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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 100 largest places in Georgia, Atlanta has the highest average pay in its county ($100,817), followed by South Fulton and Sandy Springs. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 100 places in Georgia that we cover, the median is $58,774 and the average $65,166; the figure runs from $100,817 (Atlanta) to $43,911 (Milledgeville). That is a spread of 2.3 times between the two ends.
The first five are Atlanta, South Fulton, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | County average annual pay ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta | Fulton County | $100,817 | 505,268 | $85,652 | $1,711 |
| 2 | South Fulton | Fulton County | $100,817 | 110,471 | $82,324 | $1,702 |
| 3 | Sandy Springs | Fulton County | $100,817 | 107,087 | $104,340 | $1,870 |
| 4 | Roswell | Fulton County | $100,817 | 92,621 | $128,654 | $1,810 |
| 5 | Johns Creek | Fulton County | $100,817 | 81,988 | $160,093 | $2,257 |
| 6 | Alpharetta | Fulton County | $100,817 | 66,855 | $147,612 | $1,948 |
| 7 | Milton | Fulton County | $100,817 | 41,546 | $171,295 | $2,065 |
| 8 | East Point | Fulton County | $100,817 | 38,335 | $68,598 | $1,364 |
| 9 | Union City | Fulton County | $100,817 | 27,728 | $49,549 | $1,330 |
| 10 | Fairburn | Fulton County | $100,817 | 16,831 | $91,897 | $1,479 |
| 11 | College Park | Fulton County | $100,817 | 14,712 | $51,635 | $1,207 |
| 12 | Mableton (unincorporated) | Cobb County | $77,531 | 77,678 | $77,980 | $1,472 |
| 13 | Marietta | Cobb County | $77,531 | 62,263 | $72,725 | $1,586 |
| 14 | Smyrna | Cobb County | $77,531 | 56,633 | $100,061 | $1,739 |
| 15 | Kennesaw | Cobb County | $77,531 | 34,605 | $83,356 | $1,845 |
| 16 | Acworth | Cobb County | $77,531 | 22,473 | $83,539 | $1,664 |
| 17 | Powder Springs | Cobb County | $77,531 | 18,009 | $105,070 | $1,583 |
| 18 | Vinings (unincorporated) | Cobb County | $77,531 | 14,390 | $94,982 | $1,839 |
| 19 | Forest Park | Clayton County | $77,005 | 19,504 | $41,211 | $1,189 |
| 20 | Riverdale | Clayton County | $77,005 | 14,792 | $63,455 | $1,360 |
| 21 | Stonecrest | DeKalb County | $76,011 | 60,501 | $64,591 | $1,601 |
| 22 | Brookhaven | DeKalb County | $76,011 | 57,855 | $117,663 | $1,882 |
| 23 | Dunwoody | DeKalb County | $76,011 | 51,758 | $121,903 | $1,859 |
| 24 | Tucker | DeKalb County | $76,011 | 37,123 | $80,317 | $1,647 |
| 25 | Redan (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | $76,011 | 31,017 | $65,227 | $1,566 |
| 26 | Chamblee | DeKalb County | $76,011 | 30,895 | $84,452 | $1,859 |
| 27 | Decatur | DeKalb County | $76,011 | 24,518 | $139,397 | $1,655 |
| 28 | Candler-McAfee (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | $76,011 | 20,905 | $64,699 | $1,498 |
| 29 | North Decatur (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | $76,011 | 18,442 | $110,871 | $1,913 |
| 30 | North Druid Hills (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | $76,011 | 17,997 | $102,742 | $1,874 |
| 31 | Clarkston | DeKalb County | $76,011 | 14,557 | $48,564 | $1,422 |
| 32 | Belvedere Park (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | $76,011 | 14,181 | $65,462 | $1,534 |
| 33 | Peachtree Corners | Gwinnett County | $66,588 | 42,373 | $82,139 | $1,701 |
| 34 | Duluth | Gwinnett County | $66,588 | 32,426 | $95,331 | $1,828 |
| 35 | Lawrenceville | Gwinnett County | $66,588 | 30,954 | $61,561 | $1,613 |
| 36 | Sugar Hill | Gwinnett County | $66,588 | 26,128 | $107,389 | $1,862 |
| 37 | Suwanee | Gwinnett County | $66,588 | 22,349 | $103,260 | $1,885 |
| 38 | Snellville | Gwinnett County | $66,588 | 21,620 | $89,896 | $1,818 |
| 39 | Norcross | Gwinnett County | $66,588 | 18,007 | $75,266 | $1,715 |
| 40 | Buford | Gwinnett County | $66,588 | 17,997 | $69,471 | $1,357 |
| 41 | Lilburn | Gwinnett County | $66,588 | 15,390 | $63,581 | $1,778 |
| 42 | Mountain Park (unincorporated) | Gwinnett County | $66,588 | 12,850 | $96,166 | $1,818 |
| 43 | Gainesville | Hall County | $63,932 | 45,032 | $66,974 | $1,299 |
| 44 | Savannah | Chatham County | $61,834 | 147,898 | $57,137 | $1,382 |
| 45 | Pooler | Chatham County | $61,834 | 28,466 | $91,766 | $1,671 |
| 46 | Wilmington Island (unincorporated) | Chatham County | $61,834 | 13,905 | $93,924 | $1,752 |
| 47 | Port Wentworth | Chatham County | $61,834 | 12,892 | $79,731 | $1,812 |
| 48 | Conyers | Rockdale County | $61,314 | 18,512 | $63,140 | $1,318 |
| 49 | Peachtree City | Fayette County | $58,774 | 39,576 | $113,987 | $2,086 |
| 50 | Fayetteville | Fayette County | $58,774 | 19,719 | $82,188 | $1,720 |
| 51 | Augusta | Richmond County | $58,481 | 201,528 | $55,485 | $1,142 |
| 52 | Warner Robins | Houston County | $57,953 | 82,990 | $66,970 | $1,212 |
| 53 | Perry | Houston County | $57,953 | 23,001 | $76,909 | $1,132 |
| 54 | Douglasville | Douglas County | $57,949 | 37,536 | $79,107 | $1,582 |
| 55 | Lithia Springs (unincorporated) | Douglas County | $57,949 | 16,875 | $62,417 | $1,402 |
| 56 | Athens | Clarke County | $57,718 | 127,345 | $52,974 | $1,219 |
| 57 | Cartersville | Bartow County | $57,660 | 24,074 | $84,437 | $1,229 |
| 58 | Calhoun | Gordon County | $57,205 | 18,183 | $58,750 | $873 |
| 59 | Carrollton | Carroll County | $56,823 | 27,392 | $54,379 | $1,089 |
| 60 | Villa Rica | Carroll County | $56,823 | 18,551 | $87,803 | $1,547 |
| 61 | LaGrange | Troup County | $56,630 | 32,078 | $43,708 | $1,073 |
| 62 | Columbus | Muscogee County | $55,578 | 203,711 | $58,073 | $1,106 |
| 63 | Macon-Bibb County | Bibb County | $55,370 | 156,578 | $51,234 | $1,066 |
| 64 | Thomasville | Thomas County | $55,040 | 18,666 | $49,673 | $1,077 |
| 65 | Covington | Newton County | $54,919 | 14,584 | $58,810 | $1,191 |
| 66 | Kingsland | Camden County | $54,858 | 19,627 | $77,944 | $1,275 |
| 67 | St. Marys | Camden County | $54,858 | 19,166 | $74,288 | $1,183 |
| 68 | Dalton | Whitfield County | $54,855 | 34,538 | $63,577 | $996 |
| 69 | Woodstock | Cherokee County | $54,283 | 37,381 | $103,496 | $1,821 |
| 70 | Canton | Cherokee County | $54,283 | 35,741 | $80,091 | $1,680 |
| 71 | Holly Springs | Cherokee County | $54,283 | 18,627 | $113,992 | $1,850 |
| 72 | Monroe | Walton County | $54,248 | 15,648 | $44,656 | $1,105 |
| 73 | Loganville | Walton County | $54,248 | 15,527 | $83,605 | $2,018 |
| 74 | Newnan | Coweta County | $54,215 | 44,235 | $82,292 | $1,542 |
| 75 | Albany | Dougherty County | $54,123 | 67,224 | $47,240 | $931 |
| 76 | St. Simons (unincorporated) | Glynn County | $53,989 | 16,228 | $108,771 | $1,799 |
| 77 | Brunswick | Glynn County | $53,989 | 15,307 | $40,288 | $951 |
| 78 | Winder | Barrow County | $53,359 | 19,437 | $63,779 | $1,209 |
| 79 | Braselton | Barrow County | $53,359 | 15,178 | $120,984 | $2,082 |
| 80 | Dublin | Laurens County | $52,584 | 16,136 | $42,988 | $847 |
| 81 | Stockbridge | Henry County | $52,361 | 35,737 | $70,136 | $1,494 |
| 82 | McDonough | Henry County | $52,361 | 30,947 | $75,343 | $1,792 |
| 83 | Hinesville | Liberty County | $51,607 | 35,679 | $60,028 | $1,212 |
| 84 | Richmond Hill | Bryan County | $51,413 | 18,181 | $92,824 | $1,781 |
| 85 | Tifton | Tift County | $50,544 | 17,210 | $45,298 | $798 |
| 86 | Jefferson | Jackson County | $50,463 | 14,990 | $109,828 | $1,074 |
| 87 | Griffin | Spalding County | $49,873 | 23,761 | $43,632 | $1,110 |
| 88 | Rome | Floyd County | $49,770 | 38,189 | $54,435 | $1,032 |
| 89 | Evans (unincorporated) | Columbia County | $49,681 | 36,998 | $125,098 | $1,617 |
| 90 | Martinez (unincorporated) | Columbia County | $49,681 | 33,750 | $81,602 | $1,284 |
| 91 | Grovetown | Columbia County | $49,681 | 17,014 | $85,660 | $1,407 |
| 92 | Dallas | Paulding County | $48,705 | 14,714 | $75,545 | $1,492 |
| 93 | Valdosta | Lowndes County | $48,531 | 55,252 | $45,925 | $1,054 |
| 94 | Douglas | Coffee County | $47,678 | 11,749 | $34,408 | $680 |
| 95 | Statesboro | Bulloch County | $47,121 | 34,149 | $44,737 | $944 |
| 96 | Bainbridge | Decatur County | $46,182 | 14,404 | $45,422 | $791 |
| 97 | Waycross | Ware County | $46,107 | 13,756 | $38,301 | $768 |
| 98 | Moultrie | Colquitt County | $45,979 | 14,588 | $43,670 | $790 |
| 99 | Americus | Sumter County | $45,522 | 15,813 | $39,176 | $834 |
| 100 | Milledgeville | Baldwin County | $43,911 | 16,748 | $41,616 | $913 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. County figures describe the whole county where the city lies.
Atlanta, with $100,817 (among the 100 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 100 largest places in Georgia by population.