Best Places30342, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30342, 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.
30342 ranks 2,809th 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 30342
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.
30342's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30342 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$141,581 median, better than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 30342 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30342
A household needs to earn about $225,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30342 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $141,581, 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 30342's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 30342
30342 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 30342.
Who works in 30342, and how
Work in 30342 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 64%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 30342
30342 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30342 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30342, month by month
30342 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 30342
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 18 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 30342
Schools across 30342 average a C, better than 31% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sara Rawson Smith Elementary SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- High Point Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Amana Academy SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Willis A. Sutton Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Ridgeview Charter SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverwood International Charter SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- North Atlanta High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30342 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30342 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 30342 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30342 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 31% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 30342
Is 30342 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30342 ranks 2,809th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, 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 30342 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $839,180. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $141,581 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 30342 safe?
30342 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $499 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30342?
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 30342 good for families?
Schools beat 31% of zip codes, crime safety beats 13%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30342 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30342. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30342 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.
30342 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30342: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30342: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30342: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30342: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30342 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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