First time home buyers opportunity to own Real Estate at an affordable price - WHY PAY RENT?!! Welcome to 4223 Mercer Rd. Decatur, GA! This lovely FOUR-SIDED cream color BRICK, ranch style home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bath, situated on a LARGE LOT. Refinished hardwood floors throughout with tiled flooring in the Kitchen. Carport has a huge storage room! Take advantage of this diamond in the rough with just a little TLC to make it your own style, you could enjoy AFFORDABLE living!! Talk to your Lender - about renovation loans and turn this home into your own!! Or perfect for an Air BnB! Just minutes away to downtown Decatur, this home is an easy commute to Emory, CDC and downtown Atlanta. Approx. 1.5 miles to 285!!
Single-familyProperty Type
1961Year Built
0.4 acresLot Size
$151Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 garage spacesParking
Listed by RENEE HARDIN• Virtual Properties Realty.com
Bought with Marzena Trawinski• Main Street Realty Group, LLC
Source:FMLS #7132154
Redfin Estimate
$160,796
$34K since sold in March 2023$3,000 since July
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This home's estimate is 18.8% lower than the average sale price ($198K) of 6 comparable homes.
First time home buyers opportunity to own Real Estate at an affordable price!! Welcome to 4223 Mercer Rd. Decatur, GA. This lovely FOUR-SIDED cream color BRICK, ranch style home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bath, situated on a LARGE LOT. Refinished hardwood floors throughout with tiled flooring in the Kitchen. Carport has a huge storage room! Take advantage of this diamond in the rough with just a little TLC to make it your own style, you could enjoy AFFORDABLE living!! Talk to your Lender - about renovation loans and turn this home into your own!! Or, perfect for an Air BnB! Just minutes away to downtown Decatur, this home is an easy commute to Emory, CDC and downtown Atlanta. Approx. 1.5 miles to 285!!
Public Records
Aug 27, 1984
Sold
$51,000
$48/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$3,960 (+2.5%)
$12,000 + $68,080
$80,080
2024
$3,865 (−4.3%)
$12,000 + $68,080
$80,080
2023
$4,038 (+71.1%)
$9,760 + $68,240
$78,000
2022
$2,361 (+34.2%)
$3,560 + $42,320
$45,880
2021
$1,759 (+9.0%)
$3,560 + $28,600
$32,160
2020
$1,613 (−0.9%)
$3,560 + $28,600
$32,160
2019
$1,627 (−15.1%)
$3,560 + $25,280
$28,840
2018
$1,915 (+43.7%)
$3,560 + $25,280
$28,840
2017
$1,333 (+33.2%)
$3,560 + $25,280
$28,840
2016
$1,001 (+54.7%)
$3,560 + $11,240
$14,800
2014
$647 (−0.2%)
$3,560 + $11,240
$14,800
2013
$648
$3,560 + $3,080
$6,640
2012
$648 (−20.4%)
$3,560 + $3,080
$6,640
2011
$814 (−40.5%)
$6,000 + $4,512
$10,512
2010
$1,368 (−31.3%)
$11,738 + $13,734
$25,472
2008
$1,992
Tax history for 4223 Mercer Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$3,960 (+2.5%)
$12,000 + $68,080
$80,080
2024
$3,865 (−4.3%)
$12,000 + $68,080
$80,080
2023
$4,038 (+71.1%)
$9,760 + $68,240
$78,000
2022
$2,361 (+34.2%)
$3,560 + $42,320
$45,880
2021
$1,759 (+9.0%)
$3,560 + $28,600
$32,160
2020
$1,613 (−0.9%)
$3,560 + $28,600
$32,160
2019
$1,627 (−15.1%)
$3,560 + $25,280
$28,840
2018
$1,915 (+43.7%)
$3,560 + $25,280
$28,840
2017
$1,333 (+33.2%)
$3,560 + $25,280
$28,840
2016
$1,001 (+54.7%)
$3,560 + $11,240
$14,800
2014
$647 (−0.2%)
$3,560 + $11,240
$14,800
2013
$648
$3,560 + $3,080
$6,640
2012
$648 (−20.4%)
$3,560 + $3,080
$6,640
2011
$814 (−40.5%)
$6,000 + $4,512
$10,512
2010
$1,368 (−31.3%)
$11,738 + $13,734
$25,472
2008
$1,992
*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
1
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.35 Acres
Year renovated
1993
Sq. Ft.
1,066
Year built
1961
Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
15 195 05 012
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.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Equestrian facility
Livestock production
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
Public service
Golf related
Communications tower
Property details
Parking
Parking Information
# of Carport Spaces: 2
Parking Features: Attached, Carport, Driveway
Open Parking: Yes
Interior
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Bathroom Information
# of Full Bathrooms: 1
# of Main Level Bathrooms: 1
Master Bathroom Features: Tub/Shower Combo
Bedroom Information
# of Main Level Bedrooms: 3
Bedroom Features: Master on Main
Interior Features
Interior Features: Other
Common Walls: No Common Walls
Appliances: Dishwasher, Electric Oven, Refrigerator
Foundation Details: Brick/Mortar, Concrete Perimeter
Lot Information
TaxLegalDescription: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 195 of the 15th District of DeKalb County, Georgia. Beginning at point on the Southeast side of Mercer Road and Hidden Valley Road and running thence Southeasterly 179 feet along the Northeast line of Lot 1 of the re-subdivision of Lot 1, Block 5 of the M.M. George Property as shown on Plat Book 10, Page 99 and Plat Book 11, Page 3 of DeKalb County.
Financial
Financial Information
Buyer Financing: Conventional
Utilities
Utility Information
Cooling: Other
Heating: Central
Water Source: Public
Electric: Other
Sewer: Septic Tank
Utilities: Cable Available, Electricity Available, Sewer Available
Location
School Information
Elementary School: Rowland
Middle Or Junior School: Mary McLeod Bethune
High School: Towers
Location Information
Directions: From Downtown Decatur, head Southeast on S. Columbia Drive turn LEFT onto Memorial Drive, RIGHT onto Covington turn LEFT onto Mercer Road. Home will be on your RIGHT. From 285 South exit Covington Hwy. go approx. 1 mile turn on Mercer Rd.
Road Surface Type: Asphalt
Road Frontage Type: City Street
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Public facts
Beds: 3
Baths: 1.0
Sq. Ft.: 1,066
Stories: 1.0
Lot Size: 0.35 acres
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1961
Year Renovated: 1993
County: DeKalb County
APN: 15 195 05 012
Home facts updated by county records on Jun 22, 2026
Around this home
Schools
Places
Transit
Rowland Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 0.9mi
4/10
Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 1.2mi
2/10
Towers High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 1.2mi
1/10
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