Most affordable counties to rent in Georgia

Ranked by how much of the typical renter household's income the typical rent takes. Emanuel County is the most affordable at 20.0%; Clarke County the least affordable at 39.7%.

CountyRent-to-incomeMedian gross rentMedian renter incomeRenters paying 30%+2 BR FMR FY2027
1. Emanuel County20.0%$783$47,00430%$1,002
2. Lee County20.9%$1,184$68,08542%$1,103
3. Elbert County21.9%$844$46,31839%$1,013
4. Oconee County22.6%$1,462$77,46029%$1,285
5. Screven County22.7%$679$35,82431%$1,002
6. Ben Hill County23.0%$688$35,84841%$1,002
7. Hart County23.0%$844$43,95846%$1,002
8. Haralson County23.2%$923$47,73641%$1,023
9. Fannin County23.4%$900$46,08041%$1,002
10. Dade County23.5%$829$42,30529%$1,340
11. Franklin County23.6%$844$42,89937%$1,032
12. Effingham County23.8%$1,147$57,76632%$1,679
13. Jackson County23.8%$1,126$56,68241%$1,205
14. Dodge County24.2%$723$35,92440%$1,002
15. Habersham County24.6%$974$47,56743%$1,007
16. Turner County24.6%$679$33,13337%$1,002
17. Catoosa County25.0%$993$47,73243%$1,340
18. Atkinson County25.4%$657$31,06444%$1,002
19. Berrien County25.7%$782$36,54844%$1,002
20. Whitfield County25.9%$971$45,00644%$1,127
21. Brantley County25.9%$755$34,95430%$1,378
22. Pike County26.0%$993$45,80444%$1,762
23. Toombs County26.0%$768$35,40843%$1,002
24. Butts County26.3%$941$42,97736%$1,002
25. Gordon County26.4%$937$42,56642%$1,013
26. Appling County26.5%$739$33,51646%$1,002
27. Murray County26.9%$857$38,27843%$1,006
28. White County27.0%$1,032$45,90943%$1,194
29. Chattahoochee County27.6%$1,348$58,69741%$1,212
30. Bartow County27.9%$1,268$54,52748%$1,762
31. Decatur County28.0%$838$35,90539%$1,002
32. Pierce County28.1%$799$34,17046%$1,058
33. Long County28.4%$976$41,19849%$1,163
34. Tift County28.8%$777$32,34243%$1,002
35. Pickens County29.0%$1,136$47,01054%$1,762
36. Dawson County29.0%$1,626$67,19352%$1,762
37. Baldwin County29.1%$923$38,09256%$1,104
38. Hall County29.3%$1,341$54,94253%$1,543
39. Barrow County29.3%$1,318$53,98647%$1,762
40. Colquitt County29.3%$818$33,45544%$1,002
41. Dougherty County29.3%$935$38,24050%$1,103
42. Laurens County29.4%$863$35,19849%$1,007
43. Bulloch County29.5%$995$40,49047%$1,160
44. Columbia County29.5%$1,409$57,23250%$1,329
45. Walker County29.6%$940$38,16947%$1,340
46. Lumpkin County29.7%$1,142$46,16151%$1,148
47. Forsyth County29.8%$2,090$84,05246%$1,762
48. Camden County29.9%$1,235$49,56950%$1,300
49. Floyd County29.9%$1,014$40,66349%$1,204
50. McDuffie County30.0%$792$31,69155%$1,329
51. Houston County30.1%$1,208$48,20348%$1,396
52. Chattooga County30.2%$790$31,40652%$1,002
53. Muscogee County30.3%$1,106$43,83751%$1,212
54. Stephens County30.4%$820$32,41044%$1,002
55. Liberty County30.4%$1,246$49,11149%$1,396
56. Coweta County30.5%$1,488$58,50255%$1,762
57. Cobb County30.7%$1,730$67,58550%$1,762
58. Bryan County30.7%$1,618$63,16653%$1,679
59. Madison County30.8%$972$37,87754%$1,285
60. Douglas County30.9%$1,570$60,98650%$1,762
61. Macon County30.9%$655$25,43655%$1,002
62. Paulding County30.9%$1,772$68,75046%$1,762
63. Rockdale County31.1%$1,525$58,78353%$1,762
64. Walton County31.5%$1,175$44,80052%$1,762
65. Polk County31.5%$918$34,91854%$1,017
66. Coffee County31.7%$710$26,89947%$1,002
67. Sumter County31.8%$857$32,32750%$1,139
68. Peach County32.1%$940$35,16345%$1,118
69. Cook County32.1%$956$35,69054%$1,002
70. Thomas County32.3%$1,018$37,78950%$1,233
71. Cherokee County32.5%$1,799$66,51457%$1,762
72. Glynn County32.5%$1,135$41,93847%$1,378
73. Meriwether County32.5%$920$33,95248%$1,002
74. Worth County33.1%$864$31,33450%$1,103
75. Fayette County33.2%$1,898$68,50859%$1,762
76. Early County33.4%$791$28,45754%$1,002
77. Fulton County33.4%$1,732$62,28751%$1,762
78. Carroll County33.6%$1,153$41,14652%$1,762
79. Troup County33.6%$1,087$38,78656%$1,194
80. Henry County33.6%$1,674$59,70358%$1,762
81. Terrell County34.0%$745$26,28153%$1,103
82. Washington County34.2%$858$30,13756%$1,002
83. Chatham County34.2%$1,471$51,60054%$1,679
84. Towns County34.2%$808$28,32158%$1,002
85. Lowndes County35.5%$1,052$35,54454%$1,179
86. Crisp County35.7%$778$26,17851%$1,002
87. Spalding County35.7%$1,113$37,38654%$1,762
88. Gwinnett County35.9%$1,810$60,47362%$1,762
89. Lanier County35.9%$913$30,49055%$1,179
90. Newton County36.1%$1,439$47,86256%$1,762
91. Richmond County36.4%$1,141$37,59656%$1,329
92. DeKalb County37.4%$1,692$54,35759%$1,762
93. Clayton County37.6%$1,433$45,67963%$1,762
94. Bibb County38.0%$1,066$33,68058%$1,309
95. Bleckley County38.5%$799$24,89553%$1,002
96. Clarke County39.7%$1,219$36,85860%$1,285

Rent-to-income = median gross rent × 12 ÷ median household income of renters. Both are medians of different households, so this is an area comparison, not the burden of any one household. 63 of 159 counties are left out because they have fewer than 500 renter households, a Census margin of error is too large (coefficient of variation above 15%) or a figure is not published.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2020–2024 and 2015–2019 (tables B25064, B25119, B25070). ± = margin of error at 90% confidence. Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation. FMR: HUD FY2027.

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