Best Places30213, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30213, 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.
30213 ranks 19,019th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 30213
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.
30213's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30213 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 30213 ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Short commute32.2 minutes each way, better than only 19% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30213
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30213 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,608, 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 30213's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 30213
30213 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 30213.
Who works in 30213, and how
Work in 30213 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 30213
30213 has more parkland per resident than 74% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30213 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30213, month by month
30213 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 45° | 35° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 30213
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 10 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 30213
Schools across 30213 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Robert J. Burch Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Renaissance EsC− · 30% proficient
- E. C. West Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Flat Rock Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Bear Creek Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Renaissance Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Sandy Creek High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Creekside High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Langston Hughes High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30213 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30213 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 30213 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30213 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30213
Is 30213 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30213 ranks 19,019th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, a strong job market, and fast internet, and lowest on the schools and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30213 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $311,921. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $88,608 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 30213 safe?
30213 is safer than 27% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $431 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30213?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 35. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of zip codes.
Is 30213 good for families?
Schools beat 4% of zip codes, crime safety beats 27%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30213 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30213. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30213 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.
30213 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30213: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30213: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30213: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30213: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30213 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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