Best Places30818, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30818, 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.
30818 ranks 26,464th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 30818
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.
30818's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30818 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$510 a month, better than 93% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 79% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 30818 ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30818
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30818 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,585, 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 30818's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 30818
30818 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 30818.
Who works in 30818, and how
Work in 30818 centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 30818
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 30818.
What the weather is like in 30818, month by month
30818 sees roughly 78 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 30818
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 125 miles away.
The best schools in and around 30818
Schools across 30818 average a D−, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Freedom Park ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
- Blythe Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Wrens Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Burke County Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
- Hephzibah Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Jefferson County Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Academy Of Richmond County High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Hephzibah High SchoolF · 8% proficient
- Jefferson County High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30818 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30818 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 30818 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 30818
Is 30818 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30818 ranks 26,464th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and civic engagement, and lowest on the schools and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30818 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,459. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $64,585 median income, cost of living beats 49% of zip codes.
Is 30818 safe?
30818 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $337 per resident a year.
Compare 30818 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30818. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30818 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.
30818 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30818: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30818: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30818: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30818: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30818 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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