Best Places30035, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30035, 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.
30035 ranks 27,590th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30035
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.
30035's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30035 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 30035 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30035
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30035 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,888, 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 30035's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30035
30035's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30035.
Who works in 30035, and how
Work in 30035 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 30035
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 30035.
What the weather is like in 30035, month by month
30035 sees roughly 66 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 30035
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 30035
Schools across 30035 average a C−, better than 23% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Museum School Avondale EstatesB · 46% proficient
- Canby Lane Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Rowland Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- The Champion Middle Theme SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Miller Grove Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
- Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle SchoolF · 7% 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 30035 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30035 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 30035 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30035 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30035
Is 30035 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30035 ranks 27,590th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, transit, and low disaster risk, and lowest on noise and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30035 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,526. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $71,888 median income, cost of living beats 53% of zip codes.
Is 30035 safe?
30035 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $668 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30035?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 32. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of zip codes.
Is 30035 good for families?
Schools beat 23% of zip codes, crime safety beats 6%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30035 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30035. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30035 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.
30035 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30035: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30035: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30035: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30035: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30035 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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