ZIP 30338 vs ZIP 30030

30338 is one of 29 ZIP codes that lie mostly in DeKalb County, GA — 98% of its own area is in the county.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 3 of the 28 with a value.

7 school locations in 30338: 5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high.

In alphabetical order: Austin Elementary School, Chesnut Elementary School, Dunwoody Elementary School, Dunwoody High School, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

30030 is one of 29 ZIP codes that lie mostly in DeKalb County, GA.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 4 of the 28 with a value.

9 school locations in 30030: 7 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high.

In alphabetical order: Beacon Hill Middle School, Clairemont Elementary School, Decatur High School, Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In January 2000 the typical home in 30338 was worth $268,335.

Values peaked at $710,439 in August 2026. The latest reading is the peak.

As of August 2026: $710,439, +3.0% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $710,439. Put 20% down and borrow $568,351 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $3,935 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $122,931 a year, $10,244 a month. So the payment takes 38.4% of income — rated “severe” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 14.5% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $1,607.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $1,653.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $3,655 — +121% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +39%.

Reported values rose +165% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $529,587. So the real change is +34%, not +165%.

30338: +165% since January 2000.

DeKalb County: +136% since January 2000.

Georgia: +160% since January 2000 — 30338 ran ahead of it by 5 points.

Against 727 Georgia ZIP codes, 30338 sits at the 9th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

54th for appreciation (recent value growth); 9th for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $4,646 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,784 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 33.2. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

In January 2000 the typical home in 30030 was worth $211,891.

Values peaked at $644,946 in February 2025. The latest reading is −0.4% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $642,406, +1.7% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $642,406. Put 20% down and borrow $513,925 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $3,558 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $127,318 a year, $10,610 a month. So the payment takes 33.5% of income — rated “stretched” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 11.1% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $1,269.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $1,682.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $3,305 — +97% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +24%.

Reported values rose +203% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $418,189. So the real change is +54%, not +203%.

30030: +203% since January 2000.

DeKalb County: +136% since January 2000.

Georgia: +160% since January 2000 — 30030 ran ahead of it by 43 points.

Against 727 Georgia ZIP codes, 30030 sits at the 19th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

41st for appreciation (recent value growth); 15th for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $4,201 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,823 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 29.4. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 47 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 62% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 105. That is 61% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

Going out — closed sales: about 33 a month. That is 58% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months. The drain is drawn 9% narrower: the share of homes for sale that sell each month is 91% of its 2015–2019 level.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 3.2 months of supply — below the 4–6 month range Lotvox treats as balanced. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 13 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 33 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 52 — so sales ran at 63% of it, and below it in 24 of the last 24 months.

Across DeKalb County, builders pulled permits for 1,321 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 61% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 51 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 71% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 136. That is 80% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

Going out — closed sales: about 38 a month. That is 63% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months. The drain is drawn 34% narrower: the share of homes for sale that sell each month is 66% of its 2015–2019 level.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 3.6 months of supply — below the 4–6 month range Lotvox treats as balanced. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 13 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 38 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 51 — so sales ran at 75% of it, and below it in 24 of the last 24 months.

Across DeKalb County, builders pulled permits for 1,321 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 61% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

This ZIP sits in DeKalb County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 17,930 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 20,681 moved out.

Net across those counties: −2,751 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 105 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Fulton, GA (7,989 households); most departures went to Fulton, GA (7,888).

This ZIP sits in DeKalb County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 17,930 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 20,681 moved out.

Net across those counties: −2,751 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 136 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Fulton, GA (7,989 households); most departures went to Fulton, GA (7,888).