ZIP 30002 vs ZIP 30079

This side-by-side compares ZIP 30002 (Avondale Estates, GA) and ZIP 30079 (Scottdale, GA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 30002 has a population of 5,861 at 1,338 people per square mile, while ZIP 30079 has 2,960 at 894 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 30002 reports a median household income of $89,750 against $82,500 in ZIP 30079, with per-capita income of $67,696 vs $30,879. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 72.5% in 30002 and 50.3% in 30079. Poverty rate reads 10.0% vs 21.5%, and unemployment 2.9% vs 6.0% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $531,900 in 30002 versus $347,700 in 30079, with median rent of $1,186 and $1,125 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 63.6% vs 56.6%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.