Tucker Homes For Sale

About Tucker

Located 14 miles northeast of Atlanta in DeKalb County, Tucker was initially settled in the 1820s, later developed as a railroad community in 1892, and finally incorporated as a city in November 2015.

Blessed with favorable climate conditions, the city of Tucker is home to nearly 36,000 people.

Tucker’s citizens value active community involvement, as seen by the numerous societal groups and associations. Whatever your interests are, chances are there’s a group or association that exists for you to fit in.

Many of the more significant ones include business, civic, and sports associations. There are also historical alliances and non-profit groups involved in environmental preservation.

Housing in the surrounding neighborhoods consists of the 1960s and 1970s-era ranch and split-level homes with the 1970s and 1980s-era multi-story houses.

Area Features

Sports centers, parks, and religious centers are some of the mainstays of this area.

You’ll find Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, Catholic, Mormon, Presbyterian, and several non-denominational Christian churches, with some holding services in multiple languages for religious worshippers.

For outdoor activities, there’s Henderson Park, a 120-acre public park. Amenities in the park include a waterfall, playground for children, tennis courts, soccer fields, hiking trails, a community garden, and the fabulous Lake Erin. There are several picnic shelters, and you’ll discover a newly-added dog park too.

Enjoy shopping and dining opportunities at Main Street. Here, you’ll find several locally-owned shops and restaurants to explore. Main Street is also the centerpiece for many yearly Tucker events, including the Tucker Day Festival, where residents and visitors enjoy live music, food, arts, crafts, and hometown parades.

Tucker is home to the Tucker Brewing Company & Beer Garden, regarded as the most extensive beer garden in Georgia.

Schools

Schools are abundant in the area for families with children to attend. For primary and secondary education, Tucker residents can attend the DeKalb County School District, which includes three of the top-ranked schools in the nation.

The Elementary schools are Evansdale, Brockett, Idlewood, Livsey, Midvale, Nesbit Elementary School, and Smoke Rise Charter Elementary Schools. Middle schools include the Tucker and Stone Mountain Middle Schools. For High Schools, you have the Tucker, Parkview, Meadowcreek, McClure Health Science High Schools.