Cost of Living in Terrell 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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Terrell County ranks #822 of 3,142 counties for affordability (top 26%)
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Terrell County Renter Household Income Estimated at $26,281
Terrell County’s median renter-household income was recorded at $26,281 per year, according to the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. The official ACS B25071 Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income (GRAPI) for the county is 32.1%. This percentage is 3.5 percentage points above the Georgia unweighted county mean of 28.6%. The median gross rent was estimated at $745 per month, which is $220 lower than the state unweighted county mean of $965. Homeowners in the county faced median selected monthly owner costs of $760, with a median home value of $118,400. This home value is below the Georgia unweighted county mean of $197,933. All figures provided are verbatim estimates from the five-year ACS period and represent a housing cost snapshot without consideration of market trends. 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: Terrell County
Affordability Verdict
ACS B25071 estimates median gross rent at 32.1% of renter household income in Terrell County, which is between the 30% and 50% rent-burden benchmarks. This is a median percentage among renter-occupied units, not the share of households above a threshold.
Rent vs. Own
Median gross rent is $745 per month; median selected monthly owner costs are $760. These ACS medians describe different tenure groups and are not a personalized rent-versus-buy calculation.
Income Needed
Using the common 30% budgeting benchmark, $29,800 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. Terrell County's $745 median is 22.8% below that comparison value.
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-advisory-v2
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Rent Burden
19.4%
of gross income
Max Housing (28% Rule)
$1,077
per month
Owner Cost Burden
19.8%
of gross income
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Median home value is $118,400. Estimated monthly cost: $945 vs. your max of $1,077.
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