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Best Cost of Living Counties in Georgia

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 159 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
52/100
Top County
Jenkins County
Counties Ranked
159

Top 10

#1
Jenkins County
GA
99/100
#2
Wheeler County
GA
98/100
#3
Wilcox County
GA
97/100
#4
Stewart County
GA
96/100
#5
Telfair County
GA
95/100
#6
Baker County
GA
95/100
#7
Twiggs County
GA
94/100
#8
Macon County
GA
94/100
#9
Webster County
GA
93/100
#10
Warren County
GA
92/100

All Georgia Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Jenkins County, GA
98.8
48.5
2Wheeler County, GA
97.8
60.9
3Wilcox County, GA
97
58.7
4Stewart County, GA
95.5
58.6
5Telfair County, GA
95.3
55.9
6Baker County, GA
94.6
63.2
7Twiggs County, GA
94.3
55.7
8Macon County, GA
93.6
47.4
9Webster County, GA
92.8
65.2
10Warren County, GA
91.5
58.4
11Jeff Davis County, GA
90.4
46.6
12Atkinson County, GA
90.1
56
13Hancock County, GA
89.8
51.8
14Randolph County, GA
88.5
52.5
15Appling County, GA
88.3
50.3
16Johnson County, GA
88.3
62.8
17Candler County, GA
87.8
37.3
18Clinch County, GA
87.3
49.6
19Clay County, GA
87.2
56
20Taliaferro County, GA
87.1
51.7
21Miller County, GA
86.8
54.3
22Coffee County, GA
86.5
47.4
23Treutlen County, GA
86.4
45.1
24Calhoun County, GA
86.3
57.7
25Tattnall County, GA
85.8
49.8
26Brantley County, GA
84.5
48.6
27Emanuel County, GA
83.8
43.6
28Screven County, GA
83.5
49.9
29Turner County, GA
83.5
54.7
30Dodge County, GA
83.3
45.6
31Evans County, GA
82.2
43.4
32Ben Hill County, GA
81.8
37.7
33Chattooga County, GA
80.9
46.3
34Wilkinson County, GA
80.6
55.2
35Quitman County, GA
80
60
36Taylor County, GA
79.8
56.3
37Jefferson County, GA
78.2
45.8
38Burke County, GA
77.6
49.8
39Laurens County, GA
77.5
51.7
40Montgomery County, GA
77
34.1
41Franklin County, GA
76.7
51.5
42Early County, GA
76.5
43.5
43Wilkes County, GA
76.2
39.7
44Pulaski County, GA
76
45.1
45Dooly County, GA
75.8
54.9
46Crawford County, GA
74.5
46.1
47Marion County, GA
74.1
53.1
48Ware County, GA
74
54
49Bacon County, GA
73.8
51.8
50Echols County, GA
73.7
60.9
51Toombs County, GA
73.7
58.3
52Colquitt County, GA
73.6
40.7
53Bleckley County, GA
71
46.6
54Berrien County, GA
70.8
39.7
55Terrell County, GA
68.8
47.9
56Elbert County, GA
68.7
46.8
57McIntosh County, GA
68
47.5
58Mitchell County, GA
66.8
34.8
59Seminole County, GA
66.8
45.5
60Lincoln County, GA
66
52.5
61Brooks County, GA
65.7
41
62Crisp County, GA
65.4
34.3
63Hart County, GA
65.3
53
64Charlton County, GA
64.6
53.1
65Glascock County, GA
64.5
55.1
66Murray County, GA
64.5
61.1
67Irwin County, GA
64.3
44.1
68Pierce County, GA
63.3
35.2
69Upson County, GA
63
47.1
70Wayne County, GA
63
44.7
71Dade County, GA
60.8
63.5
72Heard County, GA
59.8
51.1
73Grady County, GA
59.7
43.9
74Stephens County, GA
59.6
46.9
75Washington County, GA
59.5
45
76Cook County, GA
59.3
52.6
77Worth County, GA
59.3
38.4
78McDuffie County, GA
58.8
46.4
79Schley County, GA
58.6
57.1
80Decatur County, GA
55.4
30.8
81Sumter County, GA
55.1
32.8
82Tift County, GA
54.9
38.2
83Banks County, GA
52.1
43.3
84Polk County, GA
51.6
43.6
85Towns County, GA
51.3
68.1
86Oglethorpe County, GA
51
53.4
87Fannin County, GA
50.2
60.1
88Baldwin County, GA
50.1
33.5
89Union County, GA
49.6
62
90Whitfield County, GA
48.7
40.2
91Meriwether County, GA
47.7
38.9
92Walker County, GA
47.3
55
93Lanier County, GA
46
41.7
94Chattahoochee County, GA
45.6
54.6
95Madison County, GA
44
48.3
96Rabun County, GA
43.5
50.8
97Talbot County, GA
42.1
43.7
98Dougherty County, GA
41.6
29.6
99Haralson County, GA
41.2
46.6
100Gordon County, GA
40.5
43.2
101Jones County, GA
40.1
48.9
102Habersham County, GA
39.5
55.5
103Gilmer County, GA
38.5
51.3
104Bulloch County, GA
35.7
37
105Peach County, GA
35
32
106Monroe County, GA
34.8
57.7
107Butts County, GA
34.7
45.8
108Floyd County, GA
34
38.1
109White County, GA
34
45.9
110Lamar County, GA
32.8
44.5
111Jasper County, GA
32.6
47.2
112Catoosa County, GA
31.8
47.3
113Greene County, GA
31.6
51.1
114Thomas County, GA
30.6
32.8
115Lowndes County, GA
29.3
31.9
116Long County, GA
29.1
44.8
117Bibb County, GA
28.4
21.6
118Putnam County, GA
26.9
43.8
119Spalding County, GA
26.9
31.7
120Richmond County, GA
26.6
39
121Troup County, GA
25.7
26.4
122Muscogee County, GA
25.1
29.4
123Pickens County, GA
24.9
57.5
124Glynn County, GA
24
40.9
125Lumpkin County, GA
24
55.3
126Carroll County, GA
23.8
42
127Harris County, GA
23.4
55.8
128Pike County, GA
21
49.3
129Liberty County, GA
19.9
34.3
130Morgan County, GA
19.7
55.7
131Camden County, GA
18.9
45.6
132Clarke County, GA
18.5
29.3
133Jackson County, GA
18.2
47.5
134Houston County, GA
18
38.2
135Lee County, GA
17.5
42.3
136Bartow County, GA
17.3
44.5
137Clayton County, GA
15.8
22.4
138Hall County, GA
15.7
39
139Barrow County, GA
15.6
37.2
140Effingham County, GA
15.4
49
141Walton County, GA
13.5
45.8
142Newton County, GA
12.7
35.4
143Rockdale County, GA
12
46.7
144Dawson County, GA
11.8
56.1
145Chatham County, GA
11.3
33.6
146Columbia County, GA
10.7
51.5
147Douglas County, GA
9.9
36
148Coweta County, GA
9.8
41.6
149Oconee County, GA
9.2
54.7
150Henry County, GA
7.7
35.1
151Paulding County, GA
7.7
43.2
152DeKalb County, GA
7
30.7
153Cobb County, GA
5.8
45.4
154Cherokee County, GA
5.7
52.2
155Bryan County, GA
5.6
43.3
156Gwinnett County, GA
5.1
35.6
157Fulton County, GA
4.2
44.3
158Fayette County, GA
4
50
159Forsyth County, GA
2
58.5

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.