Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Georgia
The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.
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Georgia ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart County | $28,500 | $670 | $53,000 |
| 2 | Wheeler County | $33,500 | $787 | $74,600 |
| 3 | Wilcox County | $33,500 | $780 | $71,200 |
| 4 | Atkinson County | $34,500 | $808 | $76,300 |
| 5 | Taliaferro County | $34,500 | $806 | $73,100 |
| 6 | Warren County | $35,500 | $830 | $78,000 |
| 7 | Appling County | $36,000 | $843 | $81,400 |
| 8 | Jenkins County | $36,500 | $848 | $81,100 |
| 9 | Taylor County | $37,000 | $858 | $82,900 |
| 10 | Calhoun County | $37,500 | $870 | $82,200 |
| 11 | Emanuel County | $38,500 | $903 | $88,200 |
| 12 | Hancock County | $38,500 | $898 | $87,400 |
| 13 | Macon County | $39,000 | $908 | $87,000 |
| 14 | Wilkinson County | $39,000 | $916 | $90,800 |
| 15 | Clinch County | $39,500 | $919 | $86,300 |
| 16 | Johnson County | $39,500 | $921 | $91,200 |
| 17 | Randolph County | $39,500 | $916 | $90,900 |
| 18 | Webster County | $40,000 | $936 | $92,200 |
| 19 | Brantley County | $40,500 | $941 | $91,800 |
| 20 | Clay County | $40,500 | $941 | $92,500 |
| 21 | Jefferson County | $40,500 | $941 | $93,100 |
| 22 | Chattooga County | $41,500 | $972 | $98,700 |
| 23 | Turner County | $41,500 | $968 | $95,200 |
| 24 | Treutlen County | $42,000 | $978 | $98,400 |
| 25 | Chattahoochee County | $42,500 | $992 | $99,800 |
| 26 | Dooly County | $42,500 | $986 | $96,400 |
| 27 | Quitman County | $43,000 | $1,003 | $103,000 |
| 28 | Twiggs County | $43,500 | $1,013 | $104,500 |
| 29 | Bacon County | $44,000 | $1,027 | $104,100 |
| 30 | Ware County | $44,500 | $1,044 | $106,500 |
| 31 | Wilkes County | $44,500 | $1,044 | $105,000 |
| 32 | Burke County | $45,000 | $1,045 | $107,800 |
| 33 | Dodge County | $45,000 | $1,056 | $108,700 |
| 34 | Irwin County | $45,000 | $1,044 | $105,300 |
| 35 | Jeff Davis County | $45,500 | $1,058 | $109,300 |
| 36 | Mitchell County | $45,500 | $1,060 | $105,500 |
| 37 | Telfair County | $45,500 | $1,064 | $108,200 |
| 38 | Echols County | $46,500 | $1,088 | $112,600 |
| 39 | Terrell County | $46,500 | $1,090 | $111,500 |
| 40 | Seminole County | $47,000 | $1,102 | $111,600 |
| 41 | Worth County | $47,000 | $1,096 | $112,400 |
| 42 | Ben Hill County | $47,500 | $1,110 | $114,600 |
| 43 | Berrien County | $47,500 | $1,108 | $115,200 |
| 44 | Elbert County | $47,500 | $1,103 | $114,600 |
| 45 | Washington County | $48,000 | $1,121 | $115,600 |
| 46 | Baker County | $48,500 | $1,133 | $120,100 |
| 47 | Charlton County | $48,500 | $1,128 | $119,000 |
| 48 | Marion County | $48,500 | $1,131 | $122,100 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | $48,500 | $1,128 | $118,200 |
| 50 | Colquitt County | $49,000 | $1,142 | $121,400 |
| 51 | Brooks County | $49,500 | $1,158 | $118,100 |
| 52 | Cook County | $49,500 | $1,149 | $123,000 |
| 53 | Coffee County | $50,000 | $1,168 | $125,700 |
| 54 | Crisp County | $50,000 | $1,167 | $120,800 |
| 55 | Glascock County | $50,000 | $1,165 | $122,800 |
| 56 | Miller County | $50,000 | $1,170 | $118,300 |
| 57 | Tattnall County | $50,000 | $1,165 | $122,400 |
| 58 | Screven County | $50,500 | $1,181 | $122,300 |
| 59 | Sumter County | $51,000 | $1,195 | $122,300 |
| 60 | Toombs County | $51,000 | $1,195 | $127,100 |
| 61 | Early County | $51,500 | $1,202 | $130,100 |
| 62 | Talbot County | $52,000 | $1,209 | $127,200 |
| 63 | Pierce County | $52,500 | $1,227 | $132,100 |
| 64 | Bleckley County | $53,500 | $1,252 | $132,900 |
| 65 | Laurens County | $53,500 | $1,250 | $137,400 |
| 66 | Dougherty County | $54,000 | $1,257 | $129,200 |
| 67 | Candler County | $54,500 | $1,268 | $135,600 |
| 68 | Grady County | $54,500 | $1,267 | $136,500 |
| 69 | Evans County | $55,500 | $1,298 | $139,700 |
| 70 | Tift County | $56,000 | $1,312 | $143,100 |
| 71 | Crawford County | $56,500 | $1,313 | $144,800 |
| 72 | Pulaski County | $56,500 | $1,318 | $144,300 |
| 73 | Decatur County | $57,000 | $1,334 | $146,200 |
| 74 | Wayne County | $57,500 | $1,345 | $149,800 |
| 75 | Upson County | $58,000 | $1,354 | $149,500 |
| 76 | Schley County | $59,000 | $1,379 | $152,900 |
| 77 | McDuffie County | $59,500 | $1,391 | $155,100 |
| 78 | Meriwether County | $60,000 | $1,398 | $154,600 |
| 79 | Heard County | $60,500 | $1,406 | $161,000 |
| 80 | Franklin County | $61,000 | $1,421 | $160,600 |
| 81 | Baldwin County | $62,000 | $1,447 | $164,700 |
| 82 | Dade County | $62,000 | $1,445 | $166,600 |
| 83 | Polk County | $62,000 | $1,446 | $163,500 |
| 84 | Lanier County | $62,500 | $1,458 | $161,100 |
| 85 | Lincoln County | $62,500 | $1,458 | $163,600 |
| 86 | Richmond County | $62,500 | $1,456 | $163,300 |
| 87 | Stephens County | $63,500 | $1,485 | $168,200 |
| 88 | Murray County | $64,000 | $1,496 | $173,300 |
| 89 | Bibb County | $64,500 | $1,505 | $165,800 |
| 90 | McIntosh County | $65,000 | $1,516 | $173,900 |
| 91 | Walker County | $65,000 | $1,520 | $173,900 |
| 92 | Jones County | $66,500 | $1,551 | $174,600 |
| 93 | Muscogee County | $68,000 | $1,591 | $182,300 |
| 94 | Liberty County | $69,000 | $1,608 | $180,200 |
| 95 | Thomas County | $69,000 | $1,611 | $185,300 |
| 96 | Bulloch County | $70,500 | $1,650 | $191,600 |
| 97 | Troup County | $71,000 | $1,653 | $187,800 |
| 98 | Floyd County | $71,500 | $1,673 | $194,100 |
| 99 | Peach County | $71,500 | $1,664 | $186,100 |
| 100 | Clayton County | $72,500 | $1,690 | $194,500 |
| 101 | Whitfield County | $72,500 | $1,687 | $198,900 |
| 102 | Lowndes County | $73,000 | $1,705 | $197,900 |
| 103 | Madison County | $73,000 | $1,709 | $198,800 |
| 104 | Oglethorpe County | $73,000 | $1,707 | $198,700 |
| 105 | Hart County | $73,500 | $1,719 | $206,500 |
| 106 | Spalding County | $73,500 | $1,718 | $196,600 |
| 107 | Long County | $74,000 | $1,722 | $196,500 |
| 108 | Gordon County | $74,500 | $1,741 | $205,600 |
| 109 | Lamar County | $75,000 | $1,751 | $201,400 |
| 110 | Houston County | $75,500 | $1,767 | $205,600 |
| 111 | Habersham County | $76,000 | $1,774 | $212,000 |
| 112 | Catoosa County | $77,000 | $1,801 | $214,200 |
| 113 | Haralson County | $77,000 | $1,801 | $210,400 |
| 114 | Putnam County | $80,000 | $1,864 | $222,000 |
| 115 | Jasper County | $80,500 | $1,878 | $219,700 |
| 116 | Carroll County | $81,000 | $1,886 | $227,500 |
| 117 | Butts County | $82,500 | $1,927 | $227,800 |
| 118 | Lee County | $83,500 | $1,953 | $226,900 |
| 119 | Newton County | $85,000 | $1,984 | $233,300 |
| 120 | Camden County | $85,500 | $1,993 | $233,900 |
| 121 | Monroe County | $86,000 | $2,012 | $243,200 |
| 122 | Banks County | $88,500 | $2,062 | $251,700 |
| 123 | Effingham County | $89,000 | $2,082 | $245,300 |
| 124 | Rockdale County | $90,500 | $2,117 | $256,600 |
| 125 | Barrow County | $91,500 | $2,131 | $255,200 |
| 126 | White County | $92,000 | $2,145 | $262,200 |
| 127 | Bartow County | $92,500 | $2,159 | $262,200 |
| 128 | Fannin County | $92,500 | $2,164 | $274,600 |
| 129 | Douglas County | $93,000 | $2,174 | $262,200 |
| 130 | Glynn County | $93,500 | $2,184 | $268,300 |
| 131 | Union County | $93,500 | $2,185 | $272,600 |
| 132 | Rabun County | $94,000 | $2,192 | $272,600 |
| 133 | Gilmer County | $94,500 | $2,202 | $278,900 |
| 134 | Pike County | $95,500 | $2,229 | $265,700 |
| 135 | Lumpkin County | $97,000 | $2,260 | $277,200 |
| 136 | Chatham County | $97,500 | $2,280 | $273,300 |
| 137 | Clarke County | $97,500 | $2,269 | $271,900 |
| 138 | Harris County | $99,500 | $2,317 | $278,700 |
| 139 | Henry County | $99,500 | $2,316 | $277,400 |
| 140 | Pickens County | $100,500 | $2,344 | $289,600 |
| 141 | Columbia County | $101,500 | $2,373 | $287,400 |
| 142 | Paulding County | $102,000 | $2,384 | $289,000 |
| 143 | Towns County | $104,000 | $2,429 | $311,900 |
| 144 | Walton County | $105,500 | $2,461 | $300,500 |
| 145 | Hall County | $109,000 | $2,545 | $313,600 |
| 146 | Jackson County | $110,000 | $2,570 | $312,700 |
| 147 | Bryan County | $110,500 | $2,578 | $317,100 |
| 148 | Coweta County | $112,000 | $2,609 | $321,900 |
| 149 | Morgan County | $112,000 | $2,610 | $323,100 |
| 150 | DeKalb County | $116,500 | $2,719 | $331,400 |
| 151 | Greene County | $117,000 | $2,734 | $342,200 |
| 152 | Dawson County | $119,500 | $2,789 | $351,900 |
| 153 | Gwinnett County | $122,000 | $2,843 | $345,700 |
| 154 | Cobb County | $127,000 | $2,963 | $373,700 |
| 155 | Cherokee County | $132,000 | $3,086 | $389,800 |
| 156 | Fayette County | $138,500 | $3,228 | $405,600 |
| 157 | Oconee County | $143,500 | $3,350 | $425,100 |
| 158 | Fulton County | $148,000 | $3,457 | $431,200 |
| 159 | Forsyth County | $166,000 | $3,869 | $493,800 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.24%. 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.
Nationwide
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Georgia