Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Georgia
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
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Georgia ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Towns County | 31.6 yrs | $311,900 | $822 |
| 2 | Greene County | 30.5 yrs | $342,200 | $936 |
| 3 | Union County | 27.0 yrs | $272,600 | $842 |
| 4 | Banks County | 26.6 yrs | $251,700 | $788 |
| 5 | Oconee County | 26.3 yrs | $425,100 | $1,347 |
| 6 | Fannin County | 26.1 yrs | $274,600 | $876 |
| 7 | Jackson County | 24.9 yrs | $312,700 | $1,048 |
| 8 | Morgan County | 24.7 yrs | $323,100 | $1,090 |
| 9 | Harris County | 24.7 yrs | $278,700 | $941 |
| 10 | Gilmer County | 24.3 yrs | $278,900 | $955 |
| 11 | Monroe County | 23.0 yrs | $243,200 | $881 |
| 12 | Pickens County | 22.4 yrs | $289,600 | $1,079 |
| 13 | Rabun County | 22.4 yrs | $272,600 | $1,016 |
| 14 | Fulton County | 22.0 yrs | $431,200 | $1,635 |
| 15 | White County | 21.5 yrs | $262,200 | $1,015 |
| 16 | Forsyth County | 21.2 yrs | $493,800 | $1,937 |
| 17 | Lumpkin County | 21.2 yrs | $277,200 | $1,090 |
| 18 | Hart County | 21.1 yrs | $206,500 | $814 |
| 19 | Glynn County | 21.1 yrs | $268,300 | $1,060 |
| 20 | Pike County | 21.0 yrs | $265,700 | $1,056 |
| 21 | Hall County | 21.0 yrs | $313,600 | $1,247 |
| 22 | Dawson County | 20.6 yrs | $351,900 | $1,425 |
| 23 | Walton County | 20.3 yrs | $300,500 | $1,231 |
| 24 | Butts County | 19.9 yrs | $227,800 | $952 |
| 25 | Oglethorpe County | 19.9 yrs | $198,700 | $832 |
| 26 | Haralson County | 19.8 yrs | $210,400 | $884 |
| 27 | Gordon County | 19.6 yrs | $205,600 | $872 |
| 28 | Clarke County | 19.5 yrs | $271,900 | $1,162 |
| 29 | Coweta County | 19.2 yrs | $321,900 | $1,397 |
| 30 | Cherokee County | 19.1 yrs | $389,800 | $1,703 |
| 31 | Cobb County | 19.0 yrs | $373,700 | $1,640 |
| 32 | Fayette County | 18.9 yrs | $405,600 | $1,787 |
| 33 | Habersham County | 18.8 yrs | $212,000 | $939 |
| 34 | Catoosa County | 18.7 yrs | $214,200 | $953 |
| 35 | Jasper County | 18.6 yrs | $219,700 | $983 |
| 36 | Lincoln County | 18.6 yrs | $163,600 | $732 |
| 37 | McIntosh County | 18.6 yrs | $173,900 | $781 |
| 38 | Lamar County | 18.4 yrs | $201,400 | $913 |
| 39 | Effingham County | 18.3 yrs | $245,300 | $1,116 |
| 40 | Whitfield County | 18.3 yrs | $198,900 | $907 |
| 41 | Bartow County | 18.2 yrs | $262,200 | $1,202 |
| 42 | Columbia County | 18.0 yrs | $287,400 | $1,330 |
| 43 | Barrow County | 17.8 yrs | $255,200 | $1,197 |
| 44 | Long County | 17.6 yrs | $196,500 | $931 |
| 45 | Murray County | 17.4 yrs | $173,300 | $828 |
| 46 | Madison County | 17.4 yrs | $198,800 | $951 |
| 47 | Putnam County | 17.4 yrs | $222,000 | $1,063 |
| 48 | DeKalb County | 17.4 yrs | $331,400 | $1,591 |
| 49 | Peach County | 17.2 yrs | $186,100 | $901 |
| 50 | Franklin County | 17.2 yrs | $160,600 | $778 |
| 51 | Stephens County | 17.2 yrs | $168,200 | $817 |
| 52 | Schley County | 17.1 yrs | $152,900 | $746 |
| 53 | Carroll County | 16.9 yrs | $227,500 | $1,124 |
| 54 | Gwinnett County | 16.8 yrs | $345,700 | $1,713 |
| 55 | Walker County | 16.7 yrs | $173,900 | $867 |
| 56 | Camden County | 16.7 yrs | $233,900 | $1,167 |
| 57 | Bryan County | 16.7 yrs | $317,100 | $1,584 |
| 58 | Floyd County | 16.7 yrs | $194,100 | $971 |
| 59 | Bulloch County | 16.5 yrs | $191,600 | $968 |
| 60 | Lee County | 16.5 yrs | $226,900 | $1,147 |
| 61 | Chatham County | 16.5 yrs | $273,300 | $1,382 |
| 62 | Dade County | 16.5 yrs | $166,600 | $843 |
| 63 | Lowndes County | 16.5 yrs | $197,900 | $1,002 |
| 64 | Screven County | 16.2 yrs | $122,300 | $629 |
| 65 | Evans County | 16.2 yrs | $139,700 | $720 |
| 66 | Crawford County | 16.1 yrs | $144,800 | $751 |
| 67 | Candler County | 16.0 yrs | $135,600 | $706 |
| 68 | Upson County | 16.0 yrs | $149,500 | $779 |
| 69 | Rockdale County | 15.9 yrs | $256,600 | $1,341 |
| 70 | McDuffie County | 15.9 yrs | $155,100 | $813 |
| 71 | Baldwin County | 15.9 yrs | $164,700 | $865 |
| 72 | Jones County | 15.9 yrs | $174,600 | $917 |
| 73 | Heard County | 15.7 yrs | $161,000 | $855 |
| 74 | Polk County | 15.7 yrs | $163,500 | $870 |
| 75 | Baker County | 15.6 yrs | $120,100 | $643 |
| 76 | Spalding County | 15.6 yrs | $196,600 | $1,053 |
| 77 | Thomas County | 15.5 yrs | $185,300 | $996 |
| 78 | Tattnall County | 15.5 yrs | $122,400 | $660 |
| 79 | Lanier County | 15.3 yrs | $161,100 | $878 |
| 80 | Pulaski County | 15.2 yrs | $144,300 | $789 |
| 81 | Douglas County | 15.1 yrs | $262,200 | $1,447 |
| 82 | Henry County | 15.0 yrs | $277,400 | $1,538 |
| 83 | Troup County | 15.0 yrs | $187,800 | $1,044 |
| 84 | Houston County | 15.0 yrs | $205,600 | $1,143 |
| 85 | Tift County | 14.9 yrs | $143,100 | $799 |
| 86 | Laurens County | 14.9 yrs | $137,400 | $769 |
| 87 | Wayne County | 14.9 yrs | $149,800 | $839 |
| 88 | Paulding County | 14.8 yrs | $289,000 | $1,622 |
| 89 | Toombs County | 14.8 yrs | $127,100 | $714 |
| 90 | Coffee County | 14.7 yrs | $125,700 | $713 |
| 91 | Telfair County | 14.7 yrs | $108,200 | $614 |
| 92 | Newton County | 14.6 yrs | $233,300 | $1,331 |
| 93 | Bleckley County | 14.5 yrs | $132,900 | $765 |
| 94 | Grady County | 14.4 yrs | $136,500 | $789 |
| 95 | Meriwether County | 14.3 yrs | $154,600 | $899 |
| 96 | Clinch County | 14.2 yrs | $86,300 | $505 |
| 97 | Marion County | 14.2 yrs | $122,100 | $717 |
| 98 | Muscogee County | 14.2 yrs | $182,300 | $1,072 |
| 99 | Decatur County | 14.2 yrs | $146,200 | $860 |
| 100 | Miller County | 14.1 yrs | $118,300 | $699 |
| 101 | Twiggs County | 14.1 yrs | $104,500 | $618 |
| 102 | Early County | 14.0 yrs | $130,100 | $774 |
| 103 | Pierce County | 13.9 yrs | $132,100 | $794 |
| 104 | Ben Hill County | 13.8 yrs | $114,600 | $692 |
| 105 | Randolph County | 13.7 yrs | $90,900 | $554 |
| 106 | Crisp County | 13.5 yrs | $120,800 | $743 |
| 107 | Jeff Davis County | 13.5 yrs | $109,300 | $674 |
| 108 | Bibb County | 13.5 yrs | $165,800 | $1,026 |
| 109 | Montgomery County | 13.5 yrs | $118,200 | $732 |
| 110 | Clay County | 13.3 yrs | $92,500 | $578 |
| 111 | Dodge County | 13.2 yrs | $108,700 | $688 |
| 112 | Brooks County | 13.1 yrs | $118,100 | $752 |
| 113 | Colquitt County | 13.0 yrs | $121,400 | $779 |
| 114 | Terrell County | 12.8 yrs | $111,500 | $727 |
| 115 | Glascock County | 12.6 yrs | $122,800 | $813 |
| 116 | Richmond County | 12.5 yrs | $163,300 | $1,087 |
| 117 | Liberty County | 12.5 yrs | $180,200 | $1,203 |
| 118 | Berrien County | 12.5 yrs | $115,200 | $771 |
| 119 | Jenkins County | 12.4 yrs | $81,100 | $544 |
| 120 | Clayton County | 12.4 yrs | $194,500 | $1,307 |
| 121 | Treutlen County | 12.3 yrs | $98,400 | $668 |
| 122 | Turner County | 12.1 yrs | $95,200 | $655 |
| 123 | Sumter County | 12.0 yrs | $122,300 | $847 |
| 124 | Dougherty County | 11.9 yrs | $129,200 | $905 |
| 125 | Burke County | 11.8 yrs | $107,800 | $763 |
| 126 | Quitman County | 11.7 yrs | $103,000 | $734 |
| 127 | Macon County | 11.6 yrs | $87,000 | $624 |
| 128 | Webster County | 11.6 yrs | $92,200 | $663 |
| 129 | Wilkes County | 11.5 yrs | $105,000 | $759 |
| 130 | Washington County | 11.5 yrs | $115,600 | $836 |
| 131 | Johnson County | 11.5 yrs | $91,200 | $661 |
| 132 | Cook County | 11.4 yrs | $123,000 | $901 |
| 133 | Seminole County | 11.4 yrs | $111,600 | $819 |
| 134 | Mitchell County | 11.3 yrs | $105,500 | $776 |
| 135 | Ware County | 11.3 yrs | $106,500 | $786 |
| 136 | Wheeler County | 11.3 yrs | $74,600 | $551 |
| 137 | Echols County | 11.3 yrs | $112,600 | $833 |
| 138 | Elbert County | 11.2 yrs | $114,600 | $849 |
| 139 | Talbot County | 11.2 yrs | $127,200 | $950 |
| 140 | Charlton County | 11.1 yrs | $119,000 | $895 |
| 141 | Bacon County | 11.0 yrs | $104,100 | $789 |
| 142 | Worth County | 11.0 yrs | $112,400 | $855 |
| 143 | Hancock County | 10.9 yrs | $87,400 | $671 |
| 144 | Calhoun County | 10.7 yrs | $82,200 | $638 |
| 145 | Jefferson County | 10.7 yrs | $93,100 | $723 |
| 146 | Brantley County | 10.7 yrs | $91,800 | $714 |
| 147 | Irwin County | 10.6 yrs | $105,300 | $824 |
| 148 | Dooly County | 10.6 yrs | $96,400 | $761 |
| 149 | Chattooga County | 10.4 yrs | $98,700 | $789 |
| 150 | Taylor County | 10.4 yrs | $82,900 | $665 |
| 151 | Atkinson County | 10.3 yrs | $76,300 | $620 |
| 152 | Emanuel County | 9.9 yrs | $88,200 | $742 |
| 153 | Wilkinson County | 9.9 yrs | $90,800 | $766 |
| 154 | Wilcox County | 9.7 yrs | $71,200 | $612 |
| 155 | Warren County | 9.6 yrs | $78,000 | $676 |
| 156 | Appling County | 9.5 yrs | $81,400 | $711 |
| 157 | Taliaferro County | 8.5 yrs | $73,100 | $715 |
| 158 | Stewart County | 7.5 yrs | $53,000 | $588 |
| 159 | Chattahoochee County | 6.7 yrs | $99,800 | $1,235 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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