GA metros

Cost of living across major GA metropolitan areas.

What living in GA costs

Across the 4 GA metros we track, the typical cost-of-living index is 95.9 against a national metro median of 95.7 — line with the country as a whole. That ranks GA 27 of the 48 states we cover, counting from the cheapest.

The state is not uniform: Columbus, GA is the cheapest metro at 88.8, while Atlanta, GA runs 100.5 — a spread of 13% between them.

A typical GA home costs $348,054, or about 4.9× median household income, and typical rent is $1,792/mo.

Taxes in GA

GA levies a state income tax on top of the federal one. Effective property tax runs about 0.9% of home value in a typical GA metro, and combined state and local sales tax is around 7.4%.

Property tax is the one that scales with housing, so it bites hardest in the pricier metros above. Per-metro figures are on each metro page.

Metro	COL index	Median home	Median rent
Atlanta, GA	100.5	$382,938	$1,840
Augusta, GA	91.2	$253,524	$1,479
Savannah, GA	95.9	$348,054	$1,792
Columbus, GA	88.8	$209,527	$1,278

Cities & towns in GA (80)

Local property tax, home values and school scores for each place.

Atlanta →Columbus →Augusta-Richmond County →Savannah →South Fulton →Sandy Springs →Roswell →Johns Creek →Alpharetta →Marietta →Stonecrest →Brookhaven →Smyrna →Dunwoody →Newnan →Peachtree Corners →Mableton →Milton →Peachtree City →East Point →Evans →Tucker →Douglasville →Woodstock →Martinez →Canton →Kennesaw →Duluth →Redan →Lawrenceville →Chamblee →McDonough →Stockbridge →Union City →Carrollton →Pooler →Sugar Hill →Decatur →Griffin →Cartersville →Candler-McAfee →Acworth →Suwanee →Snellville →Forest Park →Fayetteville →Winder →Norcross →Conyers →Villa Rica →North Druid Hills →Buford →North Decatur →Powder Springs →Richmond Hill →Holly Springs →Fairburn →Grovetown →Lithia Springs →Wilmington Island →Monroe →Riverdale →Lilburn →Belvedere Park →Clarkston →Loganville →Covington →Dallas →College Park →Braselton →Mountain Park →Vinings →Georgetown →Port Wentworth →Rincon →Doraville →Scottdale →Lovejoy →Garden City →Fort Oglethorpe →