Large front porch welcomes you home! Big living room with fireplace, separate dining room, kitchen has lots of cabinets, new granite c'tops, SS appliances, pantry and breakfast area. Hardwood floors on main. Upstairs has 2 good sized bedrooms that share a bath, master suite has dual closets, french doors to private balcony that overlooks back yard. 2 car detached garage - easily can finish storage space into bonus room by adding sheetrock and outdoor steps. Fenced back yard. Great amount of space for the price.
Single-familyProperty Type
2005Year Built
8,712 sq ftLot Size
$258Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by BECKY VINSON• Atlanta Communities
Bought with Adam Mincey• EXP Realty, LLC.
Source:FMLS #5887256
Redfin Estimate
$434,151
$135K since sold in September 2017$1,000 since July
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Large front porch welcomes you home! Big living room with fireplace, separate dining room, kitchen has lots of cabinets, new granite c'tops, SS appliances, pantry and breakfast area. Hardwood floors on main. Upstairs has 2 good sized bedrooms that share a bath, master suite has dual closets, french doors to private balcony that overlooks back yard. 2 car detached garage - easily can finish storage space into bonus room by adding sheetrock and outdoor steps. Fenced back yard. Great amount of space for the price.
FMLS #5887256
Sep 15, 2017
Sold
$299,000
$178/sq ft
Aug 14, 2017
Contingent
—
Aug 4, 2017
Listed
$299,000
$178/sq ft
Public Records
Apr 8, 1999
Sold
$72,500
$43/sq ft
Public Records
Feb 9, 1990
Sold
$56,000
$33/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$5,064 (+2.9%)
$51,080 + $123,000
$174,080
2024
$4,919 (+21.3%)
$51,080 + $123,000
$174,080
2023
$4,054 (−2.5%)
$51,080 + $109,480
$160,560
2022
$4,160 (−2.3%)
$30,000 + $98,880
$128,880
2021
$4,259 (+3.0%)
$30,000 + $103,160
$133,160
2020
$4,134 (+5.7%)
$30,000 + $103,160
$133,160
2019
$3,909 (+2.1%)
$30,000 + $89,560
$119,560
2018
$3,828 (−24.8%)
$30,000 + $86,480
$116,480
2017
$5,089 (+17.2%)
$30,000 + $86,480
$116,480
2016
$4,343 (+142.8%)
$10,600 + $79,360
$89,960
2014
$1,789 (+38.9%)
$10,600 + $67,080
$77,680
2013
$1,288 (−4.1%)
$10,720 + $28,720
$39,440
2012
$1,344 (−34.6%)
$10,720 + $28,720
$39,440
2011
$2,053 (−34.1%)
$13,080 + $45,432
$58,512
2010
$3,115 (−1.3%)
$24,921 + $73,039
$97,960
2008
$3,155
Tax history for 1561 Carter Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$5,064 (+2.9%)
$51,080 + $123,000
$174,080
2024
$4,919 (+21.3%)
$51,080 + $123,000
$174,080
2023
$4,054 (−2.5%)
$51,080 + $109,480
$160,560
2022
$4,160 (−2.3%)
$30,000 + $98,880
$128,880
2021
$4,259 (+3.0%)
$30,000 + $103,160
$133,160
2020
$4,134 (+5.7%)
$30,000 + $103,160
$133,160
2019
$3,909 (+2.1%)
$30,000 + $89,560
$119,560
2018
$3,828 (−24.8%)
$30,000 + $86,480
$116,480
2017
$5,089 (+17.2%)
$30,000 + $86,480
$116,480
2016
$4,343 (+142.8%)
$10,600 + $79,360
$89,960
2014
$1,789 (+38.9%)
$10,600 + $67,080
$77,680
2013
$1,288 (−4.1%)
$10,720 + $28,720
$39,440
2012
$1,344 (−34.6%)
$10,720 + $28,720
$39,440
2011
$2,053 (−34.1%)
$13,080 + $45,432
$58,512
2010
$3,115 (−1.3%)
$24,921 + $73,039
$97,960
2008
$3,155
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
3
Baths
2.5
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
9,583 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
—
Sq. Ft.
1,684
Year built
2005
Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
15 201 08 017
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jun 22, 2026.
R-75
Residential Medium Lot-75 District
The purpose and intent of the board of commissioners in establishing the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) District is as follows: To provide for the protection of neighborhoods within the county where lots have a minimum area of ten thousand square feet; To provide for compatible infill development in neighborhoods; To provide protections for existing development as new subdivisions are created; To provide flexibility in design on the interior of new development while protecting surrounding development; To assure that the uses and structures authorized in the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) District are those uses and structures designed to serve the housing, recreational, educational, religious, and social needs of the neighborhood; To provide for appropriately sized accessible and useable open space in new developments for health, recreational and social opportunities for county residents; To implement the future development map of the county's most current comprehensive plan.
Patio And Porch Features: Covered, Deck, Enclosed, Front Porch
Property Condition: Resale
Green Energy Efficient: Thermostat
Lot Information
Waterfrontage Length: 0
Financial
Financial Information
Buyer Financing: Conventional
Utilities
Utility Information
Cooling: Ceiling Fan(s), Central Air
Heating: Natural Gas
Water Source: Public
Sewer: Public Sewer
Location
HOA Information
Association Fee Frequency: Monthly
Association Fee2 Frequency: Annually
School Information
Elementary School: Peachcrest
Middle Or Junior School: Mary McLeod Bethune
High School: Towers
Location Information
Directions: From downtown Decatur, take Candler south to Memorial, take a Left on Memorial to Right on Carter Road. Home is on the right.
Dekalb - GA
Community Information
Community Features: Street Lights
Public facts
Beds: 3
Baths: 2.5
Sq. Ft.: 1,684
Stories: 2.0
Lot Size: 9,583 square feet
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 2005
Year Renovated: —
County: DeKalb County
APN: 15 201 08 017
Home facts updated by county records on Jun 22, 2026
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Peachcrest Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 1.7mi
2/10
Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 4.4mi
2/10
Towers High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 2.2mi
1/10
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