Best Places30426, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30426, 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.
30426 ranks 24,499th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 30426
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.
30426's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30426 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 94% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 30426 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30426
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30426 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,860, 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 30426's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 30426
30426 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 30426.
Who works in 30426, and how
Work in 30426 centers on utilities and finance & insurance. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 30426
30426 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30426 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30426, month by month
30426 sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 30426
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around 30426
Schools across 30426 average a D, better than 5% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Screven County Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- S G A Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Screven County Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Burke County Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
- Allendale-fairfax MiddleF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Screven County High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Allendale Fairfax HighD · 20% proficient
- Burke County High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30426 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30426 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 30426 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 30426
Is 30426 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30426 ranks 24,499th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, affordable childcare, and civic engagement, and lowest on a weak job market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30426 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $233,300. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $84,860 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 30426 safe?
30426 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $326 per resident a year.
Compare 30426 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30426. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30426 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.
30426 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30426: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30426: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30426: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30426: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30426 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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