Best Places30008, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30008, 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.
30008 ranks 17,906th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on transit, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 30008
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.
30008's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30008 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 87% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 30008 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30008
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30008 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,397, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 30008's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30008
30008 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30008.
Who works in 30008, and how
Work in 30008 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 30008
30008 has more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30008 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30008, month by month
30008 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 49° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 30008
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 20 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 30008
Schools across 30008 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cheatham Hill Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Dunleith Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Dowell Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marietta Sixth Grade AcademyC · 32% proficient
- Lindley 6th Grade AcademyD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Marietta High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- South Cobb High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Osborne High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30008 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30008 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 30008 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30008 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 16% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30008
Is 30008 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30008 ranks 17,906th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, biking, and fast internet, and lowest on thin health care access and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30008 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,676. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $82,397 median income, cost of living beats 66% of zip codes.
Is 30008 safe?
30008 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $399 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30008?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 33. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of zip codes.
Is 30008 good for families?
Schools beat 13% of zip codes, crime safety beats 24%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30008 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30008. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30008 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.
30008 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30008: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30008: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30008: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30008: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30008 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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