Have you looked around at Marrietta or Smyrna? I used to spend alot of time on business in Atlanta and was offered a relocation, and these are some areas I looked at. It's been a few years, but I loved the suburbs there at the time.

I love to visit and shop, but WOW does it get hot and sticky in the summer... I'm a Texas girl so I know heat, but the sticky is a new thing. Is that something you have in PC too?