Fans Field House for Sale

A small neighborhood a few miles north of Downtown Decatur, Fans Field is near the area's industrial core. Manufacturing warehouses for major employers surround the community, and several industrial businesses are inside the neighborhood. "A lot of industrial workers working nearby live in the area, and families will buy up the houses next to each other so they all can live in the same vicinity," says Charles Durst, Realtor with Brinkoetter Realtors. This has spiked owner occupancy in the neighborhood, even though mainly renters live in the community's early- to mid-19th-century homes. Locals also enjoy faster commutes to other parts of the city, with a busy state route passing through the neighborhood. Residential streets make up the center of the community. Although homes can feel densely packed along roads, mature shade trees and the occasional open lot between properties help to create space and privacy. Bungalows and Craftsman-style homes with wide porches and thick columns are most common throughout the neighborhood. Many homes are from the 1920s and 1950s, and prices range between $30,000 and $70,000 depending on condition. However, some move-in ready homes are equal in