Best Places30002, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30002, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
30002 ranks 14,034th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30002
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
30002's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30002 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 30002 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30002
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30002 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $94,967, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 30002's effective rate of 1.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30002
30002 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30002.
Who works in 30002, and how
Work in 30002 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 30002
30002 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30002 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30002, month by month
30002 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 30002
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 14 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 30002
Schools across 30002 average a C−, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Museum School Avondale EstatesB · 46% proficient
- Robert Shaw Theme SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Dekalb Elementary School Of The ArtsD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- The Champion Middle Theme SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Elizabeth Andrews High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30002 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30002 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 30002 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 30002
Is 30002 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30002 ranks 14,034th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on crime and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30002 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $467,593. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $94,967 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 30002 safe?
30002 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $649 per resident a year.
Compare 30002 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30002. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30002 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
30002 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30002: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30002: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30002: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30002: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30002 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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