Decatur, Alabama Description

Decatur, AL is a city located in the northern part of the state of Alabama. It is situated along the Tennessee River and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The city has a population of 55,683 as of 2019 and covers an area of 54.4 square miles.

Decatur is known for its rich history and culture, having been founded in 1820 by John Decatur, a veteran of the War of 1812. The city was an important center for cotton production during the 19th century and was also home to several major industries such as railroads, steel mills, and paper mills. Today, Decatur is home to many businesses including aerospace companies, automotive suppliers, and food processing plants.

The city has several attractions including Point Mallard Park which features a water park, camping sites, picnic areas, and trails; Cook's Natural Science Museum which houses over 200 species of animals; Delano Park which offers tennis courts, playgrounds, and walking trails; and Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge which provides habitat for migratory birds. There are also several historic sites such as Bank Street Historic District which features Victorian-style homes from the late 19th century; Old State Bank Building which was built in 1836; and Carnegie Visual Arts Center which houses art galleries and studios.

Decatur has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 64°F (18°C). The city receives around 50 inches (127 cm) of precipitation per year with most occurring during the summer months from April to September.

Decatur, Alabama Real Estate Stats

Active Listings

378

Median List Price

$304,900

Median Days On Market

Median Price Sqft

148

Median Lot Size

13,504

Median Sqft

2,109

Median Year Built

1979

Top Neighborhoods In Decatur, Alabama

Latest Homes for sale in Decatur, Alabama

Address	Bed / Bath	Listing Price
2805 Lexington Avenue Decatur, AL Living Area: 1765 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$299,978
915 Way Thru The Woods SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2554 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$299,900
3116 Joseph Drive SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2286 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$373,157
1105 Maplehurst Street Decatur, AL Living Area: 2366 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$418,800
2407 13th Street SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2107 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$400,000
3013 Lisa Lane Decatur, AL Living Area: 2218 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$399,982
111 Gin Creek Crossing Decatur, AL Living Area: 1556 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$290,000
1211 Fletcher Avenue Decatur, AL Living Area: 1660 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$199,900
4306 Foxwood Drive Decatur, AL Living Area: 1420 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$244,035
1706 Woodmont Drive SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 3413 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$634,000
4530 Arrowhead Drive Decatur, AL Living Area: 2830 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$424,900
1941 S Brownstone Court SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1332 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$269,000
402 5th Avenue SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1356 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$125,000
324 Memorial Drive NW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1230 Sqft.	2 Beds, 2 Baths	$199,900
2203 Apolla Lane Decatur, AL Living Area: 1429 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$219,000
902 Somerville Road SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2710 Sqft.	5 Beds, 3 Baths	$205,000
3906 Danville Road SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2100 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$319,900
2004 Shady Grove Lane SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1390 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$200,000
1204 8th Street SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2319 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$235,000
2308 Diamond Pointe SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2809 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$449,000
2403 SE Murphree Road Decatur, AL Living Area: 1535 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$285,000
2312 Quince Drive SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 1659 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$299,000
2613 Little John Street SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2050 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$310,000
1847 Red Sunset Drive Decatur, AL Living Area: 1943 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$284,900
2722 King Arthur Court SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2220 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$315,000
419 5th Avenue SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1353 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$129,900
3 Cain Street Decatur, AL Living Area: 1492 Sqft.	2 Beds, 2 Baths	$212,934
417 Jackson Street Decatur, AL Living Area: 3739 Sqft.	5 Beds, 4 Baths	$493,812
2305 Pennylane SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2064 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$359,900
3117 Ridgeway Drive SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2704 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$799,900
1703 Buena Vista Circle SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 1268 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$184,900
2314 Meadowbrook Road SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2831 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$579,000
1711 Sandra Street SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2058 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$280,000
1414 10th Avenue SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 1300 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$175,000
1220 8th Street SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1524 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$169,900
2012 Lancaster Avenue SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2029 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$279,900
206 Memorial Drive NW Decatur, AL Living Area: 952 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$120,000
2406 Auburn Drive SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 3122 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$380,000
1301 Terrehaute Avenue Decatur, AL Living Area: 1850 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$253,986
3501 Chula Vista Ridge Drive SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 3790 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$599,000
1804 SE Eastwood Drive SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2800 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$439,000
1213 Fletcher Avenue SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1559 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$230,000
2413 Pennylane Decatur, AL Living Area: 1909 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$332,796
112 Fawn Ridge Drive Decatur, AL Living Area: 2003 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$399,999
2102 Saint Andrews Street SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2300 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$324,900
1220 Kathy Lane Sw SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1710 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$224,900
2346 Tintagel Drive Decatur, AL Living Area: 2187 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$429,900
506 Canal Street NE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2388 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$399,900
510 Canal Street NE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2405 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$389,900
2018 Englewood Place SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 3850 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$589,000
3215 Vicksburg Drive Decatur, AL Living Area: 2954 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$374,000
2305 Richmond Street SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1449 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$147,000
3019 Joseph Drive SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2300 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$356,580
3017 Joseph Drive SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 1930 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$327,550
3021 Joseph Drive SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2508 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$371,590
185 Clear Creek Drive Decatur, AL Living Area: 1891 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$276,650
194 Clear Creek Drive Decatur, AL Living Area: 1474 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$248,400
4024 Mckenzie Drive Decatur, AL Living Area: 1209 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$231,450
2003 Lancaster Avenue Decatur, AL Living Area: 2429 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$329,900
1929 Woodmead Street Decatur, AL Living Area: 1580 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$214,900
2301 Fleetwood Drive SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2418 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$349,995
1109 SW Betty Street Decatur, AL Living Area: 1650 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$234,900
1000 Puritan Lane Decatur, AL Living Area: 1844 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$328,400
2011 College Street Decatur, AL Living Area: 1778 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$197,500
2010 SE 13th Street Decatur, AL Living Area: 1129 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$175,900
1005 Puritan Lane Decatur, AL Living Area: 2043 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$349,800
1115 Maplehurst Street Decatur, AL Living Area: 3031 Sqft.	5 Beds, 4 Baths	$473,300
2101 Galahad Drive SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2627 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$285,000
1609 Saginaw Lane SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1431 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$218,395
1210 Palisade Court SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1437 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$245,000
2505 Burningtree Drive SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 3071 Sqft.	5 Beds, 2 Baths	$397,500
9 Madison Lane Decatur, AL Living Area: 1790 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$299,900
2214 Anderson Drive SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1802 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$270,000
1503 Fairway Drive SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2911 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$475,000
3526 South Chapel Hill Road Decatur, AL Living Area: 2248 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$497,900
315 Bobwhite Drive SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1149 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$190,000
1037 Vestavia Drive Decatur, AL Living Area: 2666 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$329,818
1907 7th Street SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 880 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$109,900
1603 4th Avenue SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2204 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$305,000
1204 Cloverdale Avenue SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2260 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$275,000
2505 Ashmor Place SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 4776 Sqft.	5 Beds, 5 Baths	$829,900
2211 11th Street SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 1440 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$209,900
1820 Stratford Road Decatur, AL Living Area: 2828 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$549,931
1119 Way Thru The Woods SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1750 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$225,000
35 Winchester Drive Decatur, AL Living Area: 2270 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$395,000
116 Deer Springs Road SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2274 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$430,000
2417 Stratford Road SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 2067 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$349,900
1110 7th Avenue Decatur, AL Living Area: 1305 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$159,900
2007 Jefferson Avenue SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1927 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$264,900
1802 Stratford Road Decatur, AL Living Area: 2257 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$348,931
39 Old Somerville Road SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 1375 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$233,800
2304 Duncansby Drive SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2125 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$395,000
3217 Chestnut Court Decatur, AL Living Area: 1507 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$280,000
2318 Spring Avenue SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 2689 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$510,910
2512 WALKER ROAD SE DECATUR, AL Living Area: 2440 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$250,000
4516 Margarete Drive SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1475 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$195,000
2353 Cameron Street Decatur, AL Living Area: 1305 Sqft.	2 Beds, 2 Baths	$209,000
3919 South Chapel Hill Road SW Decatur, AL Living Area: 1757 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$269,900
1721 Pennylane SE Decatur, AL Living Area: 1919 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$319,900
4017 White River Decatur, AL Living Area: 1402 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$227,800