Best Places30815, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30815, 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.
30815 ranks 25,225th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in 30815
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.
30815's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30815 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$639 a month, better than 81% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 73% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 30815 ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30815
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30815 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,567, 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 30815's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30815
30815'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 30815.
Who works in 30815, and how
Work in 30815 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 30815
30815 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30815 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30815, month by month
30815 sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 47° | 34° |
| April | 81° | 65° | 49° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 71° |
| October | 82° | 66° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 30815
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around 30815
Schools across 30815 average a D−, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Freedom Park ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
- Blythe Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Blakeney ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Burke County Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
- Hephzibah Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Pine Hill Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Burke County High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Academy Of Richmond County High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Hephzibah High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30815 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30815 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 30815 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 30815 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 30815
Is 30815 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30815 ranks 25,225th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and fast internet, and lowest on the schools and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30815 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,809. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $71,567 median income, cost of living beats 61% of zip codes.
Is 30815 safe?
30815 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $350 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 30815?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 34. That works out to about 83 pleasant days a year, more than 48% of zip codes.
Is 30815 good for families?
Schools beat 1% of zip codes, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $639 a month.
Compare 30815 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30815. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30815 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.
30815 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30815: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30815: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30815: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30815: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30815 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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