Best Places30528, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30528, 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.
30528 ranks 18,390th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30528
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.
30528's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30528 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$505 a month, better than 94% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 30528 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Short commute30.6 minutes each way, better than only 26% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30528
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30528 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,320, 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 30528's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30528
30528 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30528.
Who works in 30528, and how
Work in 30528 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 30528
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 30528.
What the weather is like in 30528, month by month
30528 sees roughly 79 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 30528
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 76 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 30528
Schools across 30528 average a B−, better than 56% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mount Yonah Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Fairview Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Jack P Nix Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- White County Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- North Habersham Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Henderson Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Lumpkin County High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- White County High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Mountain Education Charter High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30528 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30528 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 30528 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30528 suits
Common questions about living in 30528
Is 30528 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30528 ranks 18,390th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and civic engagement, 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 30528 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $278,713. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $74,320 median income, cost of living beats 45% of zip codes.
Is 30528 safe?
30528 is safer than 47% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $298 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30528?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 33. That works out to about 79 pleasant days a year, more than 43% of zip codes.
Is 30528 good for families?
Schools beat 56% of zip codes, crime safety beats 47%, and childcare runs $505 a month.
Compare 30528 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30528. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30528 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.
30528 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30528: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30528: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30528: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30528: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30528 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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