Rent Affordability for A Bartender in Georgia
A typical bartender in Georgia earns about $33,374 a year, which supports approximately $834 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Georgia city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.
As of May 2026. 0 of 143 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 143 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth, GA | $930/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| Albany, GA | $937/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| Americus, GA | $958/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| Dublin, GA | $1,042/mo | 37.5% | stretched |
| Fort Oglethorpe, GA | $1,097/mo | 39.4% | stretched |
| Moultrie, GA | $1,195/mo | 43% | rent-burdened |
| Waycross, GA | $1,200/mo | 43.1% | rent-burdened |
| Forest Park, GA | $1,227/mo | 44.1% | rent-burdened |
| Macon, GA | $1,244/mo | 44.7% | rent-burdened |
| Columbus, GA | $1,275/mo | 45.8% | rent-burdened |
| Milledgeville, GA | $1,292/mo | 46.5% | rent-burdened |
| Bremen, GA | $1,295/mo | 46.6% | rent-burdened |
| Jesup, GA | $1,300/mo | 46.7% | rent-burdened |
| Rome, GA | $1,303/mo | 46.9% | rent-burdened |
| Griffin, GA | $1,322/mo | 47.5% | rent-burdened |
| Lafayette, GA | $1,343/mo | 48.3% | rent-burdened |
| Valdosta, GA | $1,345/mo | 48.4% | rent-burdened |
| Lagrange, GA | $1,356/mo | 48.8% | rent-burdened |
| Augusta, GA | $1,392/mo | 50.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rossville, GA | $1,401/mo | 50.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Norcross, GA | $1,422/mo | 51.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Clarkston, GA | $1,435/mo | 51.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Carrollton, GA | $1,470/mo | 52.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Warner Robins, GA | $1,492/mo | 53.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Statesboro, GA | $1,490/mo | 53.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hephzibah, GA | $1,508/mo | 54.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Commerce, GA | $1,514/mo | 54.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Peachtree Corners, GA | $1,517/mo | 54.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dalton, GA | $1,517/mo | 54.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lithia Springs, GA | $1,547/mo | 55.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Brunswick, GA | $1,570/mo | 56.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Point, GA | $1,574/mo | 56.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Saint Marys, GA | $1,588/mo | 57.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Stockbridge, GA | $1,593/mo | 57.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Jonesboro, GA | $1,604/mo | 57.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Smyrna, GA | $1,614/mo | 58% | severely rent-burdened |
| Emerson, GA | $1,616/mo | 58.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Leesburg, GA | $1,623/mo | 58.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Riverdale, GA | $1,628/mo | 58.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Gainesville, GA | $1,635/mo | 58.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| College Park, GA | $1,634/mo | 58.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Tucker, GA | $1,646/mo | 59.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Oakwood, GA | $1,653/mo | 59.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Athens, GA | $1,663/mo | 59.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Stone Mountain, GA | $1,663/mo | 59.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cartersville, GA | $1,665/mo | 59.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ringgold, GA | $1,667/mo | 59.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Kingsland, GA | $1,671/mo | 60.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Duluth, GA | $1,689/mo | 60.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pooler, GA | $1,692/mo | 60.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Calhoun, GA | $1,695/mo | 60.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lithonia, GA | $1,699/mo | 61.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Sandy Springs, GA | $1,706/mo | 61.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Gresham Park, GA | $1,705/mo | 61.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Martinez, GA | $1,712/mo | 61.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Marietta, GA | $1,717/mo | 61.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Monroe, GA | $1,715/mo | 61.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Roswell, GA | $1,730/mo | 62.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hinesville, GA | $1,730/mo | 62.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Thomasville, GA | $1,738/mo | 62.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Conyers, GA | $1,749/mo | 62.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Decatur, GA | $1,762/mo | 63.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dunwoody, GA | $1,767/mo | 63.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Vinings, GA | $1,772/mo | 63.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Kennesaw, GA | $1,774/mo | 63.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Jefferson, GA | $1,773/mo | 63.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Doraville, GA | $1,791/mo | 64.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Port Wentworth, GA | $1,793/mo | 64.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Perry, GA | $1,798/mo | 64.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Evans, GA | $1,799/mo | 64.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rockmart, GA | $1,800/mo | 64.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Savannah, GA | $1,807/mo | 65% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bonaire, GA | $1,817/mo | 65.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Flowery Branch, GA | $1,819/mo | 65.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Newnan, GA | $1,821/mo | 65.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Union City, GA | $1,826/mo | 65.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Covington, GA | $1,835/mo | 66% | severely rent-burdened |
| Grovetown, GA | $1,843/mo | 66.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| McDonough, GA | $1,847/mo | 66.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Temple, GA | $1,848/mo | 66.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Austell, GA | $1,851/mo | 66.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lawrenceville, GA | $1,881/mo | 67.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Brookhaven, GA | $1,884/mo | 67.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Suwanee, GA | $1,892/mo | 68% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bonanza, GA | $1,891/mo | 68% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hampton, GA | $1,897/mo | 68.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ellijay, GA | $1,901/mo | 68.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Douglasville, GA | $1,905/mo | 68.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,911/mo | 68.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Adairsville, GA | $1,912/mo | 68.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Chamblee, GA | $1,923/mo | 69.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Conley, GA | $1,921/mo | 69.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Harlem, GA | $1,923/mo | 69.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Villa Rica, GA | $1,925/mo | 69.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Springfield, GA | $1,924/mo | 69.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rex, GA | $1,929/mo | 69.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hapeville, GA | $1,955/mo | 70.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bogart, GA | $1,972/mo | 70.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Centerville, GA | $1,975/mo | 71% | severely rent-burdened |
| Tyrone, GA | $1,975/mo | 71% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pendergrass, GA | $1,980/mo | 71.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Kathleen, GA | $2,000/mo | 71.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Sugar Hill, GA | $2,007/mo | 72.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hiram, GA | $2,016/mo | 72.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hahira, GA | $2,021/mo | 72.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lilburn, GA | $2,032/mo | 73.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mableton, GA | $2,040/mo | 73.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Milton, GA | $2,067/mo | 74.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Grayson, GA | $2,069/mo | 74.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fairburn, GA | $2,072/mo | 74.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Winder, GA | $2,086/mo | 75% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rincon, GA | $2,092/mo | 75.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Powder Springs, GA | $2,095/mo | 75.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Palmetto, GA | $2,095/mo | 75.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Buford, GA | $2,112/mo | 75.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Alpharetta, GA | $2,116/mo | 76.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Snellville, GA | $2,118/mo | 76.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Holly Springs, GA | $2,120/mo | 76.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Acworth, GA | $2,122/mo | 76.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dawsonville, GA | $2,134/mo | 76.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bethlehem, GA | $2,135/mo | 76.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ball Ground, GA | $2,141/mo | 77% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dallas, GA | $2,147/mo | 77.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Woodstock, GA | $2,149/mo | 77.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ellenwood, GA | $2,157/mo | 77.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Canton, GA | $2,162/mo | 77.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hoschton, GA | $2,164/mo | 77.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dahlonega, GA | $2,220/mo | 79.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Locust Grove, GA | $2,238/mo | 80.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ludowici, GA | $2,240/mo | 80.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Peachtree City, GA | $2,286/mo | 82.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Loganville, GA | $2,289/mo | 82.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Senoia, GA | $2,288/mo | 82.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Richmond Hill, GA | $2,292/mo | 82.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Auburn, GA | $2,302/mo | 82.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cumming, GA | $2,311/mo | 83.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fayetteville, GA | $2,362/mo | 84.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Guyton, GA | $2,423/mo | 87.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Braselton, GA | $2,482/mo | 89.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dacula, GA | $2,558/mo | 92% | severely rent-burdened |
| Johns Creek, GA | $2,561/mo | 92.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Statham, GA | $2,588/mo | 93.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Saint Simons Island, GA | $2,947/mo | 106% | severely rent-burdened |