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Georgia

Most Affordable Counties in Georgia

Counties ranked by cost of living relative to local incomes.

Rankings

RankCountyScoreKey MetricValue
#1Forsyth County Deep Dive100Income-to-Cost Ratio2.65
#2Bryan County 100Income-to-Cost Ratio2.04
#3Cherokee County 100Income-to-Cost Ratio2.02
#4Columbia County 100Income-to-Cost Ratio2.37
#5Fayette County 100Income-to-Cost Ratio2.09
#6Greene County 100Income-to-Cost Ratio2.31
#7Harris County 100Income-to-Cost Ratio2.27
#8Jackson County 100Income-to-Cost Ratio2.23
#9Lee County 100Income-to-Cost Ratio2.26
#10Monroe County 100Income-to-Cost Ratio2.11
#11Morgan County 100Income-to-Cost Ratio2.07
#12Oconee County 100Income-to-Cost Ratio2.76
#13Gilmer County 99Income-to-Cost Ratio1.99
#14Cobb County Deep Dive95Income-to-Cost Ratio1.89
#15Houston County 95Income-to-Cost Ratio1.89
#16Murray County 94Income-to-Cost Ratio1.87
#17Effingham County 93Income-to-Cost Ratio1.85
#18Lumpkin County 93Income-to-Cost Ratio1.87
#19Banks County 92Income-to-Cost Ratio1.84
#20Camden County 91Income-to-Cost Ratio1.82
#21Paulding County 91Income-to-Cost Ratio1.81
#22Peach County 91Income-to-Cost Ratio1.81
#23Union County 91Income-to-Cost Ratio1.81
#24Coweta County 90Income-to-Cost Ratio1.81
#25Lamar County 89Income-to-Cost Ratio1.79
#26White County 89Income-to-Cost Ratio1.77
#27Fulton County 88Income-to-Cost Ratio1.76
#28Habersham County 87Income-to-Cost Ratio1.74
#29Whitfield County 87Income-to-Cost Ratio1.74
#30Hall County 86Income-to-Cost Ratio1.71
#31Catoosa County 85Income-to-Cost Ratio1.70
#32Dawson County 85Income-to-Cost Ratio1.71
#33Long County 85Income-to-Cost Ratio1.70
#34Glynn County 84Income-to-Cost Ratio1.68
#35Gordon County 84Income-to-Cost Ratio1.67
#36Putnam County 84Income-to-Cost Ratio1.69
#37Haralson County 83Income-to-Cost Ratio1.67
#38Jones County 83Income-to-Cost Ratio1.65
#39Oglethorpe County 83Income-to-Cost Ratio1.66
#40Rabun County 83Income-to-Cost Ratio1.66
#41Echols County 82Income-to-Cost Ratio1.63
#42Schley County 82Income-to-Cost Ratio1.65
#43Gwinnett County Deep Dive81Income-to-Cost Ratio1.63
#44Floyd County 81Income-to-Cost Ratio1.62
#45Miller County 81Income-to-Cost Ratio1.61
#46Pike County 81Income-to-Cost Ratio1.62
#47Fannin County 80Income-to-Cost Ratio1.59
#48Walton County 79Income-to-Cost Ratio1.58
#49Douglas County Deep Dive78Income-to-Cost Ratio1.55
#50Henry County 78Income-to-Cost Ratio1.57
#51Calhoun County 77Income-to-Cost Ratio1.54
#52Clinch County 77Income-to-Cost Ratio1.53
#53Dooly County 77Income-to-Cost Ratio1.55
#54Hart County 77Income-to-Cost Ratio1.54
#55Pierce County 77Income-to-Cost Ratio1.55
#56Towns County 77Income-to-Cost Ratio1.55
#57Bartow County 76Income-to-Cost Ratio1.52
#58Polk County 76Income-to-Cost Ratio1.52
#59Toombs County 76Income-to-Cost Ratio1.51
#60Chatham County 75Income-to-Cost Ratio1.51
#61Chattahoochee County 75Income-to-Cost Ratio1.51
#62DeKalb County 75Income-to-Cost Ratio1.49
#63Grady County 75Income-to-Cost Ratio1.51
#64Thomas County 75Income-to-Cost Ratio1.50
#65Barrow County 74Income-to-Cost Ratio1.49
#66Bleckley County 74Income-to-Cost Ratio1.48
#67Bulloch County 74Income-to-Cost Ratio1.47
#68Crawford County 74Income-to-Cost Ratio1.48
#69Irwin County 74Income-to-Cost Ratio1.49
#70Lowndes County 74Income-to-Cost Ratio1.48
#71Meriwether County 74Income-to-Cost Ratio1.48
#72Screven County 74Income-to-Cost Ratio1.48
#73Butts County 73Income-to-Cost Ratio1.46
#74Evans County 73Income-to-Cost Ratio1.46
#75Franklin County 73Income-to-Cost Ratio1.46
#76Glascock County 73Income-to-Cost Ratio1.46
#77Troup County 73Income-to-Cost Ratio1.45
#78Wilkes County 73Income-to-Cost Ratio1.47
#79Worth County 73Income-to-Cost Ratio1.47
#80Baldwin County 72Income-to-Cost Ratio1.44
#81Johnson County 72Income-to-Cost Ratio1.44
#82Muscogee County 72Income-to-Cost Ratio1.44
#83Pickens County 72Income-to-Cost Ratio1.45
#84Stephens County 72Income-to-Cost Ratio1.44
#85Early County 71Income-to-Cost Ratio1.42
#86Lincoln County 71Income-to-Cost Ratio1.42
#87Montgomery County 71Income-to-Cost Ratio1.43
#88Newton County 71Income-to-Cost Ratio1.42
#89Tattnall County 71Income-to-Cost Ratio1.42
#90Berrien County 70Income-to-Cost Ratio1.41
#91Candler County 70Income-to-Cost Ratio1.39
#92Coffee County 70Income-to-Cost Ratio1.39
#93Dodge County 70Income-to-Cost Ratio1.40
#94Liberty County 70Income-to-Cost Ratio1.39
#95Madison County 70Income-to-Cost Ratio1.40
#96Tift County 70Income-to-Cost Ratio1.41
#97Bacon County 69Income-to-Cost Ratio1.39
#98Carroll County 69Income-to-Cost Ratio1.39
#99Colquitt County 69Income-to-Cost Ratio1.39
#100Cook County 69Income-to-Cost Ratio1.38
#101Dade County 69Income-to-Cost Ratio1.38
#102Elbert County 69Income-to-Cost Ratio1.38
#103Laurens County 69Income-to-Cost Ratio1.39
#104Mitchell County 69Income-to-Cost Ratio1.38
#105Rockdale County 69Income-to-Cost Ratio1.39
#106Wayne County 69Income-to-Cost Ratio1.38
#107Decatur County 68Income-to-Cost Ratio1.36
#108Seminole County 68Income-to-Cost Ratio1.37
#109Clay County 67Income-to-Cost Ratio1.35
#110McDuffie County 67Income-to-Cost Ratio1.33
#111Twiggs County 67Income-to-Cost Ratio1.34
#112Upson County 67Income-to-Cost Ratio1.35
#113Chattooga County 66Income-to-Cost Ratio1.33
#114Emanuel County 66Income-to-Cost Ratio1.33
#115Pulaski County 66Income-to-Cost Ratio1.32
#116Taliaferro County 66Income-to-Cost Ratio1.32
#117Wilcox County 66Income-to-Cost Ratio1.33
#118Richmond County 65Income-to-Cost Ratio1.31
#119Walker County 65Income-to-Cost Ratio1.31
#120Warren County 65Income-to-Cost Ratio1.29
#121Charlton County 64Income-to-Cost Ratio1.29
#122Jefferson County 64Income-to-Cost Ratio1.29
#123Marion County 64Income-to-Cost Ratio1.28
#124Brooks County 63Income-to-Cost Ratio1.26
#125Burke County 62Income-to-Cost Ratio1.25
#126Clarke County 62Income-to-Cost Ratio1.24
#127McIntosh County 62Income-to-Cost Ratio1.24
#128Telfair County 62Income-to-Cost Ratio1.24
#129Ware County 62Income-to-Cost Ratio1.23
#130Wilkinson County 62Income-to-Cost Ratio1.24
#131Baker County 61Income-to-Cost Ratio1.23
#132Bibb County 61Income-to-Cost Ratio1.23
#133Talbot County 61Income-to-Cost Ratio1.21
#134Treutlen County 61Income-to-Cost Ratio1.22
#135Wheeler County 61Income-to-Cost Ratio1.21
#136Appling County 60Income-to-Cost Ratio1.21
#137Dougherty County 60Income-to-Cost Ratio1.20
#138Heard County 60Income-to-Cost Ratio1.21
#139Brantley County 59Income-to-Cost Ratio1.17
#140Lanier County 59Income-to-Cost Ratio1.17
#141Washington County 59Income-to-Cost Ratio1.18
#142Crisp County 58Income-to-Cost Ratio1.15
#143Spalding County 58Income-to-Cost Ratio1.16
#144Sumter County 58Income-to-Cost Ratio1.15
#145Taylor County 58Income-to-Cost Ratio1.15
#146Jasper County 57Income-to-Cost Ratio1.14
#147Clayton County 56Income-to-Cost Ratio1.12
#148Jeff Davis County 56Income-to-Cost Ratio1.13
#149Terrell County 56Income-to-Cost Ratio1.12
#150Webster County 56Income-to-Cost Ratio1.13
#151Turner County 55Income-to-Cost Ratio1.09
#152Atkinson County 52Income-to-Cost Ratio1.05
#153Ben Hill County 52Income-to-Cost Ratio1.05
#154Macon County 52Income-to-Cost Ratio1.04
#155Jenkins County 51Income-to-Cost Ratio1.02
#156Quitman County 51Income-to-Cost Ratio1.02
#157Stewart County 49Income-to-Cost Ratio0.98
#158Hancock County 46Income-to-Cost Ratio0.92
#159Randolph County 35Income-to-Cost Ratio0.71

Methodology

Affordability index: ratio of median income to living wage requirements and median rent.

MIT Living Wage Calculator |Vintage: 2024 |Last refreshed: Feb 2024 |Next refresh: Feb 2025 |Source

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents |Vintage: FY2025 |Last refreshed: Oct 2024 |Next refresh: Oct 2025 |Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |Vintage: 2023 |Last refreshed: Dec 2024 |Next refresh: Dec 2025 |Source