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OT--Macon WRAFB area question
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:05 pm
Have a request regarding the general Macon/WR AFB area. Have a good friend looking at retiring from Active Duty US Air Force and taking a GS-12/13 his at Robins and is asking about what area is a good place to live. Anyone have legit advice on where to look? He's asking about Bonaire. Appreciate feedback to help a brother in arms out.
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:11 pm to Brick67
Old downtown macon has some of the historic homes that would be $1 million in Atlanta but are $65k in Macon, the only drawback is if you have kids, the schools are really bad and you should probably keep a German Shepard in your yard.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:05 pm to Brick67
I live about 45 minutes from WR in the boondocks. WR is where we shop, and my girl played travel ball out of there, so I'm familiar with the area. Also half the county I live in work at the base, or so it seems. Bonaire, Kathleen & Perry are considered by most to be the better areas of Houston County, as Ncdawg previously said. Bonaire is the closest of the three to the base and sounds like a solid decision by your friend. I would really try to stay in these areas if I had kids in school. HOCO High, Veterans High, Perry High and their feeder schools range from good to great. Bonaire is really solid in this regard, too. If your friend doesn't have kids, he could get more house for his money in Warner Robins proper, and there still are SOME very nice areas there, but he better do his homework about crime in the area, first.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 9:37 am to Brick67
I would say Bonair, Kathleen or Perry as well. For the love of God do not live in Macon unless you would be north of Arkwright Road. Centerville and Warner Robins have their nice parts as long as you are south of Watson BLVD and west of Houston Lake Road. Does your friend have any children? If he does then he will want to look at the district maps because they can be a little convoluted. That does not mean that the schools are bad, but some schools are better than others (Veterans and Houston County vs Northside and Warner Robins). Depending on what size house and area he is looking for I can tell you some decent neighborhoods to look at. For the record I live in Kathleen.
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