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DeKalb County Neighborhoods


Avondale Estates Profile

Avondale Estates is the only documented Southeastern example of an early 20th century planned community. The older part of the city was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. I...

Belvedere Park Profile

Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County, just east of East Lake and south of Avondale Estates and the city of Decatur. The neighborhood was built in the early 1950’s on a former dairy farm. It i...

Brookhaven Profile

While Brookhaven was first a plantation, then a summer getaway spot for Atlantans, its neighborhood roots date back nearly a century. Construction there continues as infill homes replace some of it...

Candler Park Profile

Candler Park was one of Atlanta's earliest neighborhoods. Most of its homes date from the early 1900s, when the one-story, craftsman bungalow was an affordable style. The National Register of Histo...

Chamblee Profile

Chamblee has grown from being a small Southern rail stop into an ethnically diverse and progressive city. It is one of eight located within DeKalb County. In the 1980s, as large manufacturing sites...

Decatur Profile

Located on MARTA's east-west rail line, Decatur has seen an explosion of homes, restaurants and shops in recent years as traffic-weary newcomers join longtime residents in this close-in community. ...

Doraville Profile

Doraville adopted a Livable Centers Initiative plan in early 2006 with plans for new condos, apartments, town homes and improved streetscapes. The plan carries weight in the face of the Doraville G...

Druid Hills Profile

This close-in neighborhood was home to many of Atlanta's elite during the 1890s. Frederick Law Olmsted and his sons laid out much of its leafy terrain. The core of Druid Hills (1,300 acres) was put...

Dunwoody Profile

Dunwoody today is a rapidly urbanizing close-in section of unincorporated DeKalb County, served by several nearby MARTA rapid transit stops, while retaining its strong residential base. The land in...

East Lake Profile

East Lake is located 4-1/2 miles east of downtown Atlanta, and is part of the city of Atlanta in DeKalb County. East Lake started as a suburban community to Atlanta in the late 1890s. East Lake is ...

Edgewood Profile

Edgewood is located four miles east of downtown Atlanta with easy access to I-20. It is just south of Little Five Points, north of East Atlanta, west of Kirkwood, and east of Reynoldstown. Edgewoo...

Ellenwood Profile

Ellenwood boasts a small-town community feel, while having access to the city life of Atlanta. People are moving to Ellenwood. This neighborhood, located 14 miles south of the city of Atlanta, has ...

Embry Hills Profile

Embry Hills, is a cohesive, friendly neighborhood near I-85 and I-285 on the north side of DeKalb County. The neighborhood has a mix of middle-class young families and retirees with houses priced f...

Lithonia Profile

The Mall at Stonecrest on Turner Hill Road, which opened in 2001, helps power the growth of new subdivisions in this southeast DeKalb municipality. The financial troubles facing City Hall just a fe...

Stone Mountain Profile

Stone Mountain continues to lure residents and visitors with its history and natural charm. The downtown area features lots of galleries and crafts and is located next to Stone Mountain Park, site ...

Toco Hills Profile

The Toco Hills neighborhood takes its name from a large commercial area, actually two shopping centers, located at the busy intersection of LaVista and North Druid Hills roads. According to Clyde S...

Tucker Profile

Just outside I-285 on the northeastern side of DeKalb County, Tucker may be the best-kept secret in Atlanta, particularly if you want to live close in. Atlanta real estate watchers have predicted t...


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