Best Places30009, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30009, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
30009 ranks 1,980th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 30009
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.
30009's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30009 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$145,454 median, better than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 30009 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30009
A household needs to earn about $179,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30009 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $145,454, 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 30009's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 30009
30009 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30009.
Who works in 30009, and how
Work in 30009 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 30009
30009 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 87% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 30009 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30009, month by month
30009 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 30009
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 31 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 30009
Schools across 30009 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Crabapple Crossing Elementary SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Alpharetta Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Amana Academy SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northwestern Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Hopewell Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Elkins Pointe Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Cambridge High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Alpharetta High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Roswell High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30009 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30009 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 30009 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 30009
Is 30009 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30009 ranks 1,980th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30009 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $692,753. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $145,454 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 30009 safe?
30009 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $434 per resident a year.
Compare 30009 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30009. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30009 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.
30009 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30009: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30009: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30009: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30009: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30009 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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