Best Places30314, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30314, 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.
30314 ranks 30,430th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30314
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.
30314's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30314 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 30314 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30314
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30314 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,464, 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 30314's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 30314
30314 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 30314.
Who works in 30314, and how
Work in 30314 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 50%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 29%
Life in 30314
30314 has more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30314 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30314, month by month
30314 sees roughly 70 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 30314
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 8 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 30314
Schools across 30314 average a D−, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- F. L. Stanton Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- M. A. Jones Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Kipp Ways Primary Charter SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- David T Howard Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Herman J. Russell West End AcademyF · 10% proficient
- Jean Childs Young Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Midtown High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Booker T. Washington High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30314 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30314 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 30314 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30314 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 21% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30314
Is 30314 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30314 ranks 30,430th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, biking, and walkability, and lowest on crime and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30314 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $277,065. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $54,464 median income, cost of living beats 13% of zip codes.
Is 30314 safe?
30314 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $945 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30314?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 33. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 26% of zip codes.
Is 30314 good for families?
Schools beat 2% of zip codes, crime safety beats 2%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30314 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30314. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30314 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.
30314 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30314: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30314: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30314: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30314: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30314 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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