Best Places30423, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30423, 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.
30423 ranks 28,682nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 30423
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.
30423's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30423 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 94% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 30423 ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30423
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30423 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,344, 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 30423's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 30423
30423 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 30423.
Who works in 30423, and how
Work in 30423 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 30423
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 30423.
What the weather is like in 30423, month by month
30423 sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 30423
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around 30423
Schools across 30423 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Claxton Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Claxton Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Claxton High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30423 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30423 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 30423 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 30423
Is 30423 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30423 ranks 28,682nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on the schools and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30423 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,900. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $52,344 median income, cost of living beats 25% of zip codes.
Is 30423 safe?
30423 is safer than 52% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $273 per resident a year.
Compare 30423 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30423. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30423 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.
30423 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30423: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30423: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30423: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30423: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30423 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.