Get into Emory...check! Now where to live?!

meeep, BSN, RN · Mar 2, 2014

North Druid Hills, Virginia Highlands, and Little Five Points are all in close proximity to Emory.

BusiestBSN · Mar 3, 2014

North Druid Hills is really nice, my brother lives there and attends Emory for his graduate degree. He said traffic is not bad & it is a safe neighborhood. Not to mention I loved the area when I visited.

ccurry · Mar 3, 2014

I will definitely check into those areas. I was initially looking close to the school which was pretty expensive. I have a middle schooler so hopefully I find an area that is relatively close enough to Emory where it wont take an hour to get home and within a good school district. Thanks for your help! If you have any more suggestions keep em coming :)

runsalot · Mar 3, 2014

If you have kids look at decatur. Great schools.

Nurse2B2016 · Mar 4, 2014

If you have kids look at decatur. Great schools.

Umm Decatur doesn't have good schools lol what schools are you referring to? I'm curious.

runsalot · Mar 4, 2014

City of Decatur has some of the best schools in the state. Not unincorporated Dekalb that gets called Decatur.

Nurse2B2016 · Mar 5, 2014

Good to know ?

MO2u · May 25, 2014

If you have kids look at decatur. Great schools.

Yikes. Decatur schools aren't the best in the state though. Gwinnett and Cobb county have them beat

runsalot · May 26, 2014

City of Decatur schools. Not Just 'Decatur'. About a 5 sq mile area. Great schools. Inside the perimeter. High socio economic area and people don't send the kids to private. High tax rate. . Very close to Emory. Lots of Emory folks here. About a 10 min car ride to Emory and on the cliff shuttle.

monica427 · May 28, 2014

City of Decatur schools are great and are some of the best in the area. But the housing prices are quite pricey. If you're not willing to rent an apartment then you'd be hard pressed to find a single family home for a price that I would consider to be affordable. I would expect to spend at least $1500 a month for a house in the City of Decatur.

Druid Hills Middle (in the Dekalb Co. school system) seems to be a popular choice for folks of more moderate means. It hasn't always been good but I've heard good things about it recently and it's located near Emory. The areas that are zoned for that school are pretty spread out ... from the Emory area to Druid Hills to Scottdale.

Also Inman Middle (City of Atlanta) is a very good school but I can't really speak to the housing prices for the areas that it's zoned for. I do know many of the areas are quite pricey however. I think it primarily serves Candler Park, Inman Park, Virginia Highland ... all of which are close to Emory. It might be worth a look though.