Druid Hills is a community in DeKalb County, Georgia, home to about 8,169 people across 3.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30306 and 30307.
Homes sold for a median of $373 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population8,1692,751 per sq mi
Median home value$793,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$373Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Druid Hills. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Druid Hills
Distances
Nearest major airport
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Atlanta, GA5 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL586 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Druid Hills; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Druid Hills
U.S. Representative · Georgia’s 5th DistrictNikema Williams (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Druid Hills had 9,429 residents in the 2020 census, down 26% since 2000.
It’s the 132nd largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
DeKalb County grew from 21,112 residents in 1900 to 764,382 in 2020.
DeKalb County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 51.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlanta Peachtree Ap, GA weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in DeKalb County
298,747 jobs at 18,258 businesses in DeKalb County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
460 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Druid Hills’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Emory University HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Atlanta1.7 miles
Emory University Hospital MidtownGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Atlanta2.5 miles
Decatur (Atlanta) Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Decatur2.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
32
Specialist doctors
32
Dentists
16
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
80
Mental health providers
206
Physical and occupational therapists
57
Optometrists
8
Chiropractors
29
Pharmacies
9
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Druid Hills
Parks (31 nearby)
Freedom Park · 134 acres1.1 mi
Fernbank Forest and Recreational Center · 69 acres1.1 mi
Candler Park · 58 acres0.5 mi
Freedom Park · 30 acres1.2 mi
Freedom Park · 28 acres0.4 mi
Deepdene Park · 22 acres1.2 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Sevananda0.7 mi
Publix0.7 mi
Kroger1.3 mi
Pharmacies (4 nearby)
CVS Pharmacy0.6 mi
Little 5 Points Pharmacy0.7 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.4 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Ponce De Leon Branch Library0.8 mi
Library Service Center0.9 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Fernbank Museum of Natural History0.8 mi
Carter Presidential Library1.1 mi
Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center0.5 mi
The Tuftest Class in Town0.7 mi
7 Stages Playhouse0.9 mi
Variety Playhouse1.0 mi
Horizon Theatre1.1 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by DeKalb County, Atlanta Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Fernbank Elementary SchoolAtlanta
Pre-K–5
895
Public
1.5 mi
Mary Lin Elementary SchoolAtlanta
Pre-K–5
526
Public
0.4 mi
Springdale Park Elementary SchoolAtlanta
Pre-K–5
437
Public
0.3 mi
UHS of Laurel HeightsAtlanta
Pre-K–12
53
Public
0.4 mi
Virginia-Highland Elementary SchoolAtlanta
Pre-K–5
649
Public
1.3 mi
Hillside Conant SchoolAtlanta
1–12
67
Public
1.7 mi
Druid Hills High SchoolAtlanta
9–12
1,468
Public
1.9 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Glenn SchoolAtlanta
Pre-K–K
14
Methodist
1.4 mi
Laurel Heights Academy (Hospital)Atlanta
3–12
88
Nonsectarian
0.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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