Best Places30558, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30558, 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.
30558 ranks 26,173rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on affordable childcare, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30558
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.
30558's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30558 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$576 a month, better than 86% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 75% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 30558 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30558
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30558 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,258, 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 30558's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 30558
30558's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 30558.
Who works in 30558, and how
Work in 30558 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 30558
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 30558.
What the weather is like in 30558, month by month
30558 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 30558
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 66 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 30558
Schools across 30558 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North Jackson Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Banks County Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Maysville Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Commerce Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- West Jackson Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Banks County Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Commerce High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- East Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Jackson County High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30558 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30558 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 30558 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 30558
Is 30558 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30558 ranks 26,173rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and fast internet, 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 30558 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,154. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $64,258 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 30558 safe?
30558 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
Compare 30558 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30558. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30558 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.
30558 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30558: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30558: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30558: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30558: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30558 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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