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Towns where rent is easiest to afford in Georgia

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 94 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Milton 1 Milton 32.9% Median rent $2,065 Map of Villa Rica 2 Villa Rica 33.3% Median rent $1,547 3 Vinings 39.6% Median rent $1,839
#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households
1 Map of Milton Milton41,546 people 32.9% $2,065 3,978
2 Map of Villa Rica Villa Rica18,551 people 33.3% $1,547 2,012
3 Vinings14,390 people 39.6% $1,839 5,143
4 Map of Grovetown Grovetown17,014 people 40.3% $1,407 2,185
5 Fort Oglethorpe10,416 people 40.9% $937 2,296
6 Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government8,887 people 41.4% $1,348 1,082
7 Rincon11,332 people 41.5% $1,245 1,659
8 Braselton15,178 people 42.9% $2,082 1,394
9 Fort Valley8,858 people 42.9% $886 1,773
10 Map of Cartersville Cartersville24,074 people 43.3% $1,229 3,544
11 Map of Fairburn Fairburn16,831 people 44.3% $1,479 2,126
12 Map of Sandy Springs Sandy Springs107,087 people 44.7% $1,870 24,997
13 Decatur24,518 people 44.7% $1,655 3,368
14 Tifton17,210 people 44.8% $798 3,608
15 Moultrie Moultrie14,588 people 44.9% $790 3,210
16 Map of Country Club Estates Country Club Estates8,780 people 45% $1,109 2,214
17 Toccoa9,238 people 45.1% $711 1,415
18 Brookhaven57,855 people 46.2% $1,882 11,232
19 Calhoun18,183 people 46.4% $873 2,838
20 Vidalia10,752 people 46.5% $794 2,078
21 Dalton34,538 people 46.9% $996 5,552
22 Scottdale10,542 people 46.9% $1,583 1,831
23 Suwanee22,349 people 47.5% $1,885 3,274
24 St. Marys19,166 people 47.8% $1,183 2,857
25 Hinesville35,679 people 48.1% $1,212 6,728
26 Winder19,437 people 48.1% $1,209 2,337
27 Alpharetta66,855 people 48.2% $1,948 8,420
28 Map of Statesboro Statesboro34,149 people 48.3% $944 9,155
29 Warner Robins82,990 people 49% $1,212 14,143
30 Albany67,224 people 49.4% $931 16,161
31 Map of Columbus Columbus203,711 people 50.5% $1,106 37,612
32 Map of Johns Creek Johns Creek81,988 people 50.5% $2,257 5,532
33 Thomasville18,666 people 50.6% $1,077 3,581
34 Americus15,813 people 51% $834 3,434
35 Chamblee30,895 people 51.1% $1,859 6,833
36 Map of Atlanta Atlanta505,268 people 51.5% $1,711 120,519
37 Brunswick15,307 people 51.5% $951 3,241
38 Dunwoody51,758 people 51.8% $1,859 9,096
39 Perry23,001 people 51.8% $1,132 2,984
40 Map of Smyrna Smyrna56,633 people 51.9% $1,739 9,710
41 Douglasville37,536 people 51.9% $1,582 6,939
42 Map of Roswell Roswell92,621 people 52% $1,810 9,801
43 Map of Rome Rome38,189 people 52.2% $1,032 6,999
44 Map of Martinez Martinez33,750 people 52.3% $1,284 3,185
45 Map of North Druid Hills North Druid Hills17,997 people 52.5% $1,874 4,692
46 Cairo10,055 people 52.6% $778 1,732
47 Druid Hills8,169 people 52.6% $2,022 1,462
48 Duluth32,426 people 52.7% $1,828 5,388
49 Map of Acworth Acworth22,473 people 52.9% $1,664 3,387
50 College Park14,712 people 52.9% $1,207 4,750
51 Fort Stewart9,285 people 53.7% $1,642 1,976
52 Map of Dublin Dublin16,136 people 53.8% $847 3,594
53 Douglas Douglas11,749 people 54% $680 1,886
54 Pooler28,466 people 54.3% $1,671 4,488
55 Thomaston9,831 people 54.3% $811 2,428
56 Conyers18,512 people 54.7% $1,318 4,494
57 Map of Savannah Savannah147,898 people 54.9% $1,382 29,825
58 Kennesaw34,605 people 54.9% $1,845 4,534
59 Map of Candler-McAfee Candler-McAfee20,905 people 55.5% $1,498 2,539
60 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government206,069 people 55.6% $1,141 34,914
61 South Fulton110,471 people 56.2% $1,702 10,972
62 Sugar Hill26,128 people 56.5% $1,862 1,736
63 North Decatur18,442 people 56.5% $1,913 3,614
64 Map of Stockbridge Stockbridge35,737 people 56.6% $1,494 6,072
65 Map of Mableton Mableton77,678 people 57.2% $1,472 9,968
66 Monroe15,648 people 57.2% $1,105 2,871
67 Carrollton27,392 people 57.8% $1,089 5,658
68 Map of Macon-Bibb County Macon-Bibb County156,578 people 58% $1,066 26,604
69 Buford17,997 people 58% $1,357 1,546
70 Valdosta55,252 people 58.3% $1,054 11,725
71 Peachtree Corners42,373 people 58.3% $1,701 8,064
72 Gainesville Gainesville45,032 people 58.4% $1,299 9,496
73 Woodstock37,381 people 58.6% $1,821 5,241
74 LaGrange LaGrange32,078 people 58.7% $1,073 7,451
75 East Point East Point38,335 people 58.9% $1,364 8,617
76 Map of Marietta Marietta62,263 people 59% $1,586 12,666
77 Griffin23,761 people 59.3% $1,110 5,486
78 Athens-Clarke County unified government129,609 people 59.5% $1,219 30,001
79 Stonecrest60,501 people 59.8% $1,601 8,605
80 Waycross13,756 people 60.4% $768 2,685
81 Lilburn15,390 people 61.4% $1,778 1,864
82 Covington14,584 people 61.4% $1,191 2,567
83 Peachtree City39,576 people 61.8% $2,086 4,220
84 Lawrenceville30,954 people 62% $1,613 5,354
85 Map of Newnan Newnan44,235 people 62.1% $1,542 7,070
86 Panthersville9,053 people 62.4% $1,401 2,132
87 Clarkston14,557 people 63.2% $1,422 3,090
88 Canton35,741 people 63.8% $1,680 5,293
89 Map of Milledgeville Milledgeville16,748 people 64.7% $913 3,387
90 Map of Belvedere Park Belvedere Park14,181 people 66.5% $1,534 2,250
91 Map of McDonough McDonough30,947 people 67.5% $1,792 4,787
92 Redan31,017 people 68.9% $1,566 3,746
93 Tucker Tucker37,123 people 72.1% $1,647 5,225
94 Norcross18,007 people 72.2% $1,715 2,798

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Georgia as a whole is 52.4%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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