Best Places30504, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30504, 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.
30504 ranks 23,308th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on fast internet.
The best neighborhoods in 30504
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.
30504's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30504 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 30504 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30504
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30504 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,063, 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 30504's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30504
30504 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30504.
Who works in 30504, and how
Work in 30504 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 30504
30504 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 30504 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30504, month by month
30504 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, 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 | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 30504
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 54 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 30504
Schools across 30504 average a D, better than 9% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sardis Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Oakwood Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Flowery Branch Elementary SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Hall Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Chestatee Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Gainesville Middle School EastD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Gainesville High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Lanier College And Career AcademyD− · 12% proficient
- The FoundryF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30504 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30504 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 30504 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30504 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30504
Is 30504 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30504 ranks 23,308th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and tree cover, and lowest on education levels and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30504 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $331,492. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $76,063 median income, cost of living beats 53% of zip codes.
Is 30504 safe?
30504 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $417 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30504?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 33. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of zip codes.
Is 30504 good for families?
Schools beat 9% of zip codes, crime safety beats 24%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30504 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30504. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30504 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.
30504 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30504: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30504: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30504: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30504: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30504 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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