Best Places30263, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30263, 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.
30263 ranks 13,770th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on tree cover, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30263
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.
30263's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30263 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 81% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 30263 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Short commute29.9 minutes each way, better than only 29% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30263
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30263 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,435, 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 30263's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30263
30263's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30263.
Who works in 30263, and how
Work in 30263 centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 30263
30263 has more parkland per resident than 67% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30263 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30263, month by month
30263 sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 30263
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 28 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 30263
Schools across 30263 average a C+, better than 42% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Brooks ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Elm Street Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Roopville Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Madras Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Heard County Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Central Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Northgate High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Heard County High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- East Coweta High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30263 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30263 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 30263 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30263 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 30263
Is 30263 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30263 ranks 13,770th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and fast internet, and lowest on an overheated housing market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30263 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $318,502. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $86,435 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 30263 safe?
30263 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $371 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30263?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 38. That works out to about 89 pleasant days a year, more than 55% of zip codes.
Is 30263 good for families?
Schools beat 42% of zip codes, crime safety beats 44%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare 30263 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30263. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30263 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.
30263 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30263: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30263: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30263: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30263: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30263 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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