Most Affordable Counties in Georgia for Workers

Most affordable counties in Georgia
#	County	Jobs covering basics	Jobs listed	1-bedroom rent	Median household income	Rent / income
1	Meriwether County, GA	100%	79	$766/mo	$57,340	16.0%
2	Haralson County, GA	100%	79	$782/mo	$72,127	13.0%
3	Butts County, GA	99%	79	$920/mo	$69,241	15.9%
4	Lumpkin County, GA	99%	79	$1,055/mo	$77,448	16.3%
5	Morgan County, GA	97%	79	$1,219/mo	$78,111	18.7%
6	Fulton County, GA	90%	79	$1,619/mo	$95,292	20.4%
7	Gwinnett County, GA	90%	79	$1,619/mo	$87,890	22.1%
8	Cobb County, GA	90%	79	$1,619/mo	$102,738	18.9%
9	DeKalb County, GA	90%	79	$1,619/mo	$80,644	24.1%
10	Clayton County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$59,806	32.5%
11	Cherokee County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$108,115	18.0%
12	Forsyth County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$143,784	13.5%
13	Henry County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$83,146	23.4%
14	Paulding County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$98,031	19.8%
15	Coweta County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$95,548	20.3%
16	Douglas County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$82,984	23.4%
17	Carroll County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$73,714	26.4%
18	Fayette County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$111,978	17.3%
19	Newton County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$77,179	25.2%
20	Bartow County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$82,243	23.6%
21	Walton County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$84,945	22.9%
22	Rockdale County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$77,247	25.2%
23	Barrow County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$80,653	24.1%
24	Spalding County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$62,071	31.3%
25	Pickens County, GA	90%	78	$1,619/mo	$78,930	24.6%

County

Jobs covering basics

Jobs listed

1-bedroom rent

Median household income

Rent / income

Meriwether County, GA

100%

$766/mo

$57,340

16.0%

Haralson County, GA

100%

$782/mo

$72,127

13.0%

Butts County, GA

99%

$920/mo

$69,241

15.9%

Lumpkin County, GA

99%

$1,055/mo

$77,448

16.3%

Morgan County, GA

97%

$1,219/mo

$78,111

18.7%

Fulton County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$95,292

20.4%

Gwinnett County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$87,890

22.1%

Cobb County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$102,738

18.9%

DeKalb County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$80,644

24.1%

Clayton County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$59,806

32.5%

Cherokee County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$108,115

18.0%

Forsyth County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$143,784

13.5%

Henry County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$83,146

23.4%

Paulding County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$98,031

19.8%

Coweta County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$95,548

20.3%

Douglas County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$82,984

23.4%

Carroll County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$73,714

26.4%

Fayette County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$111,978

17.3%

Newton County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$77,179

25.2%

Bartow County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$82,243

23.6%

Walton County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$84,945

22.9%

Rockdale County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$77,247

25.2%

Barrow County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$80,653

24.1%

Spalding County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$62,071

31.3%

Pickens County, GA

90%

$1,619/mo

$78,930

24.6%

Most affordable counties in Georgia

We ranked 29 Georgia counties that have at least 20 occupations published on this site. The ranking measures how many of those occupations pay enough, at the local median wage, to cover a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes. Meriwether County, GA leads: 100% of its 79 occupations clear that bar, with a HUD one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $766 a month.

Ties are broken by the lower one-bedroom rent, then by population. Where the Census Bureau publishes it, the table also shows median household income (American Community Survey 2020-2024) and what a year of one-bedroom rent equals as a share of it. Open a county to see every occupation and its take-home pay.