Base Name: Fort Gordon
 

Base Location: Georgia
 

How long have you been here? (give years please, ex. 2003-present) Nov 2007-present  (will be leaving July 08)
 

What is housing like? On-post? (waiting list, conditions, etc.) Off-post? Any areas to stay away from? Average price to rent or buy? The newer housing on post is VERY nice!!! They look better than most apartments. However there is still a lot of the old housing and that is where most lower ranks or those with no children go. They are not very good at all! Lead in the paint, paint peeling off, floor coming up...you get the picture. Off post is nice in most areas. I would stay away from tobacco road. The area varies to much over there. One street will be okay and the next will be drug infested. Grovetown is really nice, its right outside of gate 2. Washington road is nice as will as most areas around north and south belair.  Anything is Columbia County is wonderful from what I can see.

Rate the PX & Commissary. The PX is small compared to most I have seen but it has the essentials. The commissary is nice. The people who work there are kind and the prices are good.
 

Activities on base? There is a lake, paintball, go carts and a movie theater.
 

Active Spouses Club? Not sure
 

Things to do in area? This is a place called Adventure Crossing. They have laser tag as well as a ton of games. Downtown as some decent boutique's. There is Fort Discovery which I hear is very cool.
 

School System? not sure.
 

Any colleges in area? Troy University and Augusta Tech. I am sure there are more.
 

Jobs? (on post and off) There are tons of shopping places so you always have that. As far as offices and such, I am not sure.

Favorite aspect of this base/surrounding city? The place really has this hometown feel. You have to ignore the dirty areas of town, or do I like I do and never go to them :) I love Augusta and would love to stay :) The base is small and everything is super easy to find
 

Least favorite aspect? the idiot drivers!!!

Local websites? (base, chamber, newspaper, schools, etc.) 

Columbia County website

http://www.columbiacountyga.gov/

Fort Gordon websites

http://www.gordon.army.mil/  

http://www.fortgordon.com/

Augusta GA

http://augusta.georgia.gov/  

Any other tips?