Realtor Thursday

A Conversation with Anita Clark, Warner Robins Real Estate, ColdwellBanker SSK Realtors, Warner Robins GA.

Since 1968, the city has been officially designated Georgia‘s “International City“ because of the diversity of the inhabitants. Always willing to show its pride in our military heritage, the official city motto is EDIMGIAFAD which stands for “Every Day in Middle Georgia Is Armed Forces Appreciation Day”. A grass roots effort to change “Middle Georgia” in the motto to “United States of America” is underway.

 

History

Established in 1821, Warner Robins Georgia was initially a farming community called York. In 1865 the railroad came through and established a route north to Macon GA. The town was so appreciative; it changed its name to Wellston in honor of the railroads chief engineer. In 1941, the U.S. Air Force established a military depot in Wellston and the depot eventually grew into Robins Air Force Base (RAFB).

RAFB covers 6,400 acres and is Georgia‘s 3^rd largest employer and largest industrial complex, providing an important economic boost to central Georgia. In 1943, Wellston was renamed Warner Robins. Both Robins AFB and the city are named after Brigadier General Augustine Warner Robins.

People

Warner Robins has over 66,000 inhabitants and has seen considerable growth in recent years. In the last decade the population has increased over 36%, much of that due to the scope and mission increase at RAFB.

The city is quite diverse demographically, with 28% under age 18, 9.6% in the 18 to 24 range, 31.9% are 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% are seniors who are 65+. The average age is 33 years.

The median household income is $38,401 and the median family income is $44,217.

Economy

Over the last 10 years job growth has increased at an astounding 28.7% and fueled by the $4.27 billion economic impact of the base, the local economy has not skipped a beat. Recognized nationally, CNN Money recently gave the city kudos by placing it #13 on its list of towns were income goes the furthest. Unemployment is 8%, well below the state average of 9.9% and the national average of 9.2%.

Median home prices are around $125K, and with over 900 non-foreclosures single family homes for sale, there are plenty of good real estate deals for homeowners as well as investors. Coming into 2011, MSNBC (WalletPop) identified Warner Robins one of the top 10 places to buy a home in 2011.

Schools

With 27 public and private schools, there is a good blend of old and new facilities blanketing the city. Local educators put a premium on learning and it shows as the public schools scored better on every education indicator tracked by the Georgia Education Scoreboard than the state as a whole.

Fun Facts

Warner Robins is home to one of the top Air Museums in the country, the Museum of Aviation. This facility includes the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame as well as the Robert L. Scott Vistascope theater.

Warner Robins is also the Southeast Region Headquarters of Little League Baseball and Softball. The boys team won the Little League World Series in 2007 and the girls are reigning 2-time champs (2009-2010). Warner Robins is the only Little League to have won both a baseball and a softball Little League title.

About Anita Clark

I am British, married, and have 2 grown/married daughters. After 22 years of following my husband around the world, we retired from the U.S. Air Force and settled down here in middle GA. I’ve been a Realtor for the past 5 years and am passionate about what I do. I truly love helping people buy and sell real estate…let me show you how much!

Anita can be contacted at (478) 960-8055 or anita@cbssk.com

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