Oakhurst
in the heart of City of Decatur one of Intown Atlanta's most charming "family friendly" 'hoods
Arguably one of the City's most sought after neighborhood, Oakhhurst is well known for it's wide selection of original craftsman style homes and larger reproductions. It's seen more than it's fair share of growth due to the popular public school system and, though we don't know the exact numbers, there's an expoential increase in the population of dog walkers and baby strollers every year.
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About Oakhurst, Decatur GA
Oakhurst, located about 6 miles due east of down town Atlanta, is in Dekalb County and consumes most of small, City of Decatur's south west quadrant. Oakhurst benefits from an easy access, close-in location, Decatur's top notch city services and a sought after "best in-town" public school-district. For these reasons, it often makes the top list for young, liberal minded families with school aged children looking for a safe, community oriented neighborhood a stones throw from everything Atlanta in-town living has to offer.
At it's core you find "Oakhurst Village" - a walkable neighborhood business district, marked by the intersections of Oakview Road and East Lake Drive. On a quick drive through it appears cozy but if you're here on a Friday afternoon you'll find a diverse collage of 20 plus small business bustling with activity. Ranging from quaint shops, a true neighborhood market, an art gallery, children's music school and hair salon... to medical and real estate services, a 50's style car care center and nearly a dozen eateries and frequented watering holes. It's all anchored by a community and events center located in the completely restored, old Scottish -Rite Children's Hospital. The original Neil Reid Design dates back to 1919. Theres even a brand new fire house where friendly fireman are often found chatting with neighbors while buffing to a shine Decatur's new fleet of all white fire engines. It's a slice of old Americana... with a "crunchy granola" flavor all it's own.
What's Your Home Worth?
If you’re going to sell your your home in Oakhurst in the next 6-12 months, what you do right now to prepare for the sale could make a difference of thousands of dollars. The first thing you’ll need to know is how much your house is worth compared to other homes in the Oakhurst market. You can put our neighborhood expertise to full use with our "Pin Point Price Analysis" for your Oakhurst home.
History
A bicycle or vespa scooter would be appropriate touring fair of this community originally established in in 1892 in conjunction with The Atlanta Street Railway Companies development of the North Decatur Trolly Line. This line crossed the South Decatur line right at the intersection in what is now Oakhurst Village. Oakhurst was incorporated by the Georgia Legislature in 1910 and remained the town of Oakhurst until it's full annexation into the City of Decatur by 1916.
For decades a national trend of city abandonment and suburban sprawl led to the steep decline of the area from the 1960's to the early 1990's. Much like many of Atlanta's in-town neighborhoods, it wasn't until the resurgence of desired city living in conjunction with local growth spawned by the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996, did Oakhurst experience change once again. Since the late 90's its growth to maturity has accelerated as it furthers its development of a character all it's own.
Predominately a residential community, Oakhurst has no shortage of city parks and places of worship. Harmony Park in the center of the Village Square and Oakhurst and McCoy Parks are all within easy reach and offer world class amenities like a new community swimming pool, a 9+ acre recreation park with tennis courts, baseball fields, a skate park, children's play grounds and picnic areas. Theres even and a large dog park where you and the dog can meet the neighbors and play.
While visiting Kavarna, Oakhurst Village's token coffee and music pub, it's not long before you notice that everyone there is uniquely different. Ladies with baby strollers, tattooed musicians, suite-tied attorneys and retirees with there dogs can all be found on a typical morning- collecting a cup of their treasured morning joe. It's a community whose residents are as diverse as the homes they live in- old and new- young and mature- polished and ragged. Oakhurst is one of those places where humanity shows up in all it's glory. And this... well, this is what make it's so special to the eclectic 6,000 or so folks who choose to call it home.
It's What You're Looking For: 
- Highly rated and strong public schools
- Most homes walkable to parks, dining and schools
- Under 20 minutes commute to Downtown & Midtown business districts
- Homes with old character & front porches or made to look old new homes with square footage.
- Want to raise a family- settled in.
- Adopt a plot at the community garden
Maybe Not For You?:
- Very high city property taxes
- Home values can be high with sales prices from the low $400's to low $700's.
Schools:
- College Heights Early Learning Center (public)
- Oakhurst Elementary (public)
- Winnona Park Elementary (public)
- 5th Avenue School (public 5th-6th grade)
- Renfroe Middle School (public)
- Decatur High School (public)
- Friends School of Atlanta (private)
- School of the Oaks (private)
- Agnes Scott College (private)
Parks:
- Harmony Park
- Oakhurst Park
- McCoy Park
- Oakhurst Dog Park
Public Transportation:
- Harmony Park
- Oakhurst Park
- McCoy Park
- Oakhurst Dog Park
Restaurants & Bars:
Oakhurst Decatur Real Estate
| All Listings | Under $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 |
| $200,000 - $300,000 | $300,000 - $400,000 | $400,000 - $500,000 |
| $500,000 - $600,000 | $600,000 - $700,000 | $700,000 - $800,000 |
Tremendous Building Opportunity In Oakhurst. Work...
- Price:
- $750,000
- City:
- Decatur
- Beds:
- 5
- Baths:
- 4
- Type:
- Residential
- MLS® #:
- 4298104
- Provider:
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Keller Williams Realty Intown Atl
Tremendous Building Opportunity In Oakhurst. Work Directly With The Thrive Team To Customize This 2011...
Beautiful 5bd/4ba Home In Oakhurst Neighborhood, City...
- Price:
- $689,000
- City:
- Decatur
- Beds:
- 5
- Baths:
- 4
- Type:
- Residential
- MLS® #:
- 4306439
- Provider:
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Keller Williams Realty Metro Atl
Beautiful 5bd/4ba Home In Oakhurst Neighborhood, City Of Decatur. Classic Reproduction 2-story Craftsman...
Spectacular Brick & Stone Tudor Craftsman In Popular...
- Price:
- $669,000
- City:
- Decatur
- Beds:
- 4
- Baths:
- 3
- Type:
- Residential
- MLS® #:
- 4290719
- Provider:
-
Keller Knapp Inc
Spectacular Brick & Stone Tudor Craftsman In Popular City Of Decatur. Built In 2007 With All The Upgrades,...
Another Arlene Dean Masterpiece! 'prairie-modern' Design...
- Price:
- $649,900
- City:
- Decatur
- Beds:
- 5
- Baths:
- 4
- Type:
- Residential
- MLS® #:
- 4309234
- Provider:
-
Avenue Realty East Decatur Station, Llc
Another Arlene Dean Masterpiece! 'prairie-modern' Design By Architect Eric Rawlings. All Of Arlene's...
It's Ready--check Out The New Pics! Cottage Style With...
- Price:
- $649,000
- City:
- Decatur
- Beds:
- 4
- Baths:
- 3
- Type:
- Residential
- MLS® #:
- 4313920
- Provider:
-
Keller Knapp Inc
It's Ready--check Out The New Pics! Cottage Style With The Scale & Amenities Of New Construction, From...
Late Spring Completion For This Beautiful Stoney River...
- Price:
- $624,900
- City:
- Decatur
- Beds:
- 5
- Baths:
- 4
- Type:
- Residential
- MLS® #:
- 4293968
- Provider:
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Coldwell Banker Residential Br
Late Spring Completion For This Beautiful Stoney River Home! Best Price For This Amount Of Square Footage...
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Oakhurst Market Watch
Oakhurst Real Estate: A look back at 2011
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