Best Places30045, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30045, 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.
30045 ranks 9,413th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30045
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.
30045's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30045 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 30045 ranks low
- Short commute36.0 minutes each way, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30045
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30045 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $101,615; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 30045's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 30045
30045 runs younger than the country, 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 30045.
Who works in 30045, and how
Work in 30045 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 30045
30045 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 66% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 30045 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30045, month by month
30045 sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 55, 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 | 55° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 30045
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 35 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 30045
Schools across 30045 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jenkins Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- New Life Academy Of ExcellenceC+ · 37% proficient
- Lovin Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crews Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Mcconnell Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Couch Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Archer High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Discovery High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Brookwood High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30045 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30045 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 30045 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30045 suits
Families
Schools land around the 34th percentile and crime safety beats 79%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 30045
Is 30045 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30045 ranks 9,413th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, a strong job market, and low disaster risk, and lowest on long commutes 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 30045 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $386,562. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $101,615 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 30045 safe?
Yes, 30045 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30045?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 55 with lows near 33. That works out to about 91 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of zip codes.
Is 30045 good for families?
Schools beat 34% of zip codes, crime safety beats 79%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30045 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30045. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30045 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.
30045 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30045: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30045: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30045: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30045: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30045 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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