Best Places30308, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30308, 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.
30308 ranks 3,429th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30308
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.
30308's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30308 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 30308 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30308
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30308 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,395, 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 30308's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30308
30308 runs younger 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 30308.
Who works in 30308, and how
Work in 30308 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 45%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in 30308
30308 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 95% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 30308 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30308, month by month
30308 sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 30308
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 10 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 30308
Schools across 30308 average a C, better than 36% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kindezi Old 4th WardD · 20% proficient
- Kipp Ways Primary Charter SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- David T Howard Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Midtown High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30308 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30308 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 30308 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30308 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 38% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30308
Is 30308 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30308 ranks 3,429th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, walkability, and biking, and lowest on noise and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30308 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $487,119. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $98,395 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 30308 safe?
30308 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $596 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30308?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 33. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 22% of zip codes.
Is 30308 good for families?
Schools beat 36% of zip codes, crime safety beats 8%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30308 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30308. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30308 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.
30308 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30308: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30308: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30308: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30308: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30308 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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