Best Places30144, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30144, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
30144 ranks 10,095th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30144
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.
30144's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30144 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 30144 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30144
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30144 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,607, 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 30144's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 30144
30144 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30144.
Who works in 30144, and how
Work in 30144 centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 30144
30144 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 80% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 30144 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30144, month by month
30144 sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 30144
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 30 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 30144
Schools across 30144 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Frey Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Chalker Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Pitner Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Palmer Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Mccleskey Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Awtrey Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Kennesaw Mountain High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- North Cobb High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Kell High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30144 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30144 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 30144 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30144 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 30144
Is 30144 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30144 ranks 10,095th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, an educated workforce, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30144 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $356,351. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $95,607 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 30144 safe?
30144 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $445 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30144?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 33. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 57% of zip codes.
Is 30144 good for families?
Schools beat 48% of zip codes, crime safety beats 24%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30144 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30144. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30144 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.
30144 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30144: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30144: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30144: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30144: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30144 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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