Best Places30349, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30349, 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.
30349 ranks 23,483rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on fast internet.
The best neighborhoods in 30349
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.
30349's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30349 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 86% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 30349 ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30349
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30349 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,733, 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 30349's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30349
30349 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30349.
Who works in 30349, and how
Work in 30349 centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 30349
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 30349.
What the weather is like in 30349, month by month
30349 sees roughly 73 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 30349
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 5 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 30349
Schools across 30349 average a D, better than 9% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lee Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Stonewall Tell Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Cliftondale Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Camp Creek Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Rise Prep SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- North Clayton Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Banneker High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Martha Ellen Stilwell School For The Performing ArtsB− · 42% proficient
- Atlanta Youth Development CampusD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30349 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30349 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 30349 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30349 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 71% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30349
Is 30349 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30349 ranks 23,483rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, low disaster risk, and transit, and lowest on the schools and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30349 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $274,148. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $80,733 median income, cost of living beats 71% of zip codes.
Is 30349 safe?
30349 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $523 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30349?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 35. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of zip codes.
Is 30349 good for families?
Schools beat 9% of zip codes, crime safety beats 13%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30349 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30349. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30349 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.
30349 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30349: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30349: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30349: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30349: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30349 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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