Best Places30305, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30305, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
30305 ranks 2,120th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30305
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.
30305's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30305 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$140,474 median, better than 94% of zip codes
Where 30305 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30305
A household needs to earn about $243,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30305 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $140,474, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 30305's effective rate of 1.06%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30305
30305 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30305.
Who works in 30305, and how
Work in 30305 centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 30305
30305 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 66% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 30305 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30305, month by month
30305 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 30305
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 14 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 30305
Schools across 30305 average a C−, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- E. Rivers Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Garden Hills Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Kipp Ways Primary Charter SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Willis A. Sutton Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- North Atlanta High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30305 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30305 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 30305 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30305 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 28% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 30305
Is 30305 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30305 ranks 2,120th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, population health, and what local pay buys, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30305 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $896,296. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $140,474 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 30305 safe?
30305 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $561 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30305?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 32. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 16% of zip codes.
Is 30305 good for families?
Schools beat 16% of zip codes, crime safety beats 9%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30305 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30305. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30305 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.
30305 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30305: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30305: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30305: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30305: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30305 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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