Georgia: RPP components
BEA 2024 regional context; each category is compared with its own U.S. = 100 benchmark. These are not county price estimates or spending shares.
Black marker: U.S. benchmark = 100 in each row.
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Georgia cost of living
Georgia has an all-items price parity of 96.3 on the U.S. = 100 scale. Compare the statewide picture with county rents and metro price levels.
BEA 2024 · HUD FY2027 · ACS 2020–2024 · CPI through 2026-10
96.3
All-items price level
BEA 2024; U.S. = 100
$77,353
Median household income
ACS 2020–2024
$303,300
Median home value
Owner-occupied homes, ACS 2020–2024
$1,528
Typical 2BR benchmark
Population-weighted county FMR, FY2027
Read the local picture
Regional Price Parities (RPPs) compare prices across places in the same year. An index of 110 means prices are 10% above the U.S. level; 90 means 10% below. RPP measures relative price levels, while CPI measures price change over time.
Put the benchmark in context
Fair Market Rent (FMR) is HUD’s estimate of the 40th percentile gross rent for standard-quality rental homes occupied by recent movers. It includes rent and most tenant-paid utilities. A household’s actual rent can differ substantially by neighborhood, lease and property.
Monthly rent by bedroom
HUD FY2027 gross monthly FMR; includes most tenant-paid utilities. Dollars per month.
Income after benchmark rent is $59,019 a year: ACS median household income minus 12 months of the population-weighted 2BR FMR. This is a comparison between separate datasets and periods, before taxes and all other expenses; it is not disposable income.
The data in view
Price levels relative to the U.S.
BEA RPP, U.S. = 100 each year. This is not an inflation index.
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| Period or category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 94.3 |
| 2009 | 91.9 |
| 2010 | 94.6 |
| 2011 | 93.7 |
| 2012 | 95.3 |
| 2013 | 94.9 |
| 2014 | 95.0 |
| 2015 | 94.7 |
| 2016 | 95.0 |
| 2017 | 95.3 |
| 2018 | 94.8 |
| 2019 | 94.4 |
| 2020 | 94.5 |
| 2021 | 95.7 |
| 2022 | 95.7 |
| 2023 | 96.5 |
| 2024 | 96.3 |
Price levels by category
Each category has its own U.S. benchmark of 100. Components are indexes, not spending shares.
| Category | 2024 RPP |
|---|---|
| All items | 96.3 |
| Goods | 98.9 |
| Housing rents | 88.7 |
| Utilities | 92.8 |
| Other services | 97.3 |
Monthly Fair Market Rent by bedroom
HUD 40th percentile gross rent for standard-quality units; includes tenant-paid utilities except telephone, cable and internet. These are benchmarks, not asking-rent medians.
| Home size | FY2027 monthly gross rent |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,305 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,374 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,528 |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,865 |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,203 |
County cost comparison
Income: ACS 2020–2024. Rent: HUD FY2027. Rent / income = 12 × 2BR FMR ÷ median household income; it does not measure actual renter burden.
| County or equivalent | 2BR rent / month | Median household income | Rent / income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | $1,002 | $46,651 | 25.8% |
| Atkinson County | $1,002 | $42,347 | 28.4% |
| Bacon County | $1,002 | $44,694 | 26.9% |
| Baker County | $1,002 | $46,012 | 26.1% |
| Baldwin County | $1,104 | $54,403 | 24.4% |
| Banks County | $1,002 | $77,063 | 15.6% |
| Barrow County | $1,762 | $80,653 | 26.2% |
| Bartow County | $1,762 | $82,243 | 25.7% |
| Ben Hill County | $1,002 | $41,758 | 28.8% |
| Berrien County | $1,002 | $52,876 | 22.7% |
| Bibb County | $1,309 | $51,234 | 30.7% |
| Bleckley County | $1,002 | $62,008 | 19.4% |
| Brantley County | $1,378 | $58,239 | 28.4% |
| Brooks County | $1,179 | $46,807 | 30.2% |
| Bryan County | $1,679 | $103,408 | 19.5% |
| Bulloch County | $1,160 | $58,810 | 23.7% |
| Burke County | $1,329 | $53,014 | 30.1% |
| Butts County | $1,002 | $69,241 | 17.4% |
| Calhoun County | $1,002 | $46,940 | 25.6% |
| Camden County | $1,300 | $74,378 | 21.0% |
| Candler County | $1,002 | $49,581 | 24.3% |
| Carroll County | $1,762 | $73,714 | 28.7% |
| Catoosa County | $1,340 | $74,639 | 21.5% |
| Charlton County | $1,190 | $61,276 | 23.3% |
| Chatham County | $1,679 | $71,097 | 28.3% |
| Chattahoochee County | $1,212 | $61,042 | 23.8% |
| Chattooga County | $1,002 | $50,285 | 23.9% |
| Cherokee County | $1,762 | $108,115 | 19.6% |
| Clarke County | $1,285 | $53,625 | 28.8% |
| Clay County | $1,002 | $49,147 | 24.5% |
| Clayton County | $1,762 | $59,806 | 35.4% |
| Clinch County | $1,002 | $45,847 | 26.2% |
| Cobb County | $1,762 | $102,738 | 20.6% |
| Coffee County | $1,002 | $50,683 | 23.7% |
| Colquitt County | $1,002 | $49,341 | 24.4% |
| Columbia County | $1,329 | $95,592 | 16.7% |
| Cook County | $1,002 | $53,651 | 22.4% |
| Coweta County | $1,762 | $95,548 | 22.1% |
| Crawford County | $1,309 | $67,116 | 23.4% |
| Crisp County | $1,002 | $45,105 | 26.7% |
| Dade County | $1,340 | $64,568 | 24.9% |
| Dawson County | $1,762 | $92,991 | 22.7% |
| DeKalb County | $1,762 | $80,644 | 26.2% |
| Decatur County | $1,002 | $53,317 | 22.6% |
| Dodge County | $1,002 | $51,587 | 23.3% |
| Dooly County | $1,002 | $60,987 | 19.7% |
| Dougherty County | $1,103 | $49,044 | 27.0% |
| Douglas County | $1,762 | $82,984 | 25.5% |
| Early County | $1,002 | $54,083 | 22.2% |
| Echols County | $1,179 | $59,489 | 23.8% |
| Effingham County | $1,679 | $88,438 | 22.8% |
| Elbert County | $1,013 | $58,450 | 20.8% |
| Emanuel County | $1,002 | $52,772 | 22.8% |
| Evans County | $1,002 | $53,259 | 22.6% |
| Fannin County | $1,002 | $57,073 | 21.1% |
| Fayette County | $1,762 | $111,978 | 18.9% |
| Floyd County | $1,204 | $65,565 | 22.0% |
| Forsyth County | $1,762 | $143,784 | 14.7% |
| Franklin County | $1,032 | $53,046 | 23.3% |
| Fulton County | $1,762 | $95,292 | 22.2% |
| Gilmer County | $1,047 | $74,499 | 16.9% |
| Glascock County | $1,002 | $54,934 | 21.9% |
| Glynn County | $1,378 | $69,799 | 23.7% |
| Gordon County | $1,013 | $63,650 | 19.1% |
| Grady County | $1,002 | $58,980 | 20.4% |
| Greene County | $1,002 | $86,272 | 13.9% |
| Gwinnett County | $1,762 | $87,890 | 24.1% |
| Habersham County | $1,007 | $67,309 | 18.0% |
| Hall County | $1,543 | $80,901 | 22.9% |
| Hancock County | $1,002 | $40,082 | 30.0% |
| Haralson County | $1,023 | $72,127 | 17.0% |
| Harris County | $1,212 | $97,302 | 14.9% |
| Hart County | $1,002 | $59,385 | 20.2% |
| Heard County | $1,762 | $65,868 | 32.1% |
| Henry County | $1,762 | $83,146 | 25.4% |
| Houston County | $1,396 | $80,698 | 20.8% |
| Irwin County | $1,080 | $51,384 | 25.2% |
| Jackson County | $1,205 | $89,544 | 16.1% |
| Jasper County | $1,762 | $60,134 | 35.2% |
| Jeff Davis County | $1,002 | $40,283 | 29.8% |
| Jefferson County | $1,002 | $53,014 | 22.7% |
| Jenkins County | $1,002 | $44,389 | 27.1% |
| Johnson County | $1,002 | $51,028 | 23.6% |
| Jones County | $1,309 | $75,500 | 20.8% |
| Lamar County | $1,002 | $67,062 | 17.9% |
| Lanier County | $1,179 | $47,186 | 30.0% |
| Laurens County | $1,007 | $55,010 | 22.0% |
| Lee County | $1,103 | $89,168 | 14.8% |
| Liberty County | $1,396 | $60,456 | 27.7% |
| Lincoln County | $1,026 | $56,907 | 21.6% |
| Long County | $1,163 | $68,808 | 20.3% |
| Lowndes County | $1,179 | $58,541 | 24.2% |
| Lumpkin County | $1,148 | $77,448 | 17.8% |
| Macon County | $1,002 | $41,031 | 29.3% |
| Madison County | $1,285 | $61,963 | 24.9% |
| Marion County | $1,212 | $51,667 | 28.1% |
| McDuffie County | $1,329 | $56,733 | 28.1% |
| McIntosh County | $1,378 | $50,273 | 32.9% |
| Meriwether County | $1,002 | $57,340 | 21.0% |
| Miller County | $1,002 | $51,425 | 23.4% |
| Mitchell County | $1,002 | $57,613 | 20.9% |
| Monroe County | $1,151 | $83,183 | 16.6% |
| Montgomery County | $1,002 | $51,941 | 23.1% |
| Morgan County | $1,327 | $78,111 | 20.4% |
| Murray County | $1,006 | $69,253 | 17.4% |
| Muscogee County | $1,212 | $58,073 | 25.0% |
| Newton County | $1,762 | $77,179 | 27.4% |
| Oconee County | $1,285 | $121,217 | 12.7% |
| Oglethorpe County | $1,285 | $75,034 | 20.6% |
| Paulding County | $1,762 | $98,031 | 21.6% |
| Peach County | $1,118 | $71,293 | 18.8% |
| Pickens County | $1,762 | $78,930 | 26.8% |
| Pierce County | $1,058 | $60,517 | 21.0% |
| Pike County | $1,762 | $86,719 | 24.4% |
| Polk County | $1,017 | $58,515 | 20.9% |
| Pulaski County | $1,002 | $50,406 | 23.9% |
| Putnam County | $1,127 | $72,096 | 18.8% |
| Quitman County | $1,002 | $40,179 | 29.9% |
| Rabun County | $1,127 | $67,493 | 20.0% |
| Randolph County | $1,017 | $28,380 | 43.0% |
| Richmond County | $1,329 | $55,637 | 28.7% |
| Rockdale County | $1,762 | $77,247 | 27.4% |
| Schley County | $1,002 | $56,875 | 21.1% |
| Screven County | $1,002 | $52,792 | 22.8% |
| Seminole County | $1,002 | $49,495 | 24.3% |
| Spalding County | $1,762 | $62,071 | 34.1% |
| Stephens County | $1,002 | $54,754 | 22.0% |
| Stewart County | $1,002 | $33,250 | 36.2% |
| Sumter County | $1,139 | $42,653 | 32.0% |
| Talbot County | $1,002 | $41,597 | 28.9% |
| Taliaferro County | $1,002 | $52,500 | 22.9% |
| Tattnall County | $1,002 | $50,747 | 23.7% |
| Taylor County | $1,002 | $41,788 | 28.8% |
| Telfair County | $1,002 | $50,929 | 23.6% |
| Terrell County | $1,103 | $46,171 | 28.7% |
| Thomas County | $1,233 | $60,736 | 24.4% |
| Tift County | $1,002 | $53,255 | 22.6% |
| Toombs County | $1,002 | $52,621 | 22.9% |
| Towns County | $1,002 | $59,135 | 20.3% |
| Treutlen County | $1,002 | $55,518 | 21.7% |
| Troup County | $1,194 | $56,776 | 25.2% |
| Turner County | $1,002 | $36,799 | 32.7% |
| Twiggs County | $1,309 | $56,324 | 27.9% |
| Union County | $1,042 | $66,176 | 18.9% |
| Upson County | $1,002 | $55,429 | 21.7% |
| Walker County | $1,340 | $59,469 | 27.0% |
| Walton County | $1,762 | $84,945 | 24.9% |
| Ware County | $1,011 | $47,448 | 25.6% |
| Warren County | $1,002 | $44,289 | 27.1% |
| Washington County | $1,002 | $46,023 | 26.1% |
| Wayne County | $1,002 | $53,427 | 22.5% |
| Webster County | $1,002 | $46,792 | 25.7% |
| Wheeler County | $1,002 | $40,539 | 29.7% |
| White County | $1,194 | $70,666 | 20.3% |
| Whitfield County | $1,127 | $67,070 | 20.2% |
| Wilcox County | $1,002 | $54,138 | 22.2% |
| Wilkes County | $1,002 | $52,043 | 23.1% |
| Wilkinson County | $1,002 | $45,465 | 26.4% |
| Worth County | $1,103 | $58,694 | 22.6% |
Metros with member counties in Georgia
BEA 2024, U.S. = 100. Rent is a population-weighted mean of member-county benchmarks where available.
| Metro area | All-items RPP | Housing RPP | 2BR rent / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany, GA | 87.7 | 54.6 | $1,103 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 93.3 | 76.8 | $1,285 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 100.1 | 111.0 | $1,748 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 91.9 | 70.6 | $1,325 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 87.7 | 56.3 | $1,378 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 91.5 | 76.5 | $1,340 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 89.3 | 61.2 | $1,205 |
| Dalton, GA | 89.8 | 63.3 | $1,093 |
| Gainesville, GA | 96.8 | 93.5 | $1,543 |
| Hinesville, GA | 93.9 | 79.5 | $1,346 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 88.5 | 58.9 | $1,289 |
| Rome, GA | 90.2 | 60.3 | $1,204 |
| Savannah, GA | 95.2 | 86.0 | $1,679 |
| Valdosta, GA | 88.3 | 58.8 | $1,179 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 93.8 | 79.2 | $1,356 |