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North Decatur is a small city of 18,442 people in DeKalb County, Georgia. It's about 8 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $475k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,442people
$475kTypical home
$1,913/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,442
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,755 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 8 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $475k (≈$2,993/mo)
- Median rent $1,913/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (559 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,922 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PDK airport
- 14 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 991 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,599 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 179 bars within 25 mi
- 974 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- DeKalb County: D+65 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk