Best Places30506, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30506, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
30506 ranks 9,822nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on civic engagement, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30506
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.
30506's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30506 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Household income$99,930 median, better than 80% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 30506 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Short commute32.3 minutes each way, better than only 19% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30506
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30506 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $99,930; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 30506's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 30506
30506 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30506.
Who works in 30506, and how
Work in 30506 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 30506
30506 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30506 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30506, month by month
30506 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 30506
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 58 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 30506
Schools across 30506 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Silver City Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Wauka Mountain Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Mount Vernon Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Forsyth Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- North Hall Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Little Mill Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- North Forsyth High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- North Hall High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Chestatee High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30506 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30506 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 30506 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30506 suits
Families
Schools land around the 32nd percentile and crime safety beats 79%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 30506
Is 30506 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30506 ranks 9,822nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30506 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $416,713. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $99,930 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 30506 safe?
Yes, 30506 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $204 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30506?
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 30506 good for families?
Schools beat 32% of zip codes, crime safety beats 79%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare 30506 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30506. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30506 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.
30506 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30506: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30506: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30506: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30506: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30506 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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