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Hey there! I've lived in various parts of the city/suburbs since 2008. If you want suburbs/good schools, both Cobb (Marietta, mainly) and north Fulton (Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek) seem to have the best schools. I live in north Fulton and commute into the city in under 40 min, but I'm not all the way in Midtown so you'd have to check that. I have flexibility in start/end times for my job so I tend to commute earlier to avoid traffic. MARTA (train/subway) may be a good option for your DH depending on whether his job is close enough to a station.

If you want more in-town but still good schools, Decatur would be a good choice. It's great for families and quality of life, but housing is extremely expensive.

We moved to Atlanta from Chicago almost a year ago and have the identical situation - I work from home and DH works in Midtown. We initially rented a place in Midtown initially which was super convenient, but we are moving to Decatur (City of Decatur specifically - it makes a huge difference in terms of schools) in a few weeks. It is a fantastic community, the schools are awesome, and the commute to Midtown is about 30 minutes with traffic.

We very rarely venture outside the perimeter and we don't know many people who live there. Some of DH's colleagues live in Dunwoody and seem to like it.