing….
Housing starts nationally for June are down 5% which the media purports as bad news..but I say it’s really good. But the real facts are that single family starts aren’t down that much, which sounds good but I say it’s bad. Confused yet? Stick with [...]
Posted by: Bob Strader, July 22nd, 2010 | LiveInAlpharetta.com
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A House Grows in Crabapple
Eight of them to be exact. You won’t see them until they go under contract as they are pre-sale only - but I don’t expect that to take long. I’ve been wondering for a while now why we haven’t seen a builder come in and breath live back into the new communities of Crabapple [...]
Posted by: Bob Strader, July 14th, 2010 | LiveInAlpharetta.com
Posted in Alpharetta Real Estate, Crabapple, Milton Real Estate, New Construction | 3 Comments »
The BIG Number: June
6
The number of developed lots in all of North Fulton that are under contract. That is out of a total of 205 available lots. Opportunity is knocking…
On the last day of each month I post a "Big Number" or interesting figure related to real estate in our area.
Posted by: Bob Strader, June 30th, 2010 | LiveInAlpharetta.com
Posted in Alpharetta Real Estate, Crabapple, Local Market Conditions, Lots, Milton Real Estate, Roswell Real Estate, The Big Number | No Comments »
Milton City Council: Community Preservation or Self Preservation?
Back in January I wrote about the desire of three Milton property owners to have T-Mobile place a cell tower on their properties. The property locations are 13302 New Providence Rd., 2880 Mountain Rd. and 14495 Hopewell Rd. All three properties are zoned agricultural and meet the City of Milton’s zoning requirements necessary to have [...]
Posted by: Bob Strader, June 22nd, 2010 | LiveInAlpharetta.com
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What’s Going On With The New Bethany High School
I’m amazed at how many people are wondering - I’ve been asked a lot recently about the new Bethany Bend High School .
While most people are just curious, it’s also surprising how often I hear someone say “I hope it get’s delayed so my kid can go to Milton” . It seems to me [...]
Posted by: Bob Strader, June 18th, 2010 | LiveInAlpharetta.com
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Milton High School Ranks in Top 500 Nationally According to Newsweek
As reported in Newsweeks annual ranking of the top High Schools in the nation, Milton High School ranked number 313, down slightly from last years ranking of 311, and is the highest ranked high school in North Fulton. Milton comes in just in front of Alpharetta High School but well behind Walton, North Gwinnett and South Forsyth [...]
Posted by: Bob Strader, June 14th, 2010 | LiveInAlpharetta.com
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Real Estate Sales Data in North Fulton - It’s Like the Weather
Just wait a while and it will change….The question is "What does it mean?"
I’m just trying to stay as away of the trends in our area as I possible can. I wrote a post last month about the average sales price for homes in North Fulton West going up. I compared the sales for [...]
Posted by: Bob Strader, June 9th, 2010 | LiveInAlpharetta.com
Posted in Alpharetta Real Estate, Local Market Conditions, Metro Atlanta Statistics, Milton Real Estate, Roswell Real Estate, Schools | No Comments »
The BIG Number: May
29
Months worth of inventory of homes over $1M in North Fulton West of 400. 98 currently active, 40 sold over the past 12 months.
[second correction....I have no idea what I was thinking....or maybe I wasn't thinking at all. Thanks for reading ; ) ]
On the last day of each month I post a "Big Number" [...]
Posted by: Bob Strader, May 31st, 2010 | LiveInAlpharetta.com
Posted in Alpharetta Real Estate, Luxury Homes, Milton Real Estate, The Big Number | 1 Comment »
