Midway Woods is a neighborhood in Decatur, Georgia that has zip code 30030. It has 750 neighbors. A relatively small number of homes within the neighborhood have been annexed by The City of Decatur, though the majority are currently part of unincorporated Dekalb County. It is between Memorial Drive, Columbia Drive, and Candler Road. Midway Road runs through the neighborhood.

Midway Woods is made up of mostly brick Cape Cod style homes built 1950-1953 on wide tree lined streets. There are some newer construction homes in the neighborhood too, such as the ones on Midway Rd.

Midway Woods has a strong neighborhood association

Neighborhood association

A neighborhood association is a group of residents or property owners who advocate for or organize activities within a neighborhood. An association may have elected leaders and voluntary dues....

. It is not a homeowners' association with covenants, but a neighborhood association to keep neighbors connected and informed.

As a result of the Dekalb County School Superintendent's 2020 Master Plan, beginning June 2011 students residing in Midway Woods attend Dekalb County's Avondale Elementary, Druid Hills Middle and Druid Hills High School. Nearby private school

Private school

Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

s include The Friends School of Atlanta

Friends School of Atlanta

The Friends School of Atlanta is an independent school in Decatur, Georgia.-History:The Atlanta Friends Meeting was organized in 1943, and in the late 1950s the Meeting purchased a residence on Fairview Road in the historic Druid Hills neighborhood...

 and the Waldorf School of Atlanta. The nearby Museum School recently opened as well. Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College is a private undergraduate college in the United States. Agnes Scott's campus lies in downtown Decatur, Georgia, nestled inside the perimeter of the bustling metro-Atlanta area....

 and Columbia Theological Seminary

Columbia Theological Seminary

Columbia Theological Seminary is one of the ten theological institutions affiliated with the Presbyterian Church . It is located in Decatur, Georgia. Dr. Stephen A. Hayner is the seminary's president.-Description:...

 School are close by.

In Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

 and Decatur, most people find it necessary to have a car. For those that can get where they're going by bus, there is a MARTA

Marta

Marta may refer to:* Marta or Marta Vieira da Silva , a Brazilian women's football forward* Marta Estrella, a recurring fictional character from Arrested Development...

 Bus Stop right on Midway Woods Rd near Deerwood Drive.

For recreation, also at the corner of Midway Woods and Deerwood Drive (1301 Deerwood Drive) is another one of Dekalb County's Parks. Dearborn Park has 7 acres with a basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 court, multi-use court, picnic pavilions, running streams, and playground

Playground

A playground or play area is a place with a specific design for children be able to play there. It may be indoors but is typically outdoors...

. Dekalb County has a great park system. It seems like there is one convenient to just about every neighborhood.

There are a couple of new home subdivision

Subdivision (land)

Subdivision is the act of dividing land into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise develop, usually via a plat. The former single piece as a whole is then known in the United States as a subdivision...

s being planned for the area, one on Midway Rd which is to be named Midway Commons and one on the corner of Midway Rd and Candler Rd, Parkside Overlook.