Best Places30655, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30655, 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.
30655 ranks 20,347th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. An overheated housing market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a strong job market.
The best neighborhoods in 30655
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.
30655's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30655 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 81% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 30655 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Short commute31.9 minutes each way, better than only 20% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30655
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30655 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $73,550; 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 30655's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 30655
30655 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 30655.
Who works in 30655, and how
Work in 30655 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 30655
30655 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 30655 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30655, month by month
30655 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 30655
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 42 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 30655
Schools across 30655 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Youth Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Loganville Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Walker Park Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Loganville Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Youth Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Carver Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Loganville High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Walnut Grove High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Monroe Area High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30655 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30655 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 30655 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30655 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 30655
Is 30655 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30655 ranks 20,347th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and few empty homes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30655 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,615. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $73,550 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 30655 safe?
30655 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $345 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30655?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 34. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of zip codes.
Is 30655 good for families?
Schools beat 35% of zip codes, crime safety beats 39%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare 30655 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30655. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30655 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.
30655 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30655: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30655: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30655: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30655: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30655 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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