Living in Decatur

Decatur, Texas is the seat of Wise County with a population of 6,434. Living in Decatur offers residents a sparse suburban feel and most residents own their homes. Many families and young professionals live in Decatur. Decatur I.S.D is a highly rated school district with an over 95% graduation rate as well as an average SAT score of 1036.

Whether you’re visiting for a day, or staying for the rest of your life, you’ll find Decatur has proper Southern Hospitality. Located about an hour from DFW and thirty minutes from Denton, Decatur is the perfect town for those commuting to work in these large cities. There are plenty of jobs in Decatur as well, mostly focused heavily in Management and Administration, Oil and Gas, and Transportation of goods. For the commuter, Decatur is perfect. Work in the city, without living with the noise.

Decatur’s schools are rated as some of the highest performing schools in Texas with graduation rates at 96.1%, 6.6% higher than the state average. The high school football team is the Decatur Eagles, and the Big Blue Marching Band is the school band. Friday Nights are never boring in Decatur, as the Friday Night Lights take over the town as the Eagles take the field. This small town rallies around its students and its student athletes. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce Recognizes one academically outstanding student per month at its monthly luncheon.

Although the price of housing is higher by a few points higher than the national average (With the national average assumed as 100, Decatur is at 103.8) with the median price of a home being around $236,800, it’s worth the investment from the sense of community in Decatur. Helping the community doesn’t mean running for office, but volunteering your time to help the community as a whole. Examples such volunteering for a local team, all the way to acting as a volunteer firefighter can all be seen throughout Decatur. The more you help your community, the lighter the load on the community is as a whole. Who knows, maybe your Realtor® has served over 800 hours in their school’s National Honors Society, one of the most community service hours in Decatur High School’s history.