ZIP 30079 vs ZIP 30002

This side-by-side compares ZIP 30079 (Scottdale, GA) and ZIP 30002 (Avondale Estates, GA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 30079 has a population of 2,960 at 894 people per square mile, while ZIP 30002 has 5,861 at 1,338 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 30079 reports a median household income of $82,500 against $89,750 in ZIP 30002, with per-capita income of $30,879 vs $67,696. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 50.3% in 30079 and 72.5% in 30002. Poverty rate reads 21.5% vs 10.0%, and unemployment 6.0% vs 2.9% — 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 $347,700 in 30079 versus $531,900 in 30002, with median rent of $1,125 and $1,186 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 56.6% vs 63.6%. 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.