Renting
Data from November 2026
Renting in Georgia
The typical rent in Georgia is $1,393 a month (Average 2020–2024). HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms is about $1,528 (Fiscal year 2027, population-weighted average): paying it without spending more than 30% of income takes $29.38 an hour full time. Here are the figures by size and by county, how many households spend too much, and where to ask for help.
Key numbers in Georgia
- Typical rent
- $1,393
- per month, Average 2020–2024
- 1% less than the U.S.
- Fair market rent, 2 BR
- $1,528
- HUD, Fiscal year 2027, weighted average
- From $1,002 to $1,762 depending on the county.
- Wage needed
- $29.38
- per hour, 2 bedrooms
- About $61,120 a year to stay under 30% of income.
- Burdened households
- 52%
- spend 30% or more on rent
- Nationwide, 51%.
Fair market rent
What HUD sets by size
HUD publishes a fair market rent every year by area and home size; Section 8 and other programs use it to set what they cover. Here it runs from the cheapest to the most expensive area of Georgia, with the hourly wage it takes to pay it without going past 30% of income (40 hours a week).
Includes basic utilities. It is neither the lowest nor the highest rent on the market: it is a reference point.
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Studio
Wage: $13.42–$29.88 an hour
Lowest: $698 Highest: $1,554
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1 bedroom
Wage: $14.73–$31.13 an hour
Lowest: $766 Highest: $1,619
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2 bedrooms
Wage: $19.27–$33.88 an hour
Lowest: $1,002 Highest: $1,762
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3 bedrooms
Wage: $22.96–$42.02 an hour
Lowest: $1,194 Highest: $2,185
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4 bedrooms
Wage: $25.33–$47.94 an hour
Lowest: $1,317 Highest: $2,493
Each bar runs from the cheapest area to the most expensive; all share one scale that starts at zero. Source: Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rents (HUD) (external site)
Rent burden
How many households spend too much
HUD counts rent as a burden when it reaches 30% of income or more. In Georgia, 52% of renter households are in that position; nationwide, 51% (Average 2020–2024, Census).
Paying too much rent leaves little for food, transportation and savings. If that is you, the agencies below can guide you for free.
52%
of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent.
1,398,009 renter households in Georgia
- Spend half or more of their income 27%
- Spend 30% or more, but less than half 26%
- Spend less than 30% 48%
By place
Every county, with its figure
The 2-bedroom fair market rent, the typical rent, the hourly wage it takes and the share of burdened households, in every county in Georgia. Highest fair market rent first.
| Forsyth County | $1,762 | $2,090 | $33.88 | 46% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | $1,762 | $1,898 | $33.88 | 59% |
| Gwinnett County | $1,762 | $1,810 | $33.88 | 62% |
| Cherokee County | $1,762 | $1,799 | $33.88 | 57% |
| Paulding County | $1,762 | $1,772 | $33.88 | 46% |
| Fulton County | $1,762 | $1,732 | $33.88 | 51% |
| Cobb County | $1,762 | $1,730 | $33.88 | 50% |
| DeKalb County | $1,762 | $1,692 | $33.88 | 59% |
| Henry County | $1,762 | $1,674 | $33.88 | 58% |
| Dawson County | $1,762 | $1,626 | $33.88 | 52% |
| Douglas County | $1,762 | $1,570 | $33.88 | 50% |
| Rockdale County | $1,762 | $1,525 | $33.88 | 53% |
| Coweta County | $1,762 | $1,488 | $33.88 | 55% |
| Newton County | $1,762 | $1,439 | $33.88 | 56% |
| Clayton County | $1,762 | $1,433 | $33.88 | 63% |
| Barrow County | $1,762 | $1,318 | $33.88 | 46% |
| Bartow County | $1,762 | $1,268 | $33.88 | 47% |
| Walton County | $1,762 | $1,175 | $33.88 | 52% |
| Carroll County | $1,762 | $1,153 | $33.88 | 52% |
| Pickens County | $1,762 | $1,136 | $33.88 | 54% |
| Spalding County | $1,762 | $1,113 | $33.88 | 54% |
| Pike County | $1,762 | $993 | $33.88 | 44% |
| Jasper County | $1,762 | $970 | $33.88 | 42% |
| Heard County | $1,762 | $917 | $33.88 | 43% |
| Bryan County | $1,679 | $1,618 | $32.29 | 53% |
| Chatham County | $1,679 | $1,471 | $32.29 | 54% |
| Effingham County | $1,679 | $1,147 | $32.29 | 32% |
| Hall County | $1,543 | $1,341 | $29.67 | 53% |
| Liberty County | $1,396 | $1,246 | $26.85 | 49% |
| Houston County | $1,396 | $1,208 | $26.85 | 48% |
| Glynn County | $1,378 | $1,135 | $26.50 | 47% |
| McIntosh County | $1,378 | $800 | $26.50 | 67% |
| Brantley County | $1,378 | $755 | $26.50 | 30% |
| Catoosa County | $1,340 | $993 | $25.77 | 43% |
| Walker County | $1,340 | $940 | $25.77 | 47% |
| Dade County | $1,340 | $829 | $25.77 | 29% |
| Columbia County | $1,329 | $1,409 | $25.56 | 50% |
| Richmond County | $1,329 | $1,141 | $25.56 | 56% |
| McDuffie County | $1,329 | $792 | $25.56 | 55% |
| Burke County | $1,329 | $758 | $25.56 | 47% |
| Morgan County | $1,327 | $1,108 | $25.52 | 44% |
| Bibb County | $1,309 | $1,066 | $25.17 | 58% |
| Jones County | $1,309 | $964 | $25.17 | 43% |
| Crawford County | $1,309 | $914 | $25.17 | 33% |
| Twiggs County | $1,309 | $808 | $25.17 | 51% |
| Camden County | $1,300 | $1,235 | $25.00 | 50% |
| Oconee County | $1,285 | $1,462 | $24.71 | 29% |
| Clarke County | $1,285 | $1,219 | $24.71 | 60% |
| Madison County | $1,285 | $972 | $24.71 | 54% |
| Oglethorpe County | $1,285 | $913 | $24.71 | 49% |
| Thomas County | $1,233 | $1,018 | $23.71 | 50% |
| Chattahoochee County | $1,212 | $1,348 | $23.31 | 41% |
| Muscogee County | $1,212 | $1,106 | $23.31 | 50% |
| Harris County | $1,212 | $1,048 | $23.31 | — |
| Marion County | $1,212 | $710 | $23.31 | 43% |
| Jackson County | $1,205 | $1,126 | $23.17 | 41% |
| Floyd County | $1,204 | $1,014 | $23.15 | 49% |
| Troup County | $1,194 | $1,087 | $22.96 | 56% |
| White County | $1,194 | $1,032 | $22.96 | 43% |
| Charlton County | $1,190 | — | $22.88 | 43% |
| Lowndes County | $1,179 | $1,052 | $22.67 | 54% |
| Echols County | $1,179 | $1,017 | $22.67 | 40% |
| Lanier County | $1,179 | $913 | $22.67 | 55% |
| Brooks County | $1,179 | $809 | $22.67 | 58% |
| Long County | $1,163 | $976 | $22.37 | 49% |
| Bulloch County | $1,160 | $995 | $22.31 | 46% |
| Monroe County | $1,151 | $943 | $22.13 | 29% |
| Lumpkin County | $1,148 | $1,142 | $22.08 | 51% |
| Sumter County | $1,139 | $857 | $21.90 | 50% |
| Rabun County | $1,127 | $1,047 | $21.67 | 48% |
| Putnam County | $1,127 | $1,002 | $21.67 | 64% |
| Whitfield County | $1,127 | $971 | $21.67 | 44% |
| Peach County | $1,118 | $940 | $21.50 | 45% |
| Baldwin County | $1,104 | $923 | $21.23 | 55% |
| Lee County | $1,103 | $1,184 | $21.21 | 42% |
| Dougherty County | $1,103 | $935 | $21.21 | 50% |
| Worth County | $1,103 | $864 | $21.21 | 50% |
| Terrell County | $1,103 | $745 | $21.21 | 53% |
| Irwin County | $1,080 | $865 | $20.77 | 31% |
| Pierce County | $1,058 | $799 | $20.35 | 46% |
| Gilmer County | $1,047 | $998 | $20.13 | 40% |
| Union County | $1,042 | $808 | $20.04 | 40% |
| Franklin County | $1,032 | $844 | $19.85 | 37% |
| Lincoln County | $1,026 | $786 | $19.73 | 58% |
| Haralson County | $1,023 | $923 | $19.67 | 41% |
| Polk County | $1,017 | $918 | $19.56 | 54% |
| Randolph County | $1,017 | $606 | $19.56 | 49% |
| Gordon County | $1,013 | $937 | $19.48 | 42% |
| Elbert County | $1,013 | $844 | $19.48 | 39% |
| Ware County | $1,011 | $789 | $19.44 | 52% |
| Habersham County | $1,007 | $974 | $19.37 | 43% |
| Laurens County | $1,007 | $863 | $19.37 | 49% |
| Murray County | $1,006 | $857 | $19.35 | 43% |
| Cook County | $1,002 | $956 | $19.27 | 54% |
| Butts County | $1,002 | $941 | $19.27 | 36% |
| Hancock County | $1,002 | $938 | $19.27 | — |
| Greene County | $1,002 | $924 | $19.27 | 33% |
| Meriwether County | $1,002 | $920 | $19.27 | 48% |
| Quitman County | $1,002 | $918 | $19.27 | — |
| Fannin County | $1,002 | $900 | $19.27 | 41% |
| Pulaski County | $1,002 | $883 | $19.27 | 57% |
| Seminole County | $1,002 | $879 | $19.27 | 28% |
| Lamar County | $1,002 | $878 | $19.27 | 29% |
| Washington County | $1,002 | $858 | $19.27 | 56% |
| Upson County | $1,002 | $849 | $19.27 | 51% |
| Wayne County | $1,002 | $846 | $19.27 | 43% |
| Hart County | $1,002 | $844 | $19.27 | 46% |
| Decatur County | $1,002 | $838 | $19.27 | 39% |
| Banks County | $1,002 | $827 | $19.27 | 37% |
| Wilkinson County | $1,002 | $825 | $19.27 | 40% |
| Stephens County | $1,002 | $820 | $19.27 | 44% |
| Colquitt County | $1,002 | $818 | $19.27 | 44% |
| Schley County | $1,002 | $816 | $19.27 | — |
| Talbot County | $1,002 | $816 | $19.27 | 56% |
| Miller County | $1,002 | $810 | $19.27 | 54% |
| Towns County | $1,002 | $808 | $19.27 | 58% |
| Bleckley County | $1,002 | $799 | $19.27 | 53% |
| Mitchell County | $1,002 | $797 | $19.27 | 51% |
| Early County | $1,002 | $791 | $19.27 | 53% |
| Chattooga County | $1,002 | $790 | $19.27 | 52% |
| Wilkes County | $1,002 | $786 | $19.27 | 42% |
| Emanuel County | $1,002 | $783 | $19.27 | 29% |
| Berrien County | $1,002 | $782 | $19.27 | 44% |
| Grady County | $1,002 | $779 | $19.27 | 42% |
| Crisp County | $1,002 | $778 | $19.27 | 51% |
| Tift County | $1,002 | $777 | $19.27 | 43% |
| Toombs County | $1,002 | $768 | $19.27 | 43% |
| Montgomery County | $1,002 | $760 | $19.27 | 50% |
| Dooly County | $1,002 | $758 | $19.27 | 21% |
| Bacon County | $1,002 | $743 | $19.27 | 41% |
| Appling County | $1,002 | $739 | $19.27 | 46% |
| Treutlen County | $1,002 | $733 | $19.27 | — |
| Jefferson County | $1,002 | $731 | $19.27 | 34% |
| Dodge County | $1,002 | $723 | $19.27 | 40% |
| Evans County | $1,002 | $719 | $19.27 | 42% |
| Candler County | $1,002 | $715 | $19.27 | 30% |
| Telfair County | $1,002 | $712 | $19.27 | — |
| Coffee County | $1,002 | $710 | $19.27 | 47% |
| Tattnall County | $1,002 | $699 | $19.27 | 40% |
| Warren County | $1,002 | $690 | $19.27 | — |
| Ben Hill County | $1,002 | $688 | $19.27 | 41% |
| Screven County | $1,002 | $679 | $19.27 | 31% |
| Turner County | $1,002 | $679 | $19.27 | 37% |
| Webster County | $1,002 | $658 | $19.27 | — |
| Atkinson County | $1,002 | $657 | $19.27 | 44% |
| Macon County | $1,002 | $655 | $19.27 | 55% |
| Jeff Davis County | $1,002 | $650 | $19.27 | 40% |
| Johnson County | $1,002 | $647 | $19.27 | 60% |
| Taliaferro County | $1,002 | $638 | $19.27 | — |
| Baker County | $1,002 | $631 | $19.27 | — |
| Taylor County | $1,002 | $630 | $19.27 | 55% |
| Wilcox County | $1,002 | $610 | $19.27 | 49% |
| Stewart County | $1,002 | $607 | $19.27 | 66% |
| Wheeler County | $1,002 | $581 | $19.27 | 41% |
| Calhoun County | $1,002 | $546 | $19.27 | 42% |
| Clay County | $1,002 | $536 | $19.27 | 27% |
| Clinch County | $1,002 | $509 | $19.27 | 37% |
| Glascock County | $1,002 | — | $19.27 | — |
| Jenkins County | $1,002 | — | $19.27 | — |
- Forsyth $1,762$33.88
- Fayette $1,762$33.88
- Gwinnett $1,762$33.88
- Cherokee $1,762$33.88
- Paulding $1,762$33.88
- Fulton $1,762$33.88
- Cobb $1,762$33.88
- DeKalb $1,762$33.88
- Henry $1,762$33.88
- Dawson $1,762$33.88
- Douglas $1,762$33.88
- Rockdale $1,762$33.88
- Coweta $1,762$33.88
- Newton $1,762$33.88
- Clayton $1,762$33.88
- Barrow $1,762$33.88
- Bartow $1,762$33.88
- Walton $1,762$33.88
- Carroll $1,762$33.88
- Pickens $1,762$33.88
- Spalding $1,762$33.88
- Pike $1,762$33.88
- Jasper $1,762$33.88
- Heard $1,762$33.88
- Bryan $1,679$32.29
- Chatham $1,679$32.29
- Effingham $1,679$32.29
- Hall $1,543$29.67
- Liberty $1,396$26.85
- Houston $1,396$26.85
- Glynn $1,378$26.50
- McIntosh $1,378$26.50
- Brantley $1,378$26.50
- Catoosa $1,340$25.77
- Walker $1,340$25.77
- Dade $1,340$25.77
- Columbia $1,329$25.56
- Richmond $1,329$25.56
- McDuffie $1,329$25.56
- Burke $1,329$25.56
- Morgan $1,327$25.52
- Bibb $1,309$25.17
- Jones $1,309$25.17
- Crawford $1,309$25.17
- Twiggs $1,309$25.17
- Camden $1,300$25.00
- Oconee $1,285$24.71
- Clarke $1,285$24.71
- Madison $1,285$24.71
- Oglethorpe $1,285$24.71
- Thomas $1,233$23.71
- Chattahoochee $1,212$23.31
- Muscogee $1,212$23.31
- Harris $1,212$23.31
- Marion $1,212$23.31
- Jackson $1,205$23.17
- Floyd $1,204$23.15
- Troup $1,194$22.96
- White $1,194$22.96
- Charlton $1,190$22.88
- Lowndes $1,179$22.67
- Echols $1,179$22.67
- Lanier $1,179$22.67
- Brooks $1,179$22.67
- Long $1,163$22.37
- Bulloch $1,160$22.31
- Monroe $1,151$22.13
- Lumpkin $1,148$22.08
- Sumter $1,139$21.90
- Rabun $1,127$21.67
- Putnam $1,127$21.67
- Whitfield $1,127$21.67
- Peach $1,118$21.50
- Baldwin $1,104$21.23
- Lee $1,103$21.21
- Dougherty $1,103$21.21
- Worth $1,103$21.21
- Terrell $1,103$21.21
- Irwin $1,080$20.77
- Pierce $1,058$20.35
- Gilmer $1,047$20.13
- Union $1,042$20.04
- Franklin $1,032$19.85
- Lincoln $1,026$19.73
- Haralson $1,023$19.67
- Polk $1,017$19.56
- Randolph $1,017$19.56
- Gordon $1,013$19.48
- Elbert $1,013$19.48
- Ware $1,011$19.44
- Habersham $1,007$19.37
- Laurens $1,007$19.37
- Murray $1,006$19.35
- Cook $1,002$19.27
- Butts $1,002$19.27
- Hancock $1,002$19.27
- Greene $1,002$19.27
- Meriwether $1,002$19.27
- Quitman $1,002$19.27
- Fannin $1,002$19.27
- Pulaski $1,002$19.27
- Seminole $1,002$19.27
- Lamar $1,002$19.27
- Washington $1,002$19.27
- Upson $1,002$19.27
- Wayne $1,002$19.27
- Hart $1,002$19.27
- Decatur $1,002$19.27
- Banks $1,002$19.27
- Wilkinson $1,002$19.27
- Stephens $1,002$19.27
- Colquitt $1,002$19.27
- Schley $1,002$19.27
- Talbot $1,002$19.27
- Miller $1,002$19.27
- Towns $1,002$19.27
- Bleckley $1,002$19.27
- Mitchell $1,002$19.27
- Early $1,002$19.27
- Chattooga $1,002$19.27
- Wilkes $1,002$19.27
- Emanuel $1,002$19.27
- Berrien $1,002$19.27
- Grady $1,002$19.27
- Crisp $1,002$19.27
- Tift $1,002$19.27
- Toombs $1,002$19.27
- Montgomery $1,002$19.27
- Dooly $1,002$19.27
- Bacon $1,002$19.27
- Appling $1,002$19.27
- Treutlen $1,002$19.27
- Jefferson $1,002$19.27
- Dodge $1,002$19.27
- Evans $1,002$19.27
- Candler $1,002$19.27
- Telfair $1,002$19.27
- Coffee $1,002$19.27
- Tattnall $1,002$19.27
- Warren $1,002$19.27
- Ben Hill $1,002$19.27
- Screven $1,002$19.27
- Turner $1,002$19.27
- Webster $1,002$19.27
- Atkinson $1,002$19.27
- Macon $1,002$19.27
- Jeff Davis $1,002$19.27
- Johnson $1,002$19.27
- Taliaferro $1,002$19.27
- Baker $1,002$19.27
- Taylor $1,002$19.27
- Wilcox $1,002$19.27
- Stewart $1,002$19.27
- Wheeler $1,002$19.27
- Calhoun $1,002$19.27
- Clay $1,002$19.27
- Clinch $1,002$19.27
- Glascock $1,002$19.27
- Jenkins $1,002$19.27
Source: Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rents (HUD) (external site) Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (external site)
Your rights as a tenant in Georgia
What Georgia law says about deposits, notices and eviction, with the citation for each rule.
See your rights, rule by ruleA summary of state law, not legal advice. Cities may have additional rules.
- How much can they charge for a deposit?
- Up to 2 months of rent
- O.C.G.A. §44-7-30.1
- When must they return my deposit?
- 30 days
- O.C.G.A. §44-7-34
- If I fall behind on rent, what notice must I get?
- 3 business days
- O.C.G.A. §44-7-50(a)
- How much notice ends a month-to-month rental?
- 60 days
- O.C.G.A. §44-7-7
- Only a court order can remove youO.C.G.A. §44-7-14.1; §44-7-50 et seq.
- Protection from retaliationO.C.G.A. §44-7-24
Help
Where to ask for help with rent in Georgia
Free or official help. Demand usually exceeds funding, so waiting lists are common: ask at the agency for your county.
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42 counseling agencies
HUD-approved; 12 serve in Spanish. They counsel renters for free.
See the agencies -
Rental assistance programs
Verified at their official source.
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) · Verified November 6, 2026
Tool
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Frequently asked questions
Which county in Georgia is the most expensive to rent in?
By 2-bedroom fair market rent (Fiscal year 2027), the most expensive is Forsyth County ($1,762, about $33.88 an hour) and the cheapest Cook County ($1,002, about $19.27 an hour).
How many households in Georgia spend too much on rent?
52% of renter households in Georgia spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 27% spend half or more (Average 2020–2024, Census). Nationwide, 51%.
What is fair market rent?
A figure HUD publishes every year by area and home size; Section 8 and other programs use it to set what they pay. It is not a market price or a cap on landlords. In Georgia, for 2 bedrooms in Fiscal year 2027, it runs from $1,002 to $1,762 depending on the county.
Where do I ask for help paying rent in Georgia?
178 public housing agencies run Section 8 vouchers and public housing in Georgia; demand usually exceeds funding and waiting lists are common. HUD-approved counseling agencies counsel for free. Your county page shows the nearest ones.