Most Affordable Cities in Georgia

Cost of living rankings for 168 cities in Georgia with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Georgia is near the national average with a statewide average Cost Index of 103.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected

Cheapest City

McRae-Helena

Index: 72

Most Expensive

Milton

Index: 183

State Average

103

National: 100

Cities Ranked

168

eligible statewide total

Georgia Affordability Ranking

Showing 101–150 of 168 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 3 of 4.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
101	Villa Rica	106	$311,863	$1,841	$87,803
102	Rincon	106	$337,609	$1,679	$74,417
103	Scottdale	106	$324,193	$1,762	$85,610
104	Fairfield Plantation	106	$332,600	$1,762	$102,984
105	Hiram	106	$310,365	$1,945	$85,119
106	Pooler	107	$341,902	$1,765	$91,766
107	Mountain Park	107	$350,300	$1,762	$96,166
108	Hampton	107	$305,709	$2,010	$75,052
109	Eatonton	107	$408,147	$1,127	$56,250
110	McDonough	108	$333,044	$1,818	$75,343
111	Fairburn	108	$320,174	$1,996	$91,897
112	Gainesville	109	$371,176	$1,652	$66,974
113	Dahlonega	110	$384,773	$1,598	$77,516
114	Mableton	111	$349,892	$1,982	$77,980
115	Newnan	111	$364,652	$1,765	$82,292
116	Winder	111	$340,237	$2,077	$63,779
117	Doraville	111	$365,905	$1,738	$67,235
118	Locust Grove	111	$321,017	$2,281	$75,083
119	Social Circle	111	$365,776	$1,762	$88,591
120	Tucker	112	$386,065	$1,639	$80,317
121	Monroe	112	$376,255	$1,740	$44,656
122	Jefferson	112	$413,411	$1,700	$109,828
123	Snellville	113	$352,238	$2,109	$89,896
124	Dallas	113	$352,396	$2,145	$75,545
125	Wilmington Island	113	$404,900	$1,679	$93,924
126	Whitemarsh Island	113	$399,700	$1,679	$101,729
127	Lawrenceville	114	$376,674	$1,895	$61,561
128	Atlanta	115	$381,948	$1,944	$85,652
129	Evans	115	$407,076	$1,836	$125,098
130	Kennesaw	115	$401,829	$1,805	$83,356
131	Powder Springs	115	$363,668	$2,117	$105,070
132	Auburn	116	$361,382	$2,288	$77,034
133	Flowery Branch	117	$421,794	$1,835	$103,942
134	Duluth	118	$437,770	$1,658	$95,331
135	Smyrna	119	$443,309	$1,665	$100,061
136	Acworth	119	$406,860	$2,115	$83,539
137	Loganville	120	$389,093	$2,363	$83,605
138	Lilburn	120	$393,705	$2,262	$63,581
139	Holly Springs	121	$431,817	$1,984	$113,992
140	Richmond Hill	121	$419,999	$2,236	$92,824
141	Marietta	122	$471,117	$1,689	$72,725
142	Sugar Hill	122	$440,427	$1,968	$107,389
143	North Decatur	122	$474,600	$1,762	$110,871
144	Fayetteville	124	$433,699	$2,252	$82,188
145	Braselton	124	$439,809	$2,456	$120,984
146	Chamblee	125	$476,005	$1,928	$84,452
147	Vinings	125	$485,394	$1,812	$94,982
148	Woodstock	126	$456,827	$2,124	$103,496
149	Buford	126	$466,577	$2,115	$69,471
150	North Druid Hills	127	$515,900	$1,762	$102,742

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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