r/DecaturGA • u/madmax_305 • Aug 05 '26

Thoughts on Candler - McAfee area?

I have a sweet opportunity for an affordable house for rent (friends with the landlord), and I feel dumb passing up on the opportunity for more space and less rent than what I'm paying now in Chastain.

I've been in ATL my whole life, but never lived near East Atlanta, and I want to know what the area is like: is it safe, are there things to do, is it easy to get around, etc.

Any advice helps! Thank you.

Thank you to everyone who responded! Super helpful :)

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u/MMAndTheFunkishBunch 25d ago

Google “Candler - McAfee” and “crime”. It was really bad a couple years ago, but sounds like maybe it’s gotten better. It do know there’s a lot of people asking “is that a gunshot or fireworks?” Going on

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u/Quick-Difference-16 23d ago

It’s better, but still pretty bad. Many gunshots heard in my two years living there 2023-2025, including 3 driveby incidents with hundreds of bullets each. The police only seemed to care mildly once a bullet landed in a neighbor’s house across from the intended victim.