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Homes in Brookhaven
Apartments outnumber houses in Brookhaven: 51% of its 27,504 homes are in buildings of two or more units. Detached houses make up 39% and townhouses and other attached houses 9%.
Much of Brookhaven is new: 42% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 30% before 1980. The median home dates from 1994. 53% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 20 Georgia cities we have census figures for, Brookhaven has the third-highest share of apartments. Its housing is much like Sandy Springs's, 5 miles away. Nationally, Brookhaven's homes are newer than those in 74% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Apartments and condos
51% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Shallow openings
42% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Rounded drywall corners
70% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Brookhaven weather and your shutters
At Atlanta Peachtree AP, GA (2 mi away), July averages a high of 89.4°F and January a low of 32.7°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to August.
About 53 days a year reach 90°F, 49 nights fall to freezing and 51.5 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 90°F days than in 57% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 24 min on the longest day to 9 h 54 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 80° above the horizon in June and 33° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Atlanta Peachtree AP, GA (temperature) and Atlanta Peachtree AP, GA (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51.9°F | 32.7°F | 4.6 in |
| Feb | 56.4°F | 35.9°F | 4.5 in |
| Mar | 64.4°F | 42.2°F | 4.7 in |
| Apr | 72.7°F | 49.2°F | 3.9 in |
| May | 80.3°F | 58.5°F | 3.8 in |
| Jun | 86.2°F | 66.3°F | 4.7 in |
| Jul | 89.4°F | 69.9°F | 4.7 in |
| Aug | 88.2°F | 69.1°F | 4.5 in |
| Sep | 82.9°F | 62.8°F | 4.1 in |
| Oct | 72.8°F | 50.9°F | 3.4 in |
| Nov | 62.5°F | 40.6°F | 4.2 in |
| Dec | 54.4°F | 35.5°F | 4.4 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 51.5 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Brookhaven
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Brookhaven
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Brookhaven’s own figures.
Price your windows
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