Best Places30905, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 30905, 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.
30905 ranks 18,395th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 30905
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.
30905's strengths and weaknesses
Where 30905 ranks high
- Short commute11.8 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 81% of zip codes
Where 30905 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 30905
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 30905 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,258, 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 30905'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 30905
30905 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 30905.
Who works in 30905, and how
Work in 30905 centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 54%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 36%
Life in 30905
30905 has more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 30905 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 30905, month by month
30905 sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 30905
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around 30905
Schools across 30905 average a C, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Freedom Park ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
- Sue Reynolds Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Jamestown Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Langford Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Glenn Hills Middle SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Academy Of Richmond County High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Glenn Hills High SchoolF · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 30905 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
30905 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 30905 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 30905
Is 30905 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 30905 ranks 18,395th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, population health, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 30905 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,100. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $62,258 median income, cost of living beats 39% of zip codes.
Is 30905 safe?
30905 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $341 per resident a year.
Compare 30905 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 30905. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 30905 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.
30905 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 30905: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 30905: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 30905: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 30905: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
30905 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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