Best Places30157, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30157, 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.
30157 ranks 10,565th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Long commutes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on fast internet.
The best neighborhoods in 30157
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.
30157's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30157 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 30157 ranks low
- Short commute38.8 minutes each way, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30157
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30157 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,388, 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 30157's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 30157
30157 runs younger 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 30157.
Who works in 30157, and how
Work in 30157 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 30157
30157 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30157 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30157, month by month
30157 sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 44° | 37° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 30157
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 29 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 30157
Schools across 30157 average a C+, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kemp Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Roland W. Russom ElementaryB · 49% proficient
- Vaughan Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lena Mae Moses Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- East Paulding Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- South Paulding Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Harrison High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Hillgrove High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Paulding County High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30157 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30157 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 30157 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30157 suits
Families
Schools land around the 38th percentile and crime safety beats 72%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 82% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 30157
Is 30157 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30157 ranks 10,565th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on long commutes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30157 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $317,289. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $94,388 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 30157 safe?
Yes, 30157 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30157?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 37. That works out to about 97 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of zip codes.
Is 30157 good for families?
Schools beat 38% of zip codes, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30157 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30157. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30157 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.
30157 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30157: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30157: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30157: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30157: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30157 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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