Median gross rent in Georgia
At $1,237, the median gross rent in Georgia is 5% below the national figure of $1,303, ranking 21 of 52, with Forsyth County the highest county at $1,779.
Gross rent includes utilities the tenant pays, so it is closer to what actually leaves the account each month than a headline asking rent.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forsyth County | $1,779 | 253,225 residents |
| 2 | Fayette County | $1,693 | 119,259 residents |
| 3 | Gwinnett County | $1,594 | 957,977 residents |
| 4 | Cherokee County | $1,580 | 268,567 residents |
| 5 | Cobb County | $1,535 | 765,813 residents |
| 6 | Fulton County | $1,529 | 1,061,944 residents |
| 7 | DeKalb County | $1,464 | 761,209 residents |
| 8 | Paulding County | $1,464 | 169,898 residents |
| 9 | Henry County | $1,411 | 240,853 residents |
| 10 | Oconee County | $1,391 | 41,978 residents |
| 11 | Bryan County | $1,390 | 44,995 residents |
| 12 | Dawson County | $1,360 | 27,355 residents |
| 13 | Coweta County | $1,326 | 147,449 residents |
| 14 | Douglas County | $1,326 | 144,735 residents |
| 15 | Columbia County | $1,295 | 156,921 residents |
| 16 | Chatham County | $1,284 | 296,266 residents |
| 17 | Newton County | $1,264 | 113,298 residents |
| 18 | Rockdale County | $1,263 | 93,641 residents |
| 19 | Chattahoochee County | $1,260 | 9,402 residents |
| 20 | Clayton County | $1,216 | 296,312 residents |
| 21 | Walton County | $1,192 | 97,752 residents |
| 22 | Hall County | $1,179 | 204,953 residents |
| 23 | Liberty County | $1,178 | 65,550 residents |
| 24 | Lee County | $1,144 | 32,968 residents |
| 25 | Barrow County | $1,137 | 84,399 residents |
| 26 | Camden County | $1,136 | 55,105 residents |
| 27 | Effingham County | $1,098 | 65,314 residents |
| 28 | Houston County | $1,094 | 164,117 residents |
| 29 | Bartow County | $1,090 | 109,410 residents |
| 30 | Carroll County | $1,055 | 120,060 residents |
| 31 | Lumpkin County | $1,055 | 33,405 residents |
| 32 | Clarke County | $1,045 | 128,864 residents |
| 33 | Muscogee County | $1,038 | 204,572 residents |
| 34 | Glynn County | $1,031 | 84,566 residents |
| 35 | Richmond County | $1,024 | 206,153 residents |
| 36 | Spalding County | $1,024 | 67,415 residents |
| 37 | Jasper County | $1,009 | 14,882 residents |
| 38 | Jackson County | $1,007 | 77,033 residents |
| 39 | Morgan County | $1,003 | 20,171 residents |
| 40 | Pickens County | $990 | 33,439 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median gross rent shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).