Hapeville could become the southside version of Decatur

By KEVIN DUFFY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 06/13/08
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Two ZIPs in similar area differ in number of new-home sales

In some respects ZIP codes 30354 and 30288 are a lot alike.

Both sit side by side on the Southside, convenient to the interstates and the world's busiest airport. Both have more females than males. And both have similar racial breakdowns: 69 percent black and 20 percent white, according to the market research firm Claritas.
In one way, however, they are vastly different — number of new-home sales in 2007.

The 30354 area in Fulton County enjoyed a banner year primarily because Hapeville's traditional neighborhood development was so popular. Sales in that ZIP jumped 141 percent, the AJC's annual Home Sales Report says.

But in unincorporated Conley, which is 30288 in DeKalb and Clayton counties, new home sales were woeful. In Clayton, they fell 91 percent and in DeKalb they were off 65 percent.
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