Cost of Living in Evans County, Georgia
At a Glance
Rent burden measured as median gross rent as a percentage of renter household income (Census ACS B25071)
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How Evans County Compares
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Affordability Rank
Evans County ranks #279 of 3,142 counties for affordability (top 9%)
Sourced county brief
Evans County Median Gross Rent Measured at $719 Monthly
Median gross rent in Evans County was $719 per month, which is lower than the Georgia unweighted county mean of $965. The median renter-household income was $37,228, and the official GRAPI was 26.8%. This rent-to-income measure is 1.8 percentage points lower than the state unweighted county mean of 28.6%. Homeowners in the county saw a median home value of $138,200 and median selected monthly owner costs of $564. These figures are below the state unweighted county means of $197,933 and $905, respectively. The canonical rentToIncomePct for Evans County is the official B25071 GRAPI estimate from the ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates. See ACS table B25071 for the underlying estimate.
Source record
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25064 Median Gross Rent
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25071 GRAPI
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25077 Median Home Value
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25088 Selected Monthly Owner Costs
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25119 Household Income by Tenure
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-brief-v1
Cost of Living Advisory: Evans County
Affordability Verdict
ACS B25071 estimates median gross rent at 26.8% of renter household income in Evans County, which is below the 30% affordability benchmark. This is a median percentage among renter-occupied units, not the share of households above a threshold.
Rent vs. Own
Median gross rent is $719 per month; median selected monthly owner costs are $564. These ACS medians describe different tenure groups and are not a personalized rent-versus-buy calculation.
Income Needed
Using the common 30% budgeting benchmark, $28,760 in annual gross income would allocate 30% to the county's median gross rent. This is a reproducible illustration, not evidence that a particular household can afford housing.
Regional Context
The Georgia unweighted mean of county median rents is $965 per month. Evans County's $719 median is 25.5% below that comparison value.
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-advisory-v2
Affordability Calculator
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Rent Burden
16.2%
of gross income
Max Housing (28% Rule)
$1,243
per month
Owner Cost Burden
12.7%
of gross income
You can likely afford the median home in Evans County
Median home value is $138,200. Estimated monthly cost: $1,103 vs. your max of $1,243.
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