Georgia Cost of Living
Housing costs and affordability data for 159 counties.
Average Monthly Rent
$927/mo
Average Home Value
$180,827
Average Owner Cost
$877/mo
▼20% below national average rent
At a Glance
Average Monthly Rent
$927/mo
20% below national median
Average Home Value
$180,827
36% below national median
Avg. Monthly Owner Cost
$877/mo
48% below national median
Affordability Rating
Affordable
Avg. rent under 30% of income
Most Expensive Counties
All Georgia Counties
| County | Median Rent | Home Value | Owner Cost | Rent/Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | Expensive$1,937/mo | $493,800 | $2,044/mo | 27.0% |
| Fayette County | Expensive$1,787/mo | $405,600 | $1,709/mo | 32.0% |
| Gwinnett County | Expensive$1,713/mo | $345,700 | $1,616/mo | 34.0% |
| Cherokee County | Expensive$1,703/mo | $389,800 | $1,566/mo | 32.0% |
| Cobb County | Expensive$1,640/mo | $373,700 | $1,590/mo | 29.0% |
| Fulton County | Expensive$1,635/mo | $431,200 | $1,839/mo | 30.0% |
| Paulding County | Expensive$1,622/mo | $289,000 | $1,429/mo | 27.0% |
| DeKalb County | Expensive$1,591/mo | $331,400 | $1,511/mo | 34.0% |
| Bryan County | Expensive$1,584/mo | $317,100 | $1,649/mo | 29.0% |
| Henry County | Expensive$1,538/mo | $277,400 | $1,472/mo | 30.0% |
| Douglas County | Moderate$1,447/mo | $262,200 | $1,368/mo | 29.0% |
| Dawson County | Moderate$1,425/mo | $351,900 | $1,265/mo | 31.0% |
| Coweta County | Moderate$1,397/mo | $321,900 | $1,421/mo | 32.0% |
| Chatham County | Moderate$1,382/mo | $273,300 | $1,324/mo | 30.0% |
| Oconee County | Moderate$1,347/mo | $425,100 | $1,530/mo | 21.0% |
| Rockdale County | Moderate$1,341/mo | $256,600 | $1,322/mo | 34.0% |
| Newton County | Moderate$1,331/mo | $233,300 | $1,288/mo | 34.0% |
| Columbia County | Moderate$1,330/mo | $287,400 | $1,425/mo | 27.0% |
| Clayton County | Moderate$1,307/mo | $194,500 | $1,163/mo | 33.0% |
| Hall County | Moderate$1,247/mo | $313,600 | $1,216/mo | 30.0% |
| Chattahoochee County | Moderate$1,235/mo | $99,800 | $648/mo | 24.0% |
| Walton County | Moderate$1,231/mo | $300,500 | $1,347/mo | 32.0% |
| Liberty County | Moderate$1,203/mo | $180,200 | $1,089/mo | 29.0% |
| Bartow County | Moderate$1,202/mo | $262,200 | $1,176/mo | 26.0% |
| Barrow County | Moderate$1,197/mo | $255,200 | $1,260/mo | 29.0% |
| Camden County | Moderate$1,167/mo | $233,900 | $1,150/mo | 32.0% |
| Clarke County | Moderate$1,162/mo | $271,900 | $1,163/mo | 36.0% |
| Lee County | Moderate$1,147/mo | $226,900 | $1,229/mo | 23.0% |
| Houston County | Moderate$1,143/mo | $205,600 | $1,219/mo | 28.0% |
| Carroll County | Moderate$1,124/mo | $227,500 | $1,036/mo | 31.0% |
| Effingham County | Moderate$1,116/mo | $245,300 | $1,406/mo | 23.0% |
| Lumpkin County | Moderate$1,090/mo | $277,200 | $1,059/mo | 36.0% |
| Morgan County | Moderate$1,090/mo | $323,100 | $1,202/mo | 19.0% |
| Richmond County | Moderate$1,087/mo | $163,300 | $991/mo | 33.0% |
| Pickens County | Moderate$1,079/mo | $289,600 | $1,045/mo | 29.0% |
| Muscogee County | Moderate$1,072/mo | $182,300 | $1,048/mo | 29.0% |
| Putnam County | Moderate$1,063/mo | $222,000 | $1,003/mo | 33.0% |
| Glynn County | Moderate$1,060/mo | $268,300 | $1,088/mo | 27.0% |
| Pike County | Moderate$1,056/mo | $265,700 | $1,206/mo | 26.0% |
| Spalding County | Moderate$1,053/mo | $196,600 | $1,018/mo | 30.0% |
| Jackson County | Moderate$1,048/mo | $312,700 | $1,374/mo | 25.0% |
| Troup County | Moderate$1,044/mo | $187,800 | $1,060/mo | 33.0% |
| Bibb County | Moderate$1,026/mo | $165,800 | $1,000/mo | 34.0% |
| Rabun County | Moderate$1,016/mo | $272,600 | $759/mo | 26.0% |
| White County | Moderate$1,015/mo | $262,200 | $894/mo | 26.0% |
| Lowndes County | Moderate$1,002/mo | $197,900 | $1,004/mo | 31.0% |
| Thomas County | Affordable$996/mo | $185,300 | $983/mo | 28.0% |
| Jasper County | Affordable$983/mo | $219,700 | $955/mo | 24.0% |
| Floyd County | Affordable$971/mo | $194,100 | $945/mo | 30.0% |
| Bulloch County | Affordable$968/mo | $191,600 | $912/mo | 28.0% |
| Gilmer County | Affordable$955/mo | $278,900 | $879/mo | 26.0% |
| Catoosa County | Affordable$953/mo | $214,200 | $1,021/mo | 27.0% |
| Butts County | Affordable$952/mo | $227,800 | $954/mo | 30.0% |
| Madison County | Affordable$951/mo | $198,800 | $808/mo | 31.0% |
| Talbot County | Affordable$950/mo | $127,200 | $837/mo | 36.0% |
| Harris County | Affordable$941/mo | $278,700 | $1,399/mo | 24.0% |
| Habersham County | Affordable$939/mo | $212,000 | $879/mo | 27.0% |
| Greene County | Affordable$936/mo | $342,200 | $1,055/mo | 22.0% |
| Long County | Affordable$931/mo | $196,500 | $1,133/mo | 30.0% |
| Jones County | Affordable$917/mo | $174,600 | $893/mo | 29.0% |
| Lamar County | Affordable$913/mo | $201,400 | $1,072/mo | 25.0% |
| Whitfield County | Affordable$907/mo | $198,900 | $785/mo | 26.0% |
| Dougherty County | Affordable$905/mo | $129,200 | $887/mo | 31.0% |
| Cook County | Affordable$901/mo | $123,000 | $651/mo | 35.0% |
| Peach County | Affordable$901/mo | $186,100 | $1,036/mo | 29.0% |
| Meriwether County | Affordable$899/mo | $154,600 | $810/mo | 29.0% |
| Charlton County | Affordable$895/mo | $119,000 | $575/mo | 32.0% |
| Haralson County | Affordable$884/mo | $210,400 | $921/mo | 24.0% |
| Monroe County | Affordable$881/mo | $243,200 | $1,084/mo | 24.0% |
| Lanier County | Affordable$878/mo | $161,100 | $856/mo | 30.0% |
| Fannin County | Affordable$876/mo | $274,600 | $802/mo | 28.0% |
| Gordon County | Affordable$872/mo | $205,600 | $961/mo | 28.0% |
| Polk County | Affordable$870/mo | $163,500 | $786/mo | 31.0% |
| Walker County | Affordable$867/mo | $173,900 | $852/mo | 29.0% |
| Baldwin County | Affordable$865/mo | $164,700 | $818/mo | 33.0% |
| Decatur County | Affordable$860/mo | $146,200 | $750/mo | 27.0% |
| Heard County | Affordable$855/mo | $161,000 | $696/mo | 25.0% |
| Worth County | Affordable$855/mo | $112,400 | $701/mo | 29.0% |
| Elbert County | Affordable$849/mo | $114,600 | $581/mo | 27.0% |
| Sumter County | Affordable$847/mo | $122,300 | $772/mo | 29.0% |
| Dade County | Affordable$843/mo | $166,600 | $699/mo | 22.0% |
| Union County | Affordable$842/mo | $272,600 | $858/mo | 24.0% |
| Wayne County | Affordable$839/mo | $149,800 | $681/mo | 24.0% |
| Washington County | Affordable$836/mo | $115,600 | $732/mo | 32.0% |
| Echols County | Affordable$833/mo | $112,600 | $524/mo | 27.0% |
| Oglethorpe County | Affordable$832/mo | $198,700 | $855/mo | 30.0% |
| Murray County | Affordable$828/mo | $173,300 | $677/mo | 23.0% |
| Irwin County | Affordable$824/mo | $105,300 | $685/mo | 23.0% |
| Towns County | Affordable$822/mo | $311,900 | $866/mo | 28.0% |
| Seminole County | Affordable$819/mo | $111,600 | $660/mo | 25.0% |
| Stephens County | Affordable$817/mo | $168,200 | $754/mo | 26.0% |
| Hart County | Affordable$814/mo | $206,500 | $685/mo | 26.0% |
| Glascock County | Affordable$813/mo | $122,800 | $694/mo | 18.0% |
| McDuffie County | Affordable$813/mo | $155,100 | $770/mo | 30.0% |
| Tift County | Affordable$799/mo | $143,100 | $856/mo | 27.0% |
| Pierce County | Affordable$794/mo | $132,100 | $749/mo | 28.0% |
| Bacon County | Affordable$789/mo | $104,100 | $608/mo | 32.0% |
| Chattooga County | Affordable$789/mo | $98,700 | $475/mo | 29.0% |
| Grady County | Affordable$789/mo | $136,500 | $808/mo | 28.0% |
| Pulaski County | Affordable$789/mo | $144,300 | $577/mo | 35.0% |
| Banks County | Affordable$788/mo | $251,700 | $921/mo | 24.0% |
| Ware County | Affordable$786/mo | $106,500 | $610/mo | 32.0% |
| McIntosh County | Affordable$781/mo | $173,900 | $702/mo | 32.0% |
| Colquitt County | Affordable$779/mo | $121,400 | $632/mo | 28.0% |
| Upson County | Affordable$779/mo | $149,500 | $774/mo | 31.0% |
| Franklin County | Affordable$778/mo | $160,600 | $587/mo | 25.0% |
| Mitchell County | Affordable$776/mo | $105,500 | $732/mo | 31.0% |
| Early County | Affordable$774/mo | $130,100 | $597/mo | 29.0% |
| Berrien County | Affordable$771/mo | $115,200 | $689/mo | 27.0% |
| Laurens County | Affordable$769/mo | $137,400 | $595/mo | 28.0% |
| Wilkinson County | Affordable$766/mo | $90,800 | $559/mo | 26.0% |
| Bleckley County | Affordable$765/mo | $132,900 | $696/mo | 34.0% |
| Burke County | Affordable$763/mo | $107,800 | $603/mo | 31.0% |
| Dooly County | Affordable$761/mo | $96,400 | $636/mo | 19.0% |
| Wilkes County | Affordable$759/mo | $105,000 | $633/mo | 21.0% |
| Brooks County | Affordable$752/mo | $118,100 | $787/mo | 36.0% |
| Crawford County | Affordable$751/mo | $144,800 | $672/mo | 23.0% |
| Schley County | Affordable$746/mo | $152,900 | $896/mo | 29.0% |
| Crisp County | Affordable$743/mo | $120,800 | $806/mo | 35.0% |
| Emanuel County | Affordable$742/mo | $88,200 | $543/mo | 23.0% |
| Quitman County | Affordable$734/mo | $103,000 | $617/mo | 17.0% |
| Lincoln County | Affordable$732/mo | $163,600 | $816/mo | 31.0% |
| Montgomery County | Affordable$732/mo | $118,200 | $666/mo | 30.0% |
| Terrell County | Affordable$727/mo | $111,500 | $784/mo | 29.0% |
| Jefferson County | Affordable$723/mo | $93,100 | $667/mo | 24.0% |
| Evans County | Affordable$720/mo | $139,700 | $607/mo | 23.0% |
| Marion County | Affordable$717/mo | $122,100 | $730/mo | 24.0% |
| Taliaferro County | Affordable$715/mo | $73,100 | $540/mo | 24.0% |
| Brantley County | Affordable$714/mo | $91,800 | $586/mo | 24.0% |
| Toombs County | Affordable$714/mo | $127,100 | $740/mo | 23.0% |
| Coffee County | Affordable$713/mo | $125,700 | $559/mo | 24.0% |
| Appling County | Affordable$711/mo | $81,400 | $529/mo | 28.0% |
| Candler County | Affordable$706/mo | $135,600 | $545/mo | 26.0% |
| Miller County | Affordable$699/mo | $118,300 | $570/mo | 26.0% |
| Ben Hill County | Affordable$692/mo | $114,600 | $654/mo | 23.0% |
| Dodge County | Affordable$688/mo | $108,700 | $635/mo | 26.0% |
| Warren County | Affordable$676/mo | $78,000 | $510/mo | 31.0% |
| Jeff Davis County | Affordable$674/mo | $109,300 | $538/mo | 25.0% |
| Hancock County | Affordable$671/mo | $87,400 | $555/mo | 51.0% |
| Treutlen County | Affordable$668/mo | $98,400 | $604/mo | 25.0% |
| Taylor County | Affordable$665/mo | $82,900 | $700/mo | 35.0% |
| Webster County | Affordable$663/mo | $92,200 | $501/mo | 15.0% |
| Johnson County | Affordable$661/mo | $91,200 | $586/mo | 30.0% |
| Tattnall County | Affordable$660/mo | $122,400 | $625/mo | 23.0% |
| Turner County | Affordable$655/mo | $95,200 | $663/mo | 24.0% |
| Baker County | Affordable$643/mo | $120,100 | $475/mo | 21.0% |
| Calhoun County | Affordable$638/mo | $82,200 | $631/mo | 27.0% |
| Screven County | Affordable$629/mo | $122,300 | $679/mo | 23.0% |
| Macon County | Affordable$624/mo | $87,000 | $527/mo | 29.0% |
| Atkinson County | Affordable$620/mo | $76,300 | $587/mo | 28.0% |
| Twiggs County | Affordable$618/mo | $104,500 | $513/mo | 25.0% |
| Telfair County | Affordable$614/mo | $108,200 | $494/mo | 40.0% |
| Wilcox County | Affordable$612/mo | $71,200 | $448/mo | 28.0% |
| Stewart County | Affordable$588/mo | $53,000 | $510/mo | 26.0% |
| Clay County | Affordable$578/mo | $92,500 | $653/mo | 29.0% |
| Randolph County | Affordable$554/mo | $90,900 | $635/mo | 33.0% |
| Wheeler County | Affordable$551/mo | $74,600 | $465/mo | 25.0% |
| Jenkins County | Affordable$544/mo | $81,100 | $410/mo | 22.0% |
| Clinch County | Affordable$505/mo | $86,300 | $663/mo | 20.0% |
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