Best Places30650, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30650, 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.
30650 ranks 12,152nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 30650
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.
30650's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30650 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$645 a month, better than 81% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 118 pleasant days a year, better than 74% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 30650 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30650
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30650 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,447, 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 30650's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30650
30650 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30650.
Who works in 30650, and how
Work in 30650 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 30650
30650 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30650 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30650, month by month
30650 sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 44° | 36° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 30650
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 55 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 30650
Schools across 30650 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Morgan County Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Harmony Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Morgan County Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Putnam County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Carver Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- North Oconee High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Oconee County High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Morgan County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30650 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30650 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 30650 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 30650
Is 30650 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30650 ranks 12,152nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on an overheated housing market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30650 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $339,373. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $76,447 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 30650 safe?
30650 is safer than 49% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare 30650 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30650. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30650 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.
30650 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30650: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30650: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30650: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30650: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30650 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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