Best Places30117, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30117, 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.
30117 ranks 19,437th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30117
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.
30117's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30117 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 94% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 74% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 30117 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30117
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30117 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $66,832; 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 30117's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30117
30117 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30117.
Who works in 30117, and how
Work in 30117 centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 30117
30117 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 30117 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30117, month by month
30117 sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 30117
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 39 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 30117
Schools across 30117 average a C+, better than 49% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bremen 4th & 5th Grade AcademyA+ · 72% proficient
- Jones Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Roopville Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Carrollton Upper Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Bowdon Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Bremen High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Carrollton High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Mt. Zion High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30117 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30117 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 30117 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30117 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 30117
Is 30117 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30117 ranks 19,437th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and fast internet, 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 30117 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $277,686. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $66,832 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 30117 safe?
30117 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $393 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30117?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 34. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 57% of zip codes.
Is 30117 good for families?
Schools beat 49% of zip codes, crime safety beats 30%, and childcare runs $502 a month.
Compare 30117 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30117. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30117 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.
30117 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30117: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30117: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30117: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30117: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30117 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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