Best Places30087, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30087, 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.
30087 ranks 14,824th 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 30087
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.
30087's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30087 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Household income$100,382 median, better than 80% of zip codes
Where 30087 ranks low
- Short commute35.1 minutes each way, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30087
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30087 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,382, 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 30087's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 30087
30087 runs older 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 30087.
Who works in 30087, and how
Work in 30087 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 30087
30087 has more parkland per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30087 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30087, month by month
30087 sees roughly 65 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 30087
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 21 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 30087
Schools across 30087 average a C−, better than 23% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Museum School Avondale EstatesB · 46% proficient
- New Life Academy Of ExcellenceC+ · 37% proficient
- Annistown Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trickum Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- The Champion Middle Theme SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Shiloh Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Parkview High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Stephenson High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Shiloh High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30087 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30087 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 30087 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30087 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 89% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30087
Is 30087 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30087 ranks 14,824th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, low disaster risk, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30087 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $350,944. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $100,382 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 30087 safe?
30087 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $423 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30087?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 32. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 16% of zip codes.
Is 30087 good for families?
Schools beat 23% of zip codes, crime safety beats 21%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30087 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30087. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30087 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.
30087 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30087: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30087: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30087: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30087: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30087 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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