Best Places30294, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30294, 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.
30294 ranks 22,238th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30294
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.
30294's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30294 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 30294 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Short commute35.3 minutes each way, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30294
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30294 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,587, 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 30294'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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30294
30294's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 30294.
Who works in 30294, and how
Work in 30294 centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 30294
30294 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30294 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30294, month by month
30294 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 30294
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 9 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 30294
Schools across 30294 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Museum School Avondale EstatesB · 46% proficient
- Lorraine Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Austin Road Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- General Ray Davis Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- The Champion Middle Theme SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Austin Road Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Martha Ellen Stilwell School For The Performing ArtsB− · 42% proficient
- Woodland High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Stockbridge High SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30294 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30294 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 30294 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30294 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30294
Is 30294 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30294 ranks 22,238th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30294 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $276,790. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $86,587 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 30294 safe?
30294 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $408 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30294?
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 32% of zip codes.
Is 30294 good for families?
Schools beat 15% of zip codes, crime safety beats 22%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30294 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30294. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30294 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.
30294 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30294: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30294: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30294: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30294: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30294 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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