ZIP 30313 vs ZIP 30303

This side-by-side compares ZIP 30313 (Atlanta, GA) and ZIP 30303 (Atlanta, GA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 30313 has a population of 9,495 at 3,304 people per square mile, while ZIP 30303 has 5,934 at 2,196 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 30313 reports a median household income of $84,960 against — in ZIP 30303, with per-capita income of $42,801 vs $15,634. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 55.7% in 30313 and 27.1% in 30303. Poverty rate reads 19.4% vs 60.5%, and unemployment 9.2% vs 12.6% — 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 $363,800 in 30313 versus $269,300 in 30303, with median rent of $1,702 and $1,714 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 40.7% vs 18.0%. 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.