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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 100 largest places in Georgia, Jefferson has the lowest share of income going to rent (11.7%), followed by Decatur and Milton. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 100 places in Georgia that we cover, the median is 23.7% and the average 23.6%; the figure runs from 11.7% (Jefferson) to 35.1% (Clarkston). That is a spread of 3.0 times between the two ends.
The first five are Jefferson, Decatur, Milton, Evans, Alpharetta. 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 ⇅ | Yearly rent as share of income ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson | Jackson County | 11.7% | 14,990 | $109,828 | $1,074 |
| 2 | Decatur | DeKalb County | 14.2% | 24,518 | $139,397 | $1,655 |
| 3 | Milton | Fulton County | 14.5% | 41,546 | $171,295 | $2,065 |
| 4 | Evans (unincorporated) | Columbia County | 15.5% | 36,998 | $125,098 | $1,617 |
| 5 | Alpharetta | Fulton County | 15.8% | 66,855 | $147,612 | $1,948 |
| 6 | Roswell | Fulton County | 16.9% | 92,621 | $128,654 | $1,810 |
| 7 | Johns Creek | Fulton County | 16.9% | 81,988 | $160,093 | $2,257 |
| 8 | Cartersville | Bartow County | 17.5% | 24,074 | $84,437 | $1,229 |
| 9 | Perry | Houston County | 17.7% | 23,001 | $76,909 | $1,132 |
| 10 | Calhoun | Gordon County | 17.8% | 18,183 | $58,750 | $873 |
| 11 | Powder Springs | Cobb County | 18.1% | 18,009 | $105,070 | $1,583 |
| 12 | Dunwoody | DeKalb County | 18.3% | 51,758 | $121,903 | $1,859 |
| 13 | Dalton | Whitfield County | 18.8% | 34,538 | $63,577 | $996 |
| 14 | Martinez (unincorporated) | Columbia County | 18.9% | 33,750 | $81,602 | $1,284 |
| 15 | St. Marys | Camden County | 19.1% | 19,166 | $74,288 | $1,183 |
| 16 | Brookhaven | DeKalb County | 19.2% | 57,855 | $117,663 | $1,882 |
| 17 | Fairburn | Fulton County | 19.3% | 16,831 | $91,897 | $1,479 |
| 18 | Holly Springs | Cherokee County | 19.5% | 18,627 | $113,992 | $1,850 |
| 19 | Kingsland | Camden County | 19.6% | 19,627 | $77,944 | $1,275 |
| 20 | Grovetown | Columbia County | 19.7% | 17,014 | $85,660 | $1,407 |
| 21 | St. Simons (unincorporated) | Glynn County | 19.8% | 16,228 | $108,771 | $1,799 |
| 22 | Braselton | Barrow County | 20.7% | 15,178 | $120,984 | $2,082 |
| 23 | North Decatur (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | 20.7% | 18,442 | $110,871 | $1,913 |
| 24 | Sugar Hill | Gwinnett County | 20.8% | 26,128 | $107,389 | $1,862 |
| 25 | Smyrna | Cobb County | 20.9% | 56,633 | $100,061 | $1,739 |
| 26 | Bainbridge | Decatur County | 20.9% | 14,404 | $45,422 | $791 |
| 27 | Woodstock | Cherokee County | 21.1% | 37,381 | $103,496 | $1,821 |
| 28 | Tifton | Tift County | 21.1% | 17,210 | $45,298 | $798 |
| 29 | Villa Rica | Carroll County | 21.1% | 18,551 | $87,803 | $1,547 |
| 30 | Sandy Springs | Fulton County | 21.5% | 107,087 | $104,340 | $1,870 |
| 31 | Moultrie | Colquitt County | 21.7% | 14,588 | $43,670 | $790 |
| 32 | Warner Robins | Houston County | 21.7% | 82,990 | $66,970 | $1,212 |
| 33 | Pooler | Chatham County | 21.9% | 28,466 | $91,766 | $1,671 |
| 34 | North Druid Hills (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | 21.9% | 17,997 | $102,742 | $1,874 |
| 35 | Suwanee | Gwinnett County | 21.9% | 22,349 | $103,260 | $1,885 |
| 36 | Peachtree City | Fayette County | 22.0% | 39,576 | $113,987 | $2,086 |
| 37 | Wilmington Island (unincorporated) | Chatham County | 22.4% | 13,905 | $93,924 | $1,752 |
| 38 | Newnan | Coweta County | 22.5% | 44,235 | $82,292 | $1,542 |
| 39 | Mableton (unincorporated) | Cobb County | 22.7% | 77,678 | $77,980 | $1,472 |
| 40 | Mountain Park (unincorporated) | Gwinnett County | 22.7% | 12,850 | $96,166 | $1,818 |
| 41 | Winder | Barrow County | 22.7% | 19,437 | $63,779 | $1,209 |
| 42 | Rome | Floyd County | 22.8% | 38,189 | $54,435 | $1,032 |
| 43 | Columbus | Muscogee County | 22.9% | 203,711 | $58,073 | $1,106 |
| 44 | Duluth | Gwinnett County | 23.0% | 32,426 | $95,331 | $1,828 |
| 45 | Richmond Hill | Bryan County | 23.0% | 18,181 | $92,824 | $1,781 |
| 46 | Vinings (unincorporated) | Cobb County | 23.2% | 14,390 | $94,982 | $1,839 |
| 47 | Gainesville | Hall County | 23.3% | 45,032 | $66,974 | $1,299 |
| 48 | Buford | Gwinnett County | 23.4% | 17,997 | $69,471 | $1,357 |
| 49 | Dublin | Laurens County | 23.6% | 16,136 | $42,988 | $847 |
| 50 | Albany | Dougherty County | 23.6% | 67,224 | $47,240 | $931 |
| 51 | Dallas | Paulding County | 23.7% | 14,714 | $75,545 | $1,492 |
| 52 | Douglas | Coffee County | 23.7% | 11,749 | $34,408 | $680 |
| 53 | East Point | Fulton County | 23.9% | 38,335 | $68,598 | $1,364 |
| 54 | Acworth | Cobb County | 23.9% | 22,473 | $83,539 | $1,664 |
| 55 | Atlanta | Fulton County | 24.0% | 505,268 | $85,652 | $1,711 |
| 56 | Douglasville | Douglas County | 24.0% | 37,536 | $79,107 | $1,582 |
| 57 | Carrollton | Carroll County | 24.0% | 27,392 | $54,379 | $1,089 |
| 58 | Waycross | Ware County | 24.1% | 13,756 | $38,301 | $768 |
| 59 | Hinesville | Liberty County | 24.2% | 35,679 | $60,028 | $1,212 |
| 60 | Snellville | Gwinnett County | 24.3% | 21,620 | $89,896 | $1,818 |
| 61 | Covington | Newton County | 24.3% | 14,584 | $58,810 | $1,191 |
| 62 | Tucker | DeKalb County | 24.6% | 37,123 | $80,317 | $1,647 |
| 63 | Augusta | Richmond County | 24.7% | 201,528 | $55,485 | $1,142 |
| 64 | South Fulton | Fulton County | 24.8% | 110,471 | $82,324 | $1,702 |
| 65 | Peachtree Corners | Gwinnett County | 24.9% | 42,373 | $82,139 | $1,701 |
| 66 | Macon-Bibb County | Bibb County | 25.0% | 156,578 | $51,234 | $1,066 |
| 67 | Conyers | Rockdale County | 25.0% | 18,512 | $63,140 | $1,318 |
| 68 | Fayetteville | Fayette County | 25.1% | 19,719 | $82,188 | $1,720 |
| 69 | Canton | Cherokee County | 25.2% | 35,741 | $80,091 | $1,680 |
| 70 | Statesboro | Bulloch County | 25.3% | 34,149 | $44,737 | $944 |
| 71 | Americus | Sumter County | 25.5% | 15,813 | $39,176 | $834 |
| 72 | Stockbridge | Henry County | 25.6% | 35,737 | $70,136 | $1,494 |
| 73 | Riverdale | Clayton County | 25.7% | 14,792 | $63,455 | $1,360 |
| 74 | Thomasville | Thomas County | 26.0% | 18,666 | $49,673 | $1,077 |
| 75 | Marietta | Cobb County | 26.2% | 62,263 | $72,725 | $1,586 |
| 76 | Milledgeville | Baldwin County | 26.3% | 16,748 | $41,616 | $913 |
| 77 | Chamblee | DeKalb County | 26.4% | 30,895 | $84,452 | $1,859 |
| 78 | Kennesaw | Cobb County | 26.6% | 34,605 | $83,356 | $1,845 |
| 79 | Lithia Springs (unincorporated) | Douglas County | 27.0% | 16,875 | $62,417 | $1,402 |
| 80 | Port Wentworth | Chatham County | 27.3% | 12,892 | $79,731 | $1,812 |
| 81 | Norcross | Gwinnett County | 27.3% | 18,007 | $75,266 | $1,715 |
| 82 | Valdosta | Lowndes County | 27.5% | 55,252 | $45,925 | $1,054 |
| 83 | Athens | Clarke County | 27.6% | 127,345 | $52,974 | $1,219 |
| 84 | Candler-McAfee (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | 27.8% | 20,905 | $64,699 | $1,498 |
| 85 | College Park | Fulton County | 28.1% | 14,712 | $51,635 | $1,207 |
| 86 | Belvedere Park (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | 28.1% | 14,181 | $65,462 | $1,534 |
| 87 | Brunswick | Glynn County | 28.3% | 15,307 | $40,288 | $951 |
| 88 | McDonough | Henry County | 28.5% | 30,947 | $75,343 | $1,792 |
| 89 | Redan (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | 28.8% | 31,017 | $65,227 | $1,566 |
| 90 | Loganville | Walton County | 29.0% | 15,527 | $83,605 | $2,018 |
| 91 | Savannah | Chatham County | 29.0% | 147,898 | $57,137 | $1,382 |
| 92 | LaGrange | Troup County | 29.5% | 32,078 | $43,708 | $1,073 |
| 93 | Monroe | Walton County | 29.7% | 15,648 | $44,656 | $1,105 |
| 94 | Stonecrest | DeKalb County | 29.7% | 60,501 | $64,591 | $1,601 |
| 95 | Griffin | Spalding County | 30.5% | 23,761 | $43,632 | $1,110 |
| 96 | Lawrenceville | Gwinnett County | 31.4% | 30,954 | $61,561 | $1,613 |
| 97 | Union City | Fulton County | 32.2% | 27,728 | $49,549 | $1,330 |
| 98 | Lilburn | Gwinnett County | 33.6% | 15,390 | $63,581 | $1,778 |
| 99 | Forest Park | Clayton County | 34.6% | 19,504 | $41,211 | $1,189 |
| 100 | Clarkston | DeKalb County | 35.1% | 14,557 | $48,564 | $1,422 |
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Jefferson, with 11.7% (among the 100 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 100 largest places in Georgia by population.