Best Places30260, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30260, 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.
30260 ranks 27,095th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Thin health care access pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on transit.
The best neighborhoods in 30260
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.
30260's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30260 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 78% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 30260 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30260
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30260 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,963, 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 30260's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30260
30260 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 30260.
Who works in 30260, and how
Work in 30260 centers on other services and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 30260
30260 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 91% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 30260 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30260, month by month
30260 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 30260
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 7 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 30260
Schools across 30260 average a D+, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Roberta T. Smith Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- William M. Mcgarrah Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rex Mill Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Babb Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Adamson Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Martha Ellen Stilwell School For The Performing ArtsB− · 42% proficient
- Morrow High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30260 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30260 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 30260 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30260 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30260
Is 30260 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30260 ranks 27,095th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, fast internet, and biking, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30260 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,970. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $61,963 median income, cost of living beats 29% of zip codes.
Is 30260 safe?
30260 is safer than 17% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $458 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30260?
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 30260 good for families?
Schools beat 18% of zip codes, crime safety beats 17%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30260 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30260. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30260 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.
30260 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30260: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30260: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30260: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30260: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30260 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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