Best Places30096, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30096, 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.
30096 ranks 14,093rd 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 30096
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.
30096's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30096 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 30096 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30096
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30096 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $86,841, 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 30096's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 30096
30096 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30096.
Who works in 30096, and how
Work in 30096 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 30096
30096 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 30096 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30096, month by month
30096 sees roughly 76 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 30096
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 28 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 30096
Schools across 30096 average a C−, better than 22% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Yi Hwang Academy Of Language ExcellenceA · 65% proficient
- Mason Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Chattahoochee Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hull Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Coleman Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Northbrook Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Mcclure Health Science High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Norcross High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30096 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30096 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 30096 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30096 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30096
Is 30096 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30096 ranks 14,093rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, population health, and transit, and lowest on noise 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 30096 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $376,727. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $86,841 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 30096 safe?
30096 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $415 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30096?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 32. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of zip codes.
Is 30096 good for families?
Schools beat 22% of zip codes, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30096 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30096. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30096 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.
30096 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30096: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30096: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30096: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30096: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30096 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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