Progressive Farmer has made public their annual rankings for the best rural places to live and raise a family based on an analysis by OnBoard Informatics, which does real estate reserach.
According to Progressive Farmer, they consider home and land prices, crime rates, environment, education access to health care and economic factors. Counties are first ranked on these statistics, then final decisions are made.
from ProgressiveFarmer.com
Here are Progressive Farmers’ top 10 choices:
- Hamilton County, Neb.
- Chippewa County, Minn.
- Ida County, Iowa
- Harvey County, Kan.
- Clinton, Iowa
- Fayette County, Texas
- Oconee County, Ga.
- McPherson County, Kan.
- Obion County, Tenn.
- Madison County, Va.
Oconee County, Ga. was also the #1 Best Place to Live and Raise a Family in the South!
If you are looking to purchase a home in the Greater Athens area, please feel free to use this link to Search the Athens MLS! While on the Georgia MLS you can search for homes, create a User account to save favorite property searches, email property searches to friends and family, or request more information!
Also, don’t forget to check out your Local Market Snapshot at www.AthensHomeTrends.com!
About hankbailey
Member of the Athens Area Association of REALTORS®, Georgia Association of REALTORS®, and the National Association of REALTORS®. I grew up in Athens and graduated from UGA with a BBA from the Terry College. I serve as a Residential Real Estate Listing and Buyer Services through Prudential Georgia, one of the largest real estate companies in the State of Georgia. Working with first time home buyers, step-up buyers, and Relocations in Jackson, Barrow, Oconee, and Athens-Clarke Counties.
http://www.AdvancedPropertyMarketing.com (this is our listing methodology)
http://www.GetJobLossProtection.com (this is an overview of our job loss program)
• Adept at understanding mortgage financing issues, products, and terminology.
• Technical expertise in internet marketing.
• Excellence in establishing trust with clients.
Represents Prudential Georgia Property Management in the acquisition and marketing of properties for lease in the Greater Athens area.
Personal website; www.athensgahomesforsale.com
Member of GA MLS
Member of FMLS
Member Georgia Association of REALTORS®
Member of Athens Association of REALTORS®
Member of the National Association of REALTORS®
Member of the UGA Alumni Association
