Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Georgia
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Georgia ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forsyth County | $1,937 | $3,817 | $493,800 |
| 2 | Fayette County | $1,787 | $3,186 | $405,600 |
| 3 | Gwinnett County | $1,713 | $2,808 | $345,700 |
| 4 | Cherokee County | $1,703 | $3,045 | $389,800 |
| 5 | Cobb County | $1,640 | $2,925 | $373,700 |
| 6 | Fulton County | $1,635 | $3,412 | $431,200 |
| 7 | Paulding County | $1,622 | $2,356 | $289,000 |
| 8 | DeKalb County | $1,591 | $2,686 | $331,400 |
| 9 | Bryan County | $1,584 | $2,546 | $317,100 |
| 10 | Henry County | $1,538 | $2,288 | $277,400 |
| 11 | Douglas County | $1,447 | $2,148 | $262,200 |
| 12 | Dawson County | $1,425 | $2,753 | $351,900 |
| 13 | Coweta County | $1,397 | $2,576 | $321,900 |
| 14 | Chatham County | $1,382 | $2,253 | $273,300 |
| 15 | Oconee County | $1,347 | $3,306 | $425,100 |
| 16 | Rockdale County | $1,341 | $2,091 | $256,600 |
| 17 | Newton County | $1,331 | $1,962 | $233,300 |
| 18 | Columbia County | $1,330 | $2,344 | $287,400 |
| 19 | Clayton County | $1,307 | $1,672 | $194,500 |
| 20 | Hall County | $1,247 | $2,513 | $313,600 |
| 21 | Chattahoochee County | $1,235 | $984 | $99,800 |
| 22 | Walton County | $1,231 | $2,430 | $300,500 |
| 23 | Liberty County | $1,203 | $1,591 | $180,200 |
| 24 | Bartow County | $1,202 | $2,133 | $262,200 |
| 25 | Barrow County | $1,197 | $2,106 | $255,200 |
| 26 | Camden County | $1,167 | $1,971 | $233,900 |
| 27 | Clarke County | $1,162 | $2,243 | $271,900 |
| 28 | Lee County | $1,147 | $1,931 | $226,900 |
| 29 | Houston County | $1,143 | $1,748 | $205,600 |
| 30 | Carroll County | $1,124 | $1,864 | $227,500 |
| 31 | Effingham County | $1,116 | $2,059 | $245,300 |
| 32 | Lumpkin County | $1,090 | $2,233 | $277,200 |
| 33 | Morgan County | $1,090 | $2,577 | $323,100 |
| 34 | Richmond County | $1,087 | $1,442 | $163,300 |
| 35 | Pickens County | $1,079 | $2,315 | $289,600 |
| 36 | Muscogee County | $1,072 | $1,574 | $182,300 |
| 37 | Putnam County | $1,063 | $1,843 | $222,000 |
| 38 | Glynn County | $1,060 | $2,158 | $268,300 |
| 39 | Pike County | $1,056 | $2,203 | $265,700 |
| 40 | Spalding County | $1,053 | $1,700 | $196,600 |
| 41 | Jackson County | $1,048 | $2,539 | $312,700 |
| 42 | Troup County | $1,044 | $1,635 | $187,800 |
| 43 | Bibb County | $1,026 | $1,490 | $165,800 |
| 44 | Rabun County | $1,016 | $2,166 | $272,600 |
| 45 | White County | $1,015 | $2,119 | $262,200 |
| 46 | Lowndes County | $1,002 | $1,687 | $197,900 |
| 47 | Thomas County | $996 | $1,594 | $185,300 |
| 48 | Jasper County | $983 | $1,857 | $219,700 |
| 49 | Floyd County | $971 | $1,655 | $194,100 |
| 50 | Bulloch County | $968 | $1,633 | $191,600 |
| 51 | Gilmer County | $955 | $2,174 | $278,900 |
| 52 | Catoosa County | $953 | $1,781 | $214,200 |
| 53 | Butts County | $952 | $1,905 | $227,800 |
| 54 | Madison County | $951 | $1,690 | $198,800 |
| 55 | Talbot County | $950 | $1,198 | $127,200 |
| 56 | Harris County | $941 | $2,290 | $278,700 |
| 57 | Habersham County | $939 | $1,754 | $212,000 |
| 58 | Greene County | $936 | $2,699 | $342,200 |
| 59 | Long County | $931 | $1,704 | $196,500 |
| 60 | Jones County | $917 | $1,536 | $174,600 |
| 61 | Lamar County | $913 | $1,732 | $201,400 |
| 62 | Whitfield County | $907 | $1,668 | $198,900 |
| 63 | Dougherty County | $905 | $1,246 | $129,200 |
| 64 | Cook County | $901 | $1,139 | $123,000 |
| 65 | Peach County | $901 | $1,646 | $186,100 |
| 66 | Meriwether County | $899 | $1,384 | $154,600 |
| 67 | Charlton County | $895 | $1,119 | $119,000 |
| 68 | Haralson County | $884 | $1,782 | $210,400 |
| 69 | Monroe County | $881 | $1,988 | $243,200 |
| 70 | Lanier County | $878 | $1,444 | $161,100 |
| 71 | Fannin County | $876 | $2,137 | $274,600 |
| 72 | Gordon County | $872 | $1,722 | $205,600 |
| 73 | Polk County | $870 | $1,432 | $163,500 |
| 74 | Walker County | $867 | $1,504 | $173,900 |
| 75 | Baldwin County | $865 | $1,433 | $164,700 |
| 76 | Decatur County | $860 | $1,321 | $146,200 |
| 77 | Heard County | $855 | $1,392 | $161,000 |
| 78 | Worth County | $855 | $1,087 | $112,400 |
| 79 | Elbert County | $849 | $1,094 | $114,600 |
| 80 | Sumter County | $847 | $1,185 | $122,300 |
| 81 | Dade County | $843 | $1,430 | $166,600 |
| 82 | Union County | $842 | $2,158 | $272,600 |
| 83 | Wayne County | $839 | $1,332 | $149,800 |
| 84 | Washington County | $836 | $1,112 | $115,600 |
| 85 | Echols County | $833 | $1,079 | $112,600 |
| 86 | Oglethorpe County | $832 | $1,688 | $198,700 |
| 87 | Murray County | $828 | $1,480 | $173,300 |
| 88 | Irwin County | $824 | $1,036 | $105,300 |
| 89 | Towns County | $822 | $2,398 | $311,900 |
| 90 | Seminole County | $819 | $1,093 | $111,600 |
| 91 | Stephens County | $817 | $1,470 | $168,200 |
| 92 | Hart County | $814 | $1,700 | $206,500 |
| 93 | Glascock County | $813 | $1,155 | $122,800 |
| 94 | McDuffie County | $813 | $1,377 | $155,100 |
| 95 | Tift County | $799 | $1,300 | $143,100 |
| 96 | Pierce County | $794 | $1,216 | $132,100 |
| 97 | Bacon County | $789 | $1,019 | $104,100 |
| 98 | Chattooga County | $789 | $965 | $98,700 |
| 99 | Grady County | $789 | $1,256 | $136,500 |
| 100 | Pulaski County | $789 | $1,306 | $144,300 |
| 101 | Banks County | $788 | $2,038 | $251,700 |
| 102 | Ware County | $786 | $1,036 | $106,500 |
| 103 | McIntosh County | $781 | $1,501 | $173,900 |
| 104 | Colquitt County | $779 | $1,132 | $121,400 |
| 105 | Upson County | $779 | $1,341 | $149,500 |
| 106 | Franklin County | $778 | $1,406 | $160,600 |
| 107 | Mitchell County | $776 | $1,052 | $105,500 |
| 108 | Early County | $774 | $1,191 | $130,100 |
| 109 | Berrien County | $771 | $1,099 | $115,200 |
| 110 | Laurens County | $769 | $1,238 | $137,400 |
| 111 | Wilkinson County | $766 | $909 | $90,800 |
| 112 | Bleckley County | $765 | $1,241 | $132,900 |
| 113 | Burke County | $763 | $1,036 | $107,800 |
| 114 | Dooly County | $761 | $979 | $96,400 |
| 115 | Wilkes County | $759 | $1,036 | $105,000 |
| 116 | Brooks County | $752 | $1,149 | $118,100 |
| 117 | Crawford County | $751 | $1,301 | $144,800 |
| 118 | Schley County | $746 | $1,366 | $152,900 |
| 119 | Crisp County | $743 | $1,157 | $120,800 |
| 120 | Emanuel County | $742 | $897 | $88,200 |
| 121 | Quitman County | $734 | $996 | $103,000 |
| 122 | Lincoln County | $732 | $1,444 | $163,600 |
| 123 | Montgomery County | $732 | $1,119 | $118,200 |
| 124 | Terrell County | $727 | $1,081 | $111,500 |
| 125 | Jefferson County | $723 | $935 | $93,100 |
| 126 | Evans County | $720 | $1,286 | $139,700 |
| 127 | Marion County | $717 | $1,121 | $122,100 |
| 128 | Taliaferro County | $715 | $802 | $73,100 |
| 129 | Brantley County | $714 | $935 | $91,800 |
| 130 | Toombs County | $714 | $1,184 | $127,100 |
| 131 | Coffee County | $713 | $1,158 | $125,700 |
| 132 | Appling County | $711 | $838 | $81,400 |
| 133 | Candler County | $706 | $1,256 | $135,600 |
| 134 | Miller County | $699 | $1,161 | $118,300 |
| 135 | Ben Hill County | $692 | $1,101 | $114,600 |
| 136 | Dodge County | $688 | $1,047 | $108,700 |
| 137 | Warren County | $676 | $825 | $78,000 |
| 138 | Jeff Davis County | $674 | $1,049 | $109,300 |
| 139 | Hancock County | $671 | $893 | $87,400 |
| 140 | Treutlen County | $668 | $971 | $98,400 |
| 141 | Taylor County | $665 | $852 | $82,900 |
| 142 | Webster County | $663 | $930 | $92,200 |
| 143 | Johnson County | $661 | $915 | $91,200 |
| 144 | Tattnall County | $660 | $1,155 | $122,400 |
| 145 | Turner County | $655 | $961 | $95,200 |
| 146 | Baker County | $643 | $1,123 | $120,100 |
| 147 | Calhoun County | $638 | $865 | $82,200 |
| 148 | Screven County | $629 | $1,171 | $122,300 |
| 149 | Macon County | $624 | $902 | $87,000 |
| 150 | Atkinson County | $620 | $803 | $76,300 |
| 151 | Twiggs County | $618 | $1,005 | $104,500 |
| 152 | Telfair County | $614 | $1,056 | $108,200 |
| 153 | Wilcox County | $612 | $776 | $71,200 |
| 154 | Stewart County | $588 | $668 | $53,000 |
| 155 | Clay County | $578 | $934 | $92,500 |
| 156 | Randolph County | $554 | $910 | $90,900 |
| 157 | Wheeler County | $551 | $782 | $74,600 |
| 158 | Jenkins County | $544 | $843 | $81,100 |
| 159 | Clinch County | $505 | $913 | $86,300 |
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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