Hey, this is Parker, your favorite Atlanta Realtor. We’ve done several videos on the City of Decatur, which is just east of downtown Atlanta. The City of Decatur is a very popular spot for people, especially if they’re going to be working at Emory or the CDC. So I wanted to give you 5 interesting facts about the City of Decatur. Let’s get going.

Number one:  there are five different zip codes that give you a Decatur mailing address, but only one of those zip codes is actually the City of Decatur. Do you know which one is actually the City of Decatur? We’ll insert the jeopardy theme music here for you, but it’s actually 300300. This is really useful information to know if you’re searching for a home in the City of Decatur. If you pull up listings on Realtor.com for instance, and you see that the zip code is 30030, you know you’re looking at a house within the city limits of Decatur. Any other zip codes with a Decatur mailing address, and what you’re looking at is a home an unincorporated Dekalb County. If you don’t know what unincorporated means, it means it’s part of a county but not part of a city. This is important information because the City of Decatur has its own police department, fire department, and school system. But also has much higher property values and higher property taxes as well. You know the school system and the police department may be a plus or a minus for you depending on your specific needs, and your budget, so having this information will definitely help you with your home search. So again the City of Decatur is zip code 30030, and every other home with the Decatur mailing address is part of Dekalb County.

Number two:  the City Schools of Decatur are one of the biggest drivers of demand for housing inside the city limits. City Schools of Decatur are some of the best in the entire state, and many parents are willing to pay that higher premium in the property taxes in order to be in that school system. City Schools of Decatur has five elementary schools, two upper elementary schools, which are fourth and fifth grade only only, one middle school, and one high school, which is conveniently located right next to downtown Decatur square. Almost all of the elementary schools are walk to school with a great community feel. One other unique thing about the City Schools of Decatur is the College Heights early childhood learning center, which goes from six weeks all the way up to pre-k, so it’s sort of like a public preschool. There are several other churches in Decatur which offer preschool programs as well.

Number three:  the City of Decatur has a very young and very highly educated population. There’s about 26,000 people in the City of Decatur, The median age is 37 which means half the people are below 37 and half are older than 37 and 75 percent of those people have a bachelor’s degree or higher. So as you might guess, the City of Decatur has a very high median household income. It’s actually just above $106,000 a year.

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Number four:  the City of Decatur has a great public park system. There’s almost 60 acres of public parks in the City of Decatur, which is actually quite a lot considering that the total area of the city is only four and a half square miles. Many of the neighborhoods in nearby North Decatur and Druid Hills have their own swim and tennis clubs, which are very popular and sometimes there’s a long waiting list, so they can be difficult to get into. City of Decatur has their own public pools:  they have three pools. They have three separate tennis complexes and they have three dog parks.

And finally, number five:  if you’re moving to Atlanta and planning on using public transportation, City of Decatur is a great place to be located. There’s the East Lake MARTA station, the Avondale MARTA station, and the downtown Decatur MARTA station, which is conveniently located on Decatur Square. The good news is all of these MARTA stations are surrounded by the neighborhoods – they’re an easy walk. So if you’re planning on using public transportation in Atlanta, Decatur is a fine place to be.

So I hope you found that helpful. Again we have several other videos about Decatur, the most popular and comprehensive of which is our pros and cons of living in Decatur, which I’ll link right there. And if you’re planning a move to Atlanta, please feel free to reach out my information is in the box below:  give me a call, shoot me a text, send me an emai,l I’d love to talk to you thanks!