Best Places30071, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30071, 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.
30071 ranks 21,016th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30071
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.
30071's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30071 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 30071 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30071
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30071 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,987, 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 30071's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30071
30071 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30071.
Who works in 30071, and how
Work in 30071 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 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 30071
30071 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 30071 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30071, month by month
30071 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 30071
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 25 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 30071
Schools across 30071 average a C−, better than 25% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- New Life Academy Of ExcellenceC+ · 37% proficient
- Brookhaven Innovation AcademyC− · 29% proficient
- Norcross Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pinckneyville Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Summerour Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Duluth Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Paul Duke Stem High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Norcross High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Duluth High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30071 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30071 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 30071 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30071 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30071
Is 30071 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30071 ranks 21,016th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, fast internet, and cell coverage, and lowest on an overheated housing market and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30071 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $354,701. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $71,987 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 30071 safe?
30071 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $384 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30071?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 32. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 14% of zip codes.
Is 30071 good for families?
Schools beat 25% of zip codes, crime safety beats 28%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30071 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30071. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30071 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.
30071 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30071: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30071: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30071: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30071: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30071 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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