Best Places30297, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30297, 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.
30297 ranks 30,482nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on transit.
The best neighborhoods in 30297
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.
30297's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30297 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 30297 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30297
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30297 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,782, 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 30297's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30297
30297 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30297.
Who works in 30297, and how
Work in 30297 centers on construction and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 30297
30297 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30297 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30297, month by month
30297 sees roughly 72 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 30297
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 4 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 30297
Schools across 30297 average a D+, better than 11% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Unidos Dual Language SchoolD · 18% proficient
- West Clayton Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Lake City Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Babb Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Morrow Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Jonesboro Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Martha Ellen Stilwell School For The Performing ArtsB− · 42% proficient
- Forest Park High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30297 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30297 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 30297 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30297 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 30297
Is 30297 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30297 ranks 30,482nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, fast internet, and cell coverage, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30297 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $154,203. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $55,782 median income, cost of living beats 19% of zip codes.
Is 30297 safe?
30297 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $623 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30297?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 35. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 30% of zip codes.
Is 30297 good for families?
Schools beat 11% of zip codes, crime safety beats 8%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30297 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30297. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30297 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.
30297 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30297: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30297: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30297: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30297: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30297 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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