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Athens (formally known as Athens-Clarke County) is a consolidated city–county and American college town in the U.S. state of Georgia, about 60 miles northeast from Downtown Atlanta. The University of Georgia, the state's flagship university and a Tier I research institution, is located in Athens and contributed to its initial growth. In 1991, after a vote the preceding year, the original city abandoned its charter to form a unified government with Clarke County, referred to jointly as Athens-Clarke County. As of the 2010 census, the consolidated city-county (including all of Athens-Clarke County except Winterville and a portion of Bogart) had a total population of 115,452; all of Clarke County had a population of 116,714. Athens is the sixth-largest city in Georgia, and the principal city of the Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 192,541 as of the 2010 census. Athens-Clarke County has the smallest geographical area of a county in Georgia.
The city is dominated by a pervasive student culture and music scene centered on Downtown Athens adjacent to the University of Georgia campus. Major music acts associated with Athens include numerous alternative rock bands such as R.E.M., the B-52's, Widespread Panic, and the Indigo Girls.

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A vehicle is needed, the monthly rent and other unknown expenses can be costly.Tenents parking can be a problem with guests visiting.

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No public transportation.
A vehicle is needed for work/shopping etc .not neighborhood friendly, too expensive to live on a fixed Budget..
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Laid back peaceful setting...

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I feel capable of working

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Because Athens is small very friendly town.The care about all topics that was mention..

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