Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Renting Costs Far Less Than Owning in Georgia
The widest gaps between median rent and the full monthly cost of owning the median home. A large gap does not automatically mean renting is the better decision, because rent buys no equity and is not fixed for thirty years, but it does show where the market prices ownership at a steep premium.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Georgia ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by renting | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oconee County | $1,959 | $1,347 | $3,306 |
| 2 | Forsyth County | $1,880 | $1,937 | $3,817 |
| 3 | Fulton County | $1,777 | $1,635 | $3,412 |
| 4 | Greene County | $1,763 | $936 | $2,699 |
| 5 | Towns County | $1,576 | $822 | $2,398 |
| 6 | Jackson County | $1,491 | $1,048 | $2,539 |
| 7 | Morgan County | $1,487 | $1,090 | $2,577 |
| 8 | Fayette County | $1,399 | $1,787 | $3,186 |
| 9 | Harris County | $1,349 | $941 | $2,290 |
| 10 | Cherokee County | $1,342 | $1,703 | $3,045 |
| 11 | Dawson County | $1,328 | $1,425 | $2,753 |
| 12 | Union County | $1,316 | $842 | $2,158 |
| 13 | Cobb County | $1,285 | $1,640 | $2,925 |
| 14 | Hall County | $1,266 | $1,247 | $2,513 |
| 15 | Fannin County | $1,261 | $876 | $2,137 |
| 16 | Banks County | $1,250 | $788 | $2,038 |
| 17 | Pickens County | $1,236 | $1,079 | $2,315 |
| 18 | Gilmer County | $1,219 | $955 | $2,174 |
| 19 | Walton County | $1,199 | $1,231 | $2,430 |
| 20 | Coweta County | $1,179 | $1,397 | $2,576 |
| 21 | Rabun County | $1,150 | $1,016 | $2,166 |
| 22 | Pike County | $1,147 | $1,056 | $2,203 |
| 23 | Lumpkin County | $1,143 | $1,090 | $2,233 |
| 24 | Monroe County | $1,107 | $881 | $1,988 |
| 25 | White County | $1,104 | $1,015 | $2,119 |
| 26 | Glynn County | $1,098 | $1,060 | $2,158 |
| 27 | Gwinnett County | $1,095 | $1,713 | $2,808 |
| 28 | DeKalb County | $1,095 | $1,591 | $2,686 |
| 29 | Clarke County | $1,081 | $1,162 | $2,243 |
| 30 | Columbia County | $1,014 | $1,330 | $2,344 |
| 31 | Bryan County | $962 | $1,584 | $2,546 |
| 32 | Butts County | $953 | $952 | $1,905 |
| 33 | Effingham County | $943 | $1,116 | $2,059 |
| 34 | Bartow County | $931 | $1,202 | $2,133 |
| 35 | Barrow County | $909 | $1,197 | $2,106 |
| 36 | Haralson County | $898 | $884 | $1,782 |
| 37 | Hart County | $886 | $814 | $1,700 |
| 38 | Jasper County | $874 | $983 | $1,857 |
| 39 | Chatham County | $871 | $1,382 | $2,253 |
| 40 | Oglethorpe County | $856 | $832 | $1,688 |
| 41 | Gordon County | $850 | $872 | $1,722 |
| 42 | Catoosa County | $828 | $953 | $1,781 |
| 43 | Lamar County | $819 | $913 | $1,732 |
| 44 | Habersham County | $815 | $939 | $1,754 |
| 45 | Camden County | $804 | $1,167 | $1,971 |
| 46 | Lee County | $784 | $1,147 | $1,931 |
| 47 | Putnam County | $780 | $1,063 | $1,843 |
| 48 | Long County | $773 | $931 | $1,704 |
| 49 | Whitfield County | $761 | $907 | $1,668 |
| 50 | Henry County | $750 | $1,538 | $2,288 |
| 51 | Rockdale County | $750 | $1,341 | $2,091 |
| 52 | Peach County | $745 | $901 | $1,646 |
| 53 | Carroll County | $740 | $1,124 | $1,864 |
| 54 | Madison County | $739 | $951 | $1,690 |
| 55 | Paulding County | $734 | $1,622 | $2,356 |
| 56 | McIntosh County | $720 | $781 | $1,501 |
| 57 | Lincoln County | $712 | $732 | $1,444 |
| 58 | Douglas County | $701 | $1,447 | $2,148 |
| 59 | Lowndes County | $685 | $1,002 | $1,687 |
| 60 | Floyd County | $684 | $971 | $1,655 |
| 61 | Bulloch County | $665 | $968 | $1,633 |
| 62 | Stephens County | $653 | $817 | $1,470 |
| 63 | Murray County | $652 | $828 | $1,480 |
| 64 | Spalding County | $647 | $1,053 | $1,700 |
| 65 | Walker County | $637 | $867 | $1,504 |
| 66 | Newton County | $631 | $1,331 | $1,962 |
| 67 | Franklin County | $628 | $778 | $1,406 |
| 68 | Schley County | $620 | $746 | $1,366 |
| 69 | Jones County | $619 | $917 | $1,536 |
| 70 | Houston County | $605 | $1,143 | $1,748 |
| 71 | Thomas County | $598 | $996 | $1,594 |
| 72 | Troup County | $591 | $1,044 | $1,635 |
| 73 | Dade County | $587 | $843 | $1,430 |
| 74 | Baldwin County | $568 | $865 | $1,433 |
| 75 | Evans County | $566 | $720 | $1,286 |
| 76 | Lanier County | $566 | $878 | $1,444 |
| 77 | McDuffie County | $564 | $813 | $1,377 |
| 78 | Upson County | $562 | $779 | $1,341 |
| 79 | Polk County | $562 | $870 | $1,432 |
| 80 | Candler County | $550 | $706 | $1,256 |
| 81 | Crawford County | $550 | $751 | $1,301 |
| 82 | Screven County | $542 | $629 | $1,171 |
| 83 | Heard County | $537 | $855 | $1,392 |
| 84 | Pulaski County | $517 | $789 | $1,306 |
| 85 | Muscogee County | $502 | $1,072 | $1,574 |
| 86 | Tift County | $501 | $799 | $1,300 |
| 87 | Tattnall County | $495 | $660 | $1,155 |
| 88 | Wayne County | $493 | $839 | $1,332 |
| 89 | Meriwether County | $485 | $899 | $1,384 |
| 90 | Baker County | $480 | $643 | $1,123 |
| 91 | Bleckley County | $476 | $765 | $1,241 |
| 92 | Toombs County | $470 | $714 | $1,184 |
| 93 | Laurens County | $469 | $769 | $1,238 |
| 94 | Grady County | $467 | $789 | $1,256 |
| 95 | Bibb County | $464 | $1,026 | $1,490 |
| 96 | Miller County | $462 | $699 | $1,161 |
| 97 | Decatur County | $461 | $860 | $1,321 |
| 98 | Coffee County | $445 | $713 | $1,158 |
| 99 | Telfair County | $442 | $614 | $1,056 |
| 100 | Pierce County | $422 | $794 | $1,216 |
| 101 | Early County | $417 | $774 | $1,191 |
| 102 | Crisp County | $414 | $743 | $1,157 |
| 103 | Ben Hill County | $409 | $692 | $1,101 |
| 104 | Clinch County | $408 | $505 | $913 |
| 105 | Marion County | $404 | $717 | $1,121 |
| 106 | Brooks County | $397 | $752 | $1,149 |
| 107 | Liberty County | $388 | $1,203 | $1,591 |
| 108 | Twiggs County | $387 | $618 | $1,005 |
| 109 | Montgomery County | $387 | $732 | $1,119 |
| 110 | Jeff Davis County | $375 | $674 | $1,049 |
| 111 | Clayton County | $365 | $1,307 | $1,672 |
| 112 | Dodge County | $359 | $688 | $1,047 |
| 113 | Clay County | $356 | $578 | $934 |
| 114 | Randolph County | $356 | $554 | $910 |
| 115 | Richmond County | $355 | $1,087 | $1,442 |
| 116 | Terrell County | $354 | $727 | $1,081 |
| 117 | Colquitt County | $353 | $779 | $1,132 |
| 118 | Glascock County | $342 | $813 | $1,155 |
| 119 | Dougherty County | $341 | $905 | $1,246 |
| 120 | Sumter County | $338 | $847 | $1,185 |
| 121 | Berrien County | $328 | $771 | $1,099 |
| 122 | Turner County | $306 | $655 | $961 |
| 123 | Treutlen County | $303 | $668 | $971 |
| 124 | Jenkins County | $299 | $544 | $843 |
| 125 | Macon County | $278 | $624 | $902 |
| 126 | Wilkes County | $277 | $759 | $1,036 |
| 127 | Washington County | $276 | $836 | $1,112 |
| 128 | Mitchell County | $276 | $776 | $1,052 |
| 129 | Seminole County | $274 | $819 | $1,093 |
| 130 | Burke County | $273 | $763 | $1,036 |
| 131 | Webster County | $267 | $663 | $930 |
| 132 | Quitman County | $262 | $734 | $996 |
| 133 | Johnson County | $254 | $661 | $915 |
| 134 | Ware County | $250 | $786 | $1,036 |
| 135 | Talbot County | $248 | $950 | $1,198 |
| 136 | Echols County | $246 | $833 | $1,079 |
| 137 | Elbert County | $245 | $849 | $1,094 |
| 138 | Cook County | $238 | $901 | $1,139 |
| 139 | Worth County | $232 | $855 | $1,087 |
| 140 | Wheeler County | $231 | $551 | $782 |
| 141 | Bacon County | $230 | $789 | $1,019 |
| 142 | Calhoun County | $227 | $638 | $865 |
| 143 | Charlton County | $224 | $895 | $1,119 |
| 144 | Hancock County | $222 | $671 | $893 |
| 145 | Brantley County | $221 | $714 | $935 |
| 146 | Dooly County | $218 | $761 | $979 |
| 147 | Irwin County | $212 | $824 | $1,036 |
| 148 | Jefferson County | $212 | $723 | $935 |
| 149 | Taylor County | $187 | $665 | $852 |
| 150 | Atkinson County | $183 | $620 | $803 |
| 151 | Chattooga County | $176 | $789 | $965 |
| 152 | Wilcox County | $164 | $612 | $776 |
| 153 | Emanuel County | $155 | $742 | $897 |
| 154 | Warren County | $149 | $676 | $825 |
| 155 | Wilkinson County | $143 | $766 | $909 |
| 156 | Appling County | $127 | $711 | $838 |
| 157 | Taliaferro County | $87 | $715 | $802 |
| 158 | Stewart County | $80 | $588 | $668 |
| 159 | Chattahoochee County | $-251 | $1,235 | $984 |
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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Counties Where Renting Costs Far Less Than Owning across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Georgia