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Alpharetta, Georgia

Alpharetta is a city in north Fulton County, Georgia, United States. It is one of the most affluent communities in the state. According to a 2008 estimate, Alpharetta's population is 49,903.

Selected for its location next to a spring, it began as a campground, originally known as New Prospect Camp Ground until late 1858. Officially chartered on December 11 of that year, Alpharetta (supposedly Greek for "first town") served as the county seat of Milton County until the end of 1931 when Milton was merged with Fulton County to avoid bankruptcy during the Great Depression.

Despite Alpharetta's poor start, and it being one of the more distal, large suburbs in metro Atlanta, Alpharetta now features several mid-risebuildings, which are home to many high-tech companies including Hewlett-Packard, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, RedPrairie, Radiant Systems, Infor, Lucent, Nortel, IBM, Sun Microsystems, AT&T, Siemens, McKesson Corporation, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, E-Trade, Hansgrohe, General Electric, and LexisNexis, and Forbes online rated it as the number 1 "reloville" in the United States.

Education

The city is served by Fulton County Schools.

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Public elementary schools in Alpharetta include Alpharetta Elementary School, Creek View Elementary School, Lake Windward Elementary School, Manning Oaks Elementary School, and New Prospect Elementary School.

Cogburn Woods Elementary School in Milton, Crabapple Crossing Elementary School in Milton, Hembree Springs Elementary School in Roswell, Mimosa Elementary School in Roswell, and Summit Hill Elementary School in Milton serve portions of Alpharetta.

Public middle schools located in Alpharetta include Haynes Bridge Middle School and Webb Bridge Middle School. Autrey Mill Middle School in Johns Creek, Elkins Pointe Middle School in Roswell, Hopewell Middle School in Milton, and Northwestern Middle School in Milton serve portions of Alpharetta.

Amana Academy, a public charter school which is part of the Fulton County School system and provides education for students in Kindergarten to 8th grade, is in Alpharetta. Amana Academy uses the Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound (ELOB) instructional model. The Fulton Science Academy (FSA) is also a public charter school. FSA follows a different approach to science and mathematics and contains multiple academic extra-curricular activities. It is located near Alpharetta in Roswell.

Alpharetta High School serves most of Alpharetta. Centennial High School in Roswell, Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, Milton High School in Milton, and Roswell High School in Roswell serve sections of Alpharetta.

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Alpharetta Georgia

Alpharetta, GA, is a unique city because it has the friendly ambiance of a small Southern town yet it is only 20 miles northeast of Atlanta. Tourism is a significant source of revenue in Alpharetta because more than 100 local restaurants offer a wide variety of cuisines, hotel accommodations are readily available, and Alpharetta’s official city government policy is to encourage and develop sports, recreational and cultural resources for public enjoyment. Approximately 65,000 people reside in Alpharetta and 106,000 people travel to jobs at 3,600 different businesses each workday in Alpharetta.

Alpharetta’s city government encourages new business development

Through the Economic Development Division of the Community Development Department, Alpharetta’s city government encourages new business development in many ways. The Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau is the official city government authority whose mission includes inviting corporations to hold meetings and conventions in Alpharetta, and facilitating new business ideas by distributing helpful information. Most businesses in Alpharetta employ less than 50 people and opportunities abound for entrepreneurs.

Alpharetta offers a rural lifestyle complete with all amenities

Families with children are attracted to Alpharetta because the public school system is excellent and its student achievement scores consistently rank among the highest in America. Alpharetta’s shopping centers provide an intriguing diversity of stores and medical care is readily available at local hospitals. The City of Alpharetta also sponsors many popular events such as art festivals and country fairs that have a traditional history of drawing the community together with a wide variety of fun and educational activities.

Homes are highly valued in Alpharetta. From 1980 through 2007, the number of housing units in Alpharetta increased from 1,116 to 20,427 and approximately 15,240 of Alpharetta’s housing units are single family homes. The eclectic mix of housing in Alpharetta includes neighborhoods where first time buyers can find affordable homes, new townhomes within walking distance of downtown Alpharetta, luxury homes on 5-10 acres of land, and master planned communities that offer special amenities to residents such as golf course privileges, tennis courts and swimming pools. Alpharetta’s friendly neighborhoods and its many prosperous businesses are responsible for generating Alpharetta’s reputation as one of the best places to live and work in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.

Real estate and homes in Alpharetta

The residential real estate market in Alpharetta consists primarily of single family homes. From 1980 through 2007, the number of housing units in Alpharetta increased from 1,116 to 20,427 and approximately 15,240 of Alpharetta’s housing units are single family homes. According to the U.S. Census in 2000, the average household income in Alpharetta was $71,209. In 2007 the average household income in Alpharetta was estimated at $86,528 and the estimated median house or condominium value was $339,091.

The region extending northeast from Atlanta past Alpharetta is often called the Country Club Corridor because so many golf clubs are located there and real estate values are excellent. Alpharetta contains neighborhoods where first time buyers can find affordable homes, new townhomes within walking distance of Wills Park and downtown Alpharetta, luxury homes on 5-10 acres of land, and master planned communities that offer special amenities to residents such as golf course privileges, tennis courts and swimming pools. Some master planned communities contain single family homes and others are condominium complexes.

Master planned real estate developments in Alpharetta

One example of a master planned real estate development in Alpharetta is the Manor Golf and Country Club, which features many custom built executive type homes, the only Tom Watson Signature golf course in Georgia, a 32,000 sq. ft. English Tudor style clubhouse with casual and gourmet restaurants, two junior sized Olympic swimming pools, 21 professionally groomed tennis courts and a state of the art fitness center. Another master planned community is Crooked Creek with 640 private homes that are situated on a total of 525 acres of beautiful Alpharetta countryside. Crooked Creek's featured amenity is the 18-hole Michael Riley Championship Golf Course and they also have a 28,000 sq. ft. clubhouse with a members only Champion's Room, a casual dining Trophy Room, the Presidents Room for fine dining, 9 lighted tennis courts, a competition swimming pool, a waterslide with a splash pool, basketball courts and a playground.

Alpharetta’s beautiful countryside provides a sublime setting for luxurious single family homes where the public schools are excellent and a variety of restaurants and upscale shopping opportunities are available locally. Alpharetta is one of the fastest growing communities in North Georgia and it is considered to be a very desirable place to live because it is located far enough away from the urban sprawl of Atlanta to retain its intimate and charming appeal yet close enough for convenient commuting to Atlanta’s urban business center.

Visitor guide for Alpharetta, GA

Most visitors to Alpharetta drive northeast from Atlanta on Route 400 and many tourists who stop in Alpharetta are en route to Lake Chatuge, one of North Georgia’s premier resort destinations. There’s almost always something interesting happening in Alpharetta and the place to obtain a visitor’s guide containing a list of current events is the Alpharetta Welcome Center at 20 North Main Street, (678) 297-0102. The Alpharetta Welcome Center also has more than 200 free brochures featuring local tourist attractions and offering discounts at hotels and restaurants.

Alpharetta contains many public parks where opportunities for sports and recreation are available. The largest and most popular public park in Alpharetta is Wills Park where the Alpharetta Arboretum is located. Visitors will enjoy the Alpharetta Arboretum because it is a living museum that showcases the natural beauty of many native tree species from the Southeastern United States.

Annual festivals in Alpharetta

April is a great time to visit Alpharetta because that is when the annual Arts Streetfest occurs. During Arts Streetfest, Alpharetta’s downtown streets are closed to traffic and filled with vendors displaying original artwork created by people from all over the United States. Live jazz and acoustical music concerts are presented on various stages, cultural arts performances are given in Wills Park and an abundance of festive foods are available for sampling. Another very popular annual festival held during the month of May is Taste of Alpharetta, which has been attracting more than 70,000 food connoisseurs to Alpharetta each year for over 20 years. Admission is free and food samples generally cost between 50 cents and $3.00 each. The Taste of Alpharetta festival also includes live jazz, rock and contemporary music concerts, recorded music presented by 14 metro Atlanta radio stations, a small kids fun zone and an older kids fun zone. The Taste of Alpharetta festival is held in Wills Park located on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta.During September the City of Alpharetta, the Alpharetta Lions Club and the Alpharetta Historical Society sponsor the Old Milton Country Fair at the old Milton High School. This is an old fashioned country fair with live bluegrass music, outdoor barbecues and authentic country foods, old time children’s carnival games, horse rides and even pie eating contests. Farmers bring their fresh produce to the fair, home bakers bring fresh homemade pies, jams and jellies while at the same time in downtown Alpharetta, weavers, spinners, quilters, blacksmiths and candle makers demonstrate old time crafts and trades. The Old Milton County Fair is a large social gathering that offers visitors a wonderful opportunity to learn about life in Alpharetta.