WHY SANDY SPRINGS?
NATIONALLY-RANKED SANDY SPRINGS
According to Portfolio.com, Sandy Springs is the 9th most
affluent municipality in the United States, and Forbes.com
named Sandy Springs as one of America’s top towns to live
well.
It is home to more Fortune 500 companies per capita
than any other city in the United States. Add in the
wonderful shopping, unique restaurants and the award
winning public schools, and you’ll see why Sandy Springs is
a destination all its own.
Sandy Springs has the highest concentration of medical
providers in the metropolitan Atlanta area, centered around
several highly-acclaimed hospitals which are conveniently
located adjacent to one another.
With easy access to all points of interest in and around
Atlanta, and amidst the scenic beauty of the Chattahoochee
river and mature wooded natural landscape, Sandy Springs
is a place to call home.
Georgia’s beautiful Chattahoochee River winds through
Sandy Springs, offering 20 miles of gorgeous natural
river shoreline. Miles of heavily wooded nature trails run
alongside the riverbank, forming a network of parks and
green ways, and provide a picturesque backdrop for hiking,
jogging, fishing, canoeing and more.
People say that living inside the top-end
perimeter puts you within 20 minutes from
anywhere, and that is just about right. Here
are some popular destinations and distance
from 70 Finch Forest Trail. What other
location can boast these commutes?
Miles
Amphitheaters, Braves, Museums & Parks
SunTrust Park (Braves & Concerts)......................4.2 m
High Museum of Art/Atlanta Symphony/
Alliance and Hertz Theaters.......................10.2m
Georgia Aquarium..............................................11.3m
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center................4.6m
Chastain Park Amphitheater...............................3.4m
Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center...............3.7m
Chattahoochee Nature Trail...............................0.9m
Whitewater Trails................................................2.2m
Chastain Park......................................................3.4m
Shopping & Restaurants
Publix..................................................................1.3m
Whole Foods......................................................4.5m
CVS.....................................................................1.3m
Cumberland Mall................................................4.6m
Phipps Plaza/Lenox Square................................6.4m
Perimeter Mall....................................................8.0m
Starbucks............................................................1.3m
The Juice Box.....................................................1.3m
Restaurants.........................................................Too many to list!
Chastain Park comprises more than 260 acres and is the
largest in the metropolitan area. The facilities here include
the horse park, pool, golf course, tennis center, baseball
fields and amphitheater. Schools & Hospitals
Public
Riverwood International Charter School............2.6m
Ridgeview Charter School (6-8)..........................6.5m
Heards Ferry Elementary....................................1.6m
LOWER TAX RATES Private
Holy Innocents’...................................................1.7m
Woodward Academy Bus Stop...........................1.3m
The Schenck School...........................................3.2m
The Galloway School..........................................3.5m
Trinity School......................................................3.7m
Holy Spirit . ........................................................4.0m
Pace Academy....................................................4.2m
Atlanta Girls School............................................4.6m
The Lovett School...............................................4.7m
The Westminster Schools...................................4.9m
The Weber School..............................................5.3m
Atlanta Jewish Academy....................................5.7m
Atlanta International School...............................6.6m
Marist School......................................................8.3m
70 Finch Forest Trail is just 1.4 miles from the City of
Atlanta, but a world away in property tax. In 2017 the taxes
on this property were $18,589. Compare this to a similarly-
sized home on only one acre within the city limits with 2017
property taxes of $34,032. That is a difference of $15,443 in
non-deductible tax annually.
Northside Hospital ............................................5.7m
St. Joseph’s Hospital..........................................5.7m
Piedmont Hospital..............................................9.3m
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.........................5.7m