Be sure to click the VIRTUAL TOUR link found in this listing to "get inside" this awesome home right away! One of the best locations to live in Metro Atlanta! This North Decatur home sits in the heart of it all -- convenient to parks, trails, shopping, restaurants and many places you want to be! Beautifully refinished hardwoods throughout, this home offers bright kitchen, dining, and living areas with great functionality. The full clean dry basement is partially finished and climate controlled with brand new HVAC and duct work. The main level has all new thermal windows throughout for great efficiency. And what a back yard! Fully fenced with lush green grass, mature trees for great shade, upper deck, and a creek way in the back. Convenient to Emory/CDC (5 min drive), Downtown Decatur, Stone Mtn., Midtown and Downtown -- so close to everywhere you want to be!
Single-familyProperty Type
1956Year Built
0.4 acresLot Size
$306Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
5 spacesParking
Listed by Cory Co Real Estate Group• Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta
Listed by Cory Ditman• Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta
Bought with Alison Bahm• Keller Knapp
Source:FMLS #6710671
Redfin Estimate
$627,038
$133K since sold in May 2020$9,000 since August
Recently sold homes
Estimate history
Homes for sale
This home's estimate is 4.6% lower than the average sale price ($657K) of 5 comparable homes.
Be sure to click the VIRTUAL TOUR link found in this listing to "get inside" this awesome home right away! One of the best locations to live in Metro Atlanta! This North Decatur home sits in the heart of it all -- convenient to parks, trails, shopping, restaurants and many places you want to be! Beautifully refinished hardwoods throughout, this home offers bright kitchen, dining, and living areas with great functionality. The full clean dry basement is partially finished and climate controlled with brand new HVAC and duct work.The main level has all new thermal windows throughout for great efficiency. And what a back yard! Fully fenced with lush green grass, mature trees for great shade, upper deck, and a creek way in the back. Convenient to Emory/CDC (5 min drive), Downtown Decatur, Stone Mtn., Midtown and Downtown -- so close to everywhere you want to be!
GAMLS #8006165
Aug 19, 2016
Listing Removed
—
Jul 8, 2016
Sold
$405,000
$197/sq ft
Jun 21, 2016
Pending
—
May 25, 2016
Listed
$425,000
$207/sq ft
Look no further than this handsome brick ranch nestled in the award-winning Fernbank Elementary district in Clairemont Heights. Offering great connectivity to CDC/Emory, major roads, and the Decatur shops and retail. Easy family living on the main includes 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and updated kitchen and dining. All new paint inside and BRAND NEW HVAC. Generous freshly stained newer deck is perfect for entertaining and enjoying the enormous back yard on a nearly 1/2 acre lot. Full unfinished basement is tidy and usable until you finish it and double your living space!
Public Records
Jul 15, 2016
Sold
$402,000
$196/sq ft
FMLS #5696460
Jul 18, 2016
Price Changed
$402,000
$196/sq ft
Jul 1, 2016
Price Changed
$410,000
$200/sq ft
Jul 1, 2016
Sold
$402,000
$196/sq ft
Jun 18, 2016
Contingent
—
Jun 9, 2016
Price Changed
$410,000
$200/sq ft
May 25, 2016
Listed
$425,000
$207/sq ft
Public Records
Apr 27, 2005
Sold
$285,000
$139/sq ft
Public Records
Feb 27, 2002
Sold
$279,000
$136/sq ft
Public Records
Apr 14, 2000
Sold
$249,000
$121/sq ft
Public Records
May 3, 1999
Sold
$231,500
$113/sq ft
Public Records
May 9, 1994
Sold
$129,000
$63/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$7,292 (+5.8%)
$80,960 + $167,760
$248,720
2024
$6,890 (+6.3%)
$80,960 + $167,760
$248,720
2023
$6,484 (+6.1%)
$80,960 + $138,560
$219,520
2022
$6,111 (+5.5%)
$60,000 + $125,120
$185,120
2021
$5,792 (+5.1%)
$60,000 + $111,280
$171,280
2020
$5,511 (+3.5%)
$60,000 + $111,280
$171,280
2019
$5,326 (+1.6%)
$60,000 + $99,040
$159,040
2018
$5,242 (−5.8%)
$60,000 + $96,080
$156,080
2017
$5,563 (+14.5%)
$60,000 + $96,080
$156,080
2016
$4,859 (+48.0%)
$23,240 + $129,880
$153,120
2014
$3,282 (+3.8%)
$23,240 + $112,880
$136,120
2013
$3,162 (−4.6%)
$23,240 + $73,600
$96,840
2012
$3,315 (−10.1%)
$23,240 + $73,600
$96,840
2011
$3,686 (−6.5%)
$31,960 + $94,440
$126,400
2010
$3,944 (+29.2%)
$34,340 + $92,060
$126,400
2008
$3,052
Tax history for 542 N Superior Ave
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$7,292 (+5.8%)
$80,960 + $167,760
$248,720
2024
$6,890 (+6.3%)
$80,960 + $167,760
$248,720
2023
$6,484 (+6.1%)
$80,960 + $138,560
$219,520
2022
$6,111 (+5.5%)
$60,000 + $125,120
$185,120
2021
$5,792 (+5.1%)
$60,000 + $111,280
$171,280
2020
$5,511 (+3.5%)
$60,000 + $111,280
$171,280
2019
$5,326 (+1.6%)
$60,000 + $99,040
$159,040
2018
$5,242 (−5.8%)
$60,000 + $96,080
$156,080
2017
$5,563 (+14.5%)
$60,000 + $96,080
$156,080
2016
$4,859 (+48.0%)
$23,240 + $129,880
$153,120
2014
$3,282 (+3.8%)
$23,240 + $112,880
$136,120
2013
$3,162 (−4.6%)
$23,240 + $73,600
$96,840
2012
$3,315 (−10.1%)
$23,240 + $73,600
$96,840
2011
$3,686 (−6.5%)
$31,960 + $94,440
$126,400
2010
$3,944 (+29.2%)
$34,340 + $92,060
$126,400
2008
$3,052
*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
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.4 Acres
Year renovated
2012
Sq. Ft.
2,051
Year built
1956
Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
18 051 15 015
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.
Utilities: Cable Available, Electricity Available, Natural Gas Available, Phone Available, Sewer Available, Water Available
Location
HOA Information
Association Fee2 Frequency: Annually
School Information
Elementary School: Fernbank
Middle Or Junior School: Druid Hills
High School: Druid Hills
Location Information
Directions: From Downtown Decatur, go North on Clairmont to Right on N. Decatur Rd. to Left on N. Superior to house on Left. From I-85, take the N. Druid Hills exit and go East to Right on Clairmont to Left on Desmond to Right on N. Superior to house on Right.
Road Surface Type: Concrete
Dekalb - GA
Community Information
Community Features: Near Beltline, Near Marta, Street Lights
Public facts
Beds: 3
Baths: 2.0
Sq. Ft.: 2,051
Stories: 1.0
Lot Size: 0.4 acres
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1956
Year Renovated: 2012
County: DeKalb County
APN: 18 051 15 015
Home facts updated by county records on Jun 22, 2026
Around this home
Schools
Fernbank Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 1.3mi
8/10
Druid Hills Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 2.5mi
5/10
Druid Hills High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 0.9mi
6/10
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Lifestyle
Provided by Walk Score and Local Logic
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