Best Places30143, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30143, 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.
30143 ranks 14,689th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30143
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.
30143's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30143 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$511 a month, better than 93% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 30143 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Short commute33.3 minutes each way, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- School gradeC, better than only 34% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30143
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30143 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $85,536; 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 30143's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30143
30143 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30143.
Who works in 30143, and how
Work in 30143 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 30143
30143 has more late-night spots per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30143 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30143, month by month
30143 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 30143
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 56 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 30143
Schools across 30143 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Robinson Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Hill City Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Clayton Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Pickens County Junior High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Jasper Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Cherokee High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Pickens County High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Dawson County High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30143 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30143 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 30143 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30143 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 71% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 60% of zip codes, health care access beats 65%, and it is quieter than 64%.
Common questions about living in 30143
Is 30143 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30143 ranks 14,689th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and civic engagement, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30143 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $349,698. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $85,536 median income, cost of living beats 71% of zip codes.
Is 30143 safe?
30143 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30143?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 35. That works out to about 95 pleasant days a year, more than 60% of zip codes.
Is 30143 good for families?
Schools beat 34% of zip codes, crime safety beats 48%, and childcare runs $511 a month.
Compare 30143 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30143. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30143 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.
30143 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30143: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30143: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30143: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30143: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30143 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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