Best Places30046, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30046, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
30046 ranks 15,923rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 30046
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.
30046's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30046 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 30046 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Short commute33.2 minutes each way, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30046
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30046 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $83,485; 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 30046's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 30046
30046 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 30046.
Who works in 30046, and how
Work in 30046 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 30046
30046 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 79% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 30046 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30046, month by month
30046 sees roughly 90 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 30046
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 33 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 30046
Schools across 30046 average a C−, better than 19% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jenkins Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- New Life Academy Of ExcellenceC+ · 37% proficient
- Winn Holt Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Twin Rivers Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Creekland Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Couch Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Collins Hill High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Discovery High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Grayson High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30046 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30046 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 30046 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30046 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 30046
Is 30046 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30046 ranks 15,923rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on thin health care access 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 30046 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $336,641. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $83,485 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 30046 safe?
30046 is safer than 41% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30046?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 55 with lows near 33. That works out to about 90 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of zip codes.
Is 30046 good for families?
Schools beat 19% of zip codes, crime safety beats 41%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30046 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30046. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30046 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.
30046 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30046: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30046: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30046: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30046: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30046 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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