A city of 57,361, settled in 1821. Home to 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Decatur does most differently from other towns.
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Decatur, Alabama
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Ordered by what stands out in Decatur. Another town gets a different order.
28 miles of trails across 26 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | 4.3 mi | 4,378 |
| 2. Wilson Morgan Park | 2.9 mi | 118 |
| 3. Point Mallard Park | 2.1 mi | 218 |
About one in 3 of Decatur’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Huntsville (21%), Madison (3%) and Athens (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Decatur beats the Alabama average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Decatur | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 14.1% | 9.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.6% | 19.2% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 17% | 13.9% |
Decatur reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.
The typical Decatur home is worth about $223,000, down 1.2% in a year, 8% below the Alabama typical home.
The public schools Decatur’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Elementary School | PK–5 | 481 | C |
| BanksCaddell Elementary School | PK–5 | 477 | C+ |
| Austinville Elementary School | PK–5 | 463 | C |
| Chestnut Grove Elementary School | PK–5 | 436 | B |
| Frances Nungester Elementary School | PK–5 | 428 | A− |
| West Decatur Elementary School | PK–5 | 407 | D |
Decatur has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
14.6% of the town is conserved land, across 26 parks and preserves.
15 places in Decatur on the National Register of Historic Places.
56 notable people were born in Decatur.
City in and county seat of Morgan County, Alabama
Decatur () is the largest city in and the county seat of Morgan County (with a portion also in Limestone County) in the U.S. state of Alabama. Nicknamed "The River City," it is located in northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler Lake along the Tennessee River. The population was 57,938 at the 2020 census. Decatur is the core city of the two-county large Decatur metropolitan area, with an estimated population of 157,425 in 2022. Combined with the Huntsville Metropolitan Area, the two create the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, of which Decatur is the second-largest city. Like many southern cities in the early 19th century, Decatur's early success was based upon its location alon…
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4 towns share a border with Decatur.
