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Brookhaven, DeKalb County
Pest Control in Brookhaven, GA: A Dense DeKalb County City of Apartments, Mid-Century Houses and New Builds
Pest Control Atlanta serves Brookhaven, a DeKalb County city just east of the Fulton County line, with the same residential and commercial services we provide in Atlanta. Brookhaven is dense, about 4,900 people per square mile, and its housing is split almost evenly between renters and owners and between buildings of five or more units and houses. Call (404) 647-6677 and tell us which kind of building you are in.
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Is Brookhaven in Fulton County?
No. Brookhaven is in DeKalb County, along the Fulton County line. Wikipedia says it is DeKalb's eleventh city, incorporated on December 17, 2012, and the second largest city located entirely within DeKalb County. Pest Control Atlanta serves it as part of metro Atlanta, but it is not one of the Fulton County cities on our Fulton County page.
Brookhaven housing, in numbers
ACS 2024 five-year estimates through Census Reporter, with percentages calculated from the table counts.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Population | About 57,900 on 11.73 square miles of land, roughly 4,900 people per square mile (calculated) |
| Housing units | 27,504 |
| Households that rent | 11,503 of 24,271 (about 47%) |
| Single-family detached homes | 10,848 (about 39%) |
| Homes in buildings of five or more units | 12,873 (about 47%); 6,124 are in buildings of 50 or more units |
| Built 2000 to 2019 | 11,024 homes (about 40%) |
| Built before 1960 | 3,405 homes (about 12%), including 2,435 from the 1950s |
Three kinds of housing, three pest pictures
New construction (2000 to 2019)
About two in five Brookhaven homes are this recent. UGA's sealing advice applies at any age: seal cracks, gaps and entryways, and use door sweeps, window screens and screening on vents.
Mid-century houses (1950s and 1960s)
4,525 homes were built in these two decades. UGA lists crawlspaces, attics and wall voids as common harborage inside a structure and calls persistent moisture the most important condition for many infestations.
Apartments and condos
EPA says cockroaches, mice, rats and bed bugs can be particularly troublesome in multi-family housing and that effective IPM there needs all residents to cooperate.
These are general notes drawn from UGA and EPA guidance, not findings about any building we have worked on.
Lakes, creeks and parks
Brookhaven has water close to many streets. Wikipedia lists Murphey Candler Park, 135 acres with a county-owned lake, along with Silver Lake, the Nancy Creek PATH trail and the Peachtree Creek Greenway. CDC says mosquitoes lay eggs in or near water and advises emptying and scrubbing, turning over, covering or throwing out water-holding items once a week, including birdbaths, buckets and flowerpot saucers. That weekly habit works on any lot, and Mosquito Control in Atlanta covers the rest.
Businesses, campuses and mixed-use districts
Wikipedia describes Brookhaven Village as a town center with commercial, residential and office space, Town Brookhaven as a 600,000-square-foot mixed-use district, and Oglethorpe University and a Georgia State University satellite campus on or near Peachtree Road. If you manage a business, a building or a campus, see Commercial Pest Control, Apartment Pest Control or School Pest Control.
What we do in Brookhaven
- Cockroaches, spiders and ants: Cockroach Exterminator, Spider Exterminator, Ant Removal
- Bed bugs, fleas and ticks: Bed Bug, Flea Control, Tick Control
- Mice and rats: Rodent Control
- Termites: Termite Services
- Not sure: Pest Inspection, or the Atlanta Pest Library
On a Brookhaven call we ask what you are seeing, where, and what kind of building it is. The work follows the same three steps everywhere: inspect, treat the pests that are active, and deal with the entry points and conditions letting them in, with free re-treatment if pests return under our “Satisfaction Guaranteed — Free Re-Treatment If Pests Return” guarantee. If you rent, tell your manager first; EPA says teamwork between residents, managers and pest professionals is what makes multi-family pest control work.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Do you serve Brookhaven even though it is in DeKalb County?
Yes. Pest Control Atlanta serves Brookhaven as part of metro Atlanta. Call (404) 647-6677 to confirm your address.
What should I check in a 1950s or 1960s house?
UGA lists crawlspaces, attics and wall voids as common harborage and says persistent moisture is the most important condition for many infestations. Check ventilation, drainage away from the foundation and gaps at utility lines. This is general guidance, not a finding about your house.
Is a pest problem in a Brookhaven apartment my manager's job or mine?
That depends on your lease, which we cannot advise on. EPA says effective pest control in multi-family housing needs the cooperation of all residents and teamwork with managers, so tell your manager and your neighbors and call us to describe the problem.
I live near Murphey Candler Park. What helps with mosquitoes?
CDC advises emptying and scrubbing, turning over, covering or throwing out water-holding items once a week to stop mosquitoes laying eggs in or near water. See Mosquito Control in Atlanta.
How much does pest control cost in Brookhaven?
We do not publish prices. Call, describe the property and the pest, and ask for a quote.
Pests in your Brookhaven home or building?
Call Pest Control Atlanta and tell us the address, the building type and what you are seeing.
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