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Cost of Living · Georgia

Most Affordable Counties in Georgia 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Georgia

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Jenkins County, GA
99.1
2Wheeler County, GA
98.3
3Baker County, GA
96.5
4Wilcox County, GA
96.4
5Clinch County, GA
94.5
6Taliaferro County, GA
94.5
7Macon County, GA
94.3
8Webster County, GA
93.5
9Jeff Davis County, GA
93
10Stewart County, GA
92.1

All Georgia Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

159 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Jenkins County, GA
99.1
49.5
2Wheeler County, GA
98.3
62.4
3Baker County, GA
96.5
63.3
4Wilcox County, GA
96.4
60.8
5Clinch County, GA
94.5
50.2
6Taliaferro County, GA
94.5
52.8
7Macon County, GA
94.3
49.2
8Webster County, GA
93.5
64.5
9Jeff Davis County, GA
93
46.8
10Stewart County, GA
92.1
58.3
11Atkinson County, GA
91.5
57.1
12Warren County, GA
91.5
57.2
13Charlton County, GA
91.3
61.2
14Calhoun County, GA
90.9
57.8
15Clay County, GA
88.8
56.5
16Appling County, GA
88.3
49.1
17Randolph County, GA
88.3
50
18Telfair County, GA
88.3
54.1
19Coffee County, GA
88.2
48
20Johnson County, GA
88
61.7
21Evans County, GA
87.5
44.5
22Turner County, GA
87.1
55.7
23Tattnall County, GA
86.5
50.6
24Taylor County, GA
86.1
56.7
25Candler County, GA
85.8
36
26Treutlen County, GA
85.6
48.5
27Ben Hill County, GA
82.7
37.4
28Chattooga County, GA
82.7
46.1
29Bacon County, GA
81.9
51.5
30Brantley County, GA
81
47.9
31Screven County, GA
80.8
48.5
32Montgomery County, GA
80.5
33.4
33Emanuel County, GA
79.3
43.5
34Twiggs County, GA
79.2
54.1
35Ware County, GA
78.7
55.7
36Dooly County, GA
78.5
55.7
37Burke County, GA
77.8
52.6
38Early County, GA
77.4
43.1
39Jefferson County, GA
76.8
46
40Miller County, GA
76.3
51.5
41Dodge County, GA
76.2
44.7
42Wilkinson County, GA
75
53.4
43Colquitt County, GA
74.1
40.6
44Berrien County, GA
73.6
41.5
45Glascock County, GA
72.6
55.9
46Wilkes County, GA
72.5
39.2
47Bleckley County, GA
72.3
48.9
48Marion County, GA
72
52.1
49Terrell County, GA
71.7
49.1
50Mitchell County, GA
71.1
35.5
51Toombs County, GA
69.9
58
52Franklin County, GA
69.4
51
53Laurens County, GA
66.7
51.3
54Elbert County, GA
66.6
47.5
55Hart County, GA
65.4
52.4
56Grady County, GA
65.3
45.8
57Worth County, GA
65.1
38.7
58McIntosh County, GA
64.5
45.6
59Wayne County, GA
64.4
45
60Lincoln County, GA
64.3
51.2
61Hancock County, GA
64.2
46
62Pulaski County, GA
64
42.3
63Pierce County, GA
63.6
36.1
64Stephens County, GA
63.6
47.7
65Seminole County, GA
63.3
44.4
66Washington County, GA
63.2
46.4
67Murray County, GA
63.1
59.7
68Quitman County, GA
62.5
56.5
69Crisp County, GA
62
34.1
70Tift County, GA
61.9
40
71McDuffie County, GA
60.8
46.9
72Decatur County, GA
60.5
31.3
73Echols County, GA
59
57.8
74Talbot County, GA
58.8
45.8
75Irwin County, GA
58.6
42.6
76Dade County, GA
58.4
64.2
77Towns County, GA
58.4
69.5
78Sumter County, GA
57.9
33.5
79Brooks County, GA
57.6
40
80Union County, GA
57.2
62.7
81Upson County, GA
56.3
46.2
82Fannin County, GA
56.1
61
83Crawford County, GA
56
42.4
84Cook County, GA
54.8
52.1
85Schley County, GA
52
54.8
86Polk County, GA
51.4
43.9
87Banks County, GA
48.5
43.5
88Whitfield County, GA
48.3
40.5
89Meriwether County, GA
48
39.4
90Baldwin County, GA
47.1
32.8
91Heard County, GA
45.2
49.4
92Oglethorpe County, GA
45
52.9
93Walker County, GA
43.8
54.5
94Gilmer County, GA
43.3
52.7
95Rabun County, GA
43
50.6
96Dougherty County, GA
42.1
29.8
97Lanier County, GA
41.8
40.9
98Madison County, GA
41.4
48.3
99Chattahoochee County, GA
41
55.1
100Lamar County, GA
38.6
45.8
101Haralson County, GA
38.3
46.8
102Gordon County, GA
38.2
43.2
103Habersham County, GA
37.8
55.5
104Butts County, GA
36.6
47.1
105White County, GA
36.4
46.2
106Jones County, GA
35
48.1
107Bulloch County, GA
34.5
36.7
108Floyd County, GA
33.2
37.2
109Jasper County, GA
33.2
47.8
110Greene County, GA
33
52.2
111Catoosa County, GA
32.9
48.7
112Peach County, GA
32.4
32.2
113Thomas County, GA
31.8
33.3
114Long County, GA
31.1
46.5
115Monroe County, GA
30.7
56.2
116Putnam County, GA
30.6
45.6
117Bibb County, GA
29.4
22
118Lowndes County, GA
28.8
31.8
119Richmond County, GA
26.7
39.2
120Muscogee County, GA
25.4
28.8
121Pike County, GA
25.3
50.4
122Spalding County, GA
24.9
31.3
123Glynn County, GA
24.5
41.8
124Lumpkin County, GA
24.4
56
125Troup County, GA
24
26.1
126Carroll County, GA
23.5
41.7
127Morgan County, GA
23.5
56.1
128Pickens County, GA
22.1
57.8
129Harris County, GA
20.1
55.4
130Liberty County, GA
19.6
34
131Clarke County, GA
18.6
29.2
132Camden County, GA
18.3
45.8
133Houston County, GA
18
38
134Lee County, GA
17.4
42.3
135Bartow County, GA
16.6
44.5
136Jackson County, GA
16.6
47.1
137Effingham County, GA
16.1
49.9
138Walton County, GA
15.4
46.6
139Clayton County, GA
14.8
22.1
140Hall County, GA
14.7
38.9
141Barrow County, GA
14
37.3
142Newton County, GA
11.9
35.4
143Chatham County, GA
11.6
34
144Rockdale County, GA
10.1
46.3
145Columbia County, GA
9.9
51.2
146Dawson County, GA
9.8
56.5
147Douglas County, GA
9.6
37
148Coweta County, GA
9.5
41.6
149Oconee County, GA
8.2
54.4
150Henry County, GA
6.8
35.1
151DeKalb County, GA
6.7
30.3
152Paulding County, GA
6.7
43.1
153Bryan County, GA
5.6
43.1
154Cherokee County, GA
5.5
52.2
155Cobb County, GA
5.5
45.2
156Gwinnett County, GA
5
36
157Fulton County, GA
4
44.1
158Fayette County, GA
3.6
49.9
159Forsyth County, GA
1.8
58.5

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