Moving To Guides: Waynesboro, Georgia

Moving to Georgia brings up pictures of peaches, Tara, wide open green spaces, pine trees and lots of sunshine. All that is true and then some. Georgia red clay produces some of the most delectable fruits and vegetables this side of the Mississippi. Georgia is the home of Perdue chickens, peanuts, Frito-Lays potato chips and the 80s rock group Brownsville Station. It will also be your home when you move to Waynesoro. Grab another box and keep on packing while we give you a moving to guide to Waynesboro, Georgia.

Where is Waynesboro?

Waynesboro is 24 miles south of Augusta and 50 miles northwest of Statesboro. Atlanta and Macon are one hundred to a couple hundred miles to the east and west of your new home. In Georgia, some cities are the seat of the county. Waynesboro is the county seat of Burke County, located on the eastern edge of the state and home to over 5,000 residents. Various small towns and villages populate the county, but Waynesboro is where it’s at, so to speak. There is much commerce and other traffic moving through Waynesboro.

Homes in Waynesboro

Since the town is outside the larger cities of Statesboro and Augusta, home prices will be better. Prices vary, though, according to the age of the house, upgrades and location. For example, a three bed two bath house in 1,500 square feet on a 2.5 acre lot will run you $163,000. The same house, more or less, on less than an acre of land and with 1,800 square feet will cost you $220,000 but only because it backs to a golf course. So you’ll need to pick and choose your locations. You can pick up a two bed two bath home with 2,200 square feet on two acres for $91,000.

Education in Wayesboro

Counties in Georgia are small, and there’s a lot of them. Each county manages its own education system. Georgia schools go from Pre-K or K to 5, while the primary school goes from Pre-K to 2. The middle and high schools run as expected. Burke county hosts:

  • SGA Elementary School – Pre-K up to 5
  • Blakeney Elementary School – 3 up to 5
  • Waynesboro Primary School – Pre-K up to 2
  • Burke County Middle School – 6 up to 8
  • Burke County High School – 9 up to 12
  • Burke County Alternative School – 6 up to 12

The Burke County Bears won the state championship in 2011.

Higher education is available in Statesboro, Augusta, Savannah, Macon and Atlanta. Some driving will be necessary to attend:

  • Georgia State University, Atlanta
  • Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
  • Emory University, Atlanta
  • Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta and Savannah
  • Savannah State University, Savannah
  • Mercer University, Macon
  • Spelman College, Atlanta
  • South University, Savannah

Employment in Waynesboro

If you don’t want to travel to Savannah, Statesboro, Augusta, Macon or Atlanta to work, there is plenty to do in Burke County and the surrounding environs. ADT has a viable presence in town, as do the insurance and banking/credit industry. The medical community, IT and computers, trucking and logistics, the education system, and the energy industry all have a major presence in Waynesboro.

Anything to Do in Waynesboro?

Waynesboro is full of historical sites and buildings, parks and lakes as well as antebellum mansions. How many people get to see historic Confederate cemeteries or battlefields from the Civil War? You won’t tire of hiking and biking trails, water sports, the Farm Festival in September (children’s activities, music, food, arts and crafts) as well as Vince Gill and Styx at the Bell Auditorium in Augusta! There’s poker, too.

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