Rent Affordability for A Bus Driver in Georgia
A typical bus driver in Georgia earns about $49,229 a year, which supports approximately $1,231 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. 8 of 143 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 135 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americus, GA | $938/mo | 22.9% | affordable |
| Albany, GA | $985/mo | 24% | affordable |
| Chatsworth, GA | $1,050/mo | 25.6% | affordable |
| Waycross, GA | $1,058/mo | 25.8% | affordable |
| Dublin, GA | $1,168/mo | 28.5% | affordable |
| Jesup, GA | $1,175/mo | 28.6% | affordable |
| Macon, GA | $1,210/mo | 29.5% | affordable |
| Forest Park, GA | $1,226/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| Rome, GA | $1,278/mo | 31.2% | stretched |
| Moultrie, GA | $1,285/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Fort Oglethorpe, GA | $1,287/mo | 31.4% | stretched |
| Valdosta, GA | $1,296/mo | 31.6% | stretched |
| Columbus, GA | $1,331/mo | 32.4% | stretched |
| Griffin, GA | $1,330/mo | 32.4% | stretched |
| Lafayette, GA | $1,343/mo | 32.7% | stretched |
| Augusta, GA | $1,344/mo | 32.8% | stretched |
| Lagrange, GA | $1,359/mo | 33.1% | stretched |
| Bremen, GA | $1,373/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| Rossville, GA | $1,375/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| Clarkston, GA | $1,384/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| Warner Robins, GA | $1,421/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| Statesboro, GA | $1,418/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| College Park, GA | $1,431/mo | 34.9% | stretched |
| Norcross, GA | $1,446/mo | 35.2% | stretched |
| Peachtree Corners, GA | $1,450/mo | 35.3% | stretched |
| Dalton, GA | $1,451/mo | 35.4% | stretched |
| Milledgeville, GA | $1,458/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Leesburg, GA | $1,481/mo | 36.1% | stretched |
| Ellijay, GA | $1,488/mo | 36.3% | stretched |
| Gresham Park, GA | $1,499/mo | 36.5% | stretched |
| Carrollton, GA | $1,501/mo | 36.6% | stretched |
| Hephzibah, GA | $1,502/mo | 36.6% | stretched |
| East Point, GA | $1,516/mo | 37% | stretched |
| Brunswick, GA | $1,568/mo | 38.2% | stretched |
| Saint Marys, GA | $1,570/mo | 38.3% | stretched |
| Lithia Springs, GA | $1,582/mo | 38.6% | stretched |
| Riverdale, GA | $1,585/mo | 38.6% | stretched |
| Commerce, GA | $1,592/mo | 38.8% | stretched |
| Calhoun, GA | $1,605/mo | 39.1% | stretched |
| Dahlonega, GA | $1,620/mo | 39.5% | stretched |
| Oakwood, GA | $1,629/mo | 39.7% | stretched |
| Hahira, GA | $1,628/mo | 39.7% | stretched |
| Emerson, GA | $1,627/mo | 39.7% | stretched |
| Tucker, GA | $1,638/mo | 39.9% | stretched |
| Jonesboro, GA | $1,640/mo | 40% | stretched |
| Conyers, GA | $1,646/mo | 40.1% | rent-burdened |
| Duluth, GA | $1,648/mo | 40.2% | rent-burdened |
| Stone Mountain, GA | $1,648/mo | 40.2% | rent-burdened |
| Smyrna, GA | $1,663/mo | 40.5% | rent-burdened |
| Gainesville, GA | $1,662/mo | 40.5% | rent-burdened |
| Thomasville, GA | $1,661/mo | 40.5% | rent-burdened |
| Austell, GA | $1,669/mo | 40.7% | rent-burdened |
| Martinez, GA | $1,672/mo | 40.8% | rent-burdened |
| Sandy Springs, GA | $1,680/mo | 41% | rent-burdened |
| Stockbridge, GA | $1,684/mo | 41% | rent-burdened |
| Lithonia, GA | $1,681/mo | 41% | rent-burdened |
| Marietta, GA | $1,687/mo | 41.1% | rent-burdened |
| Roswell, GA | $1,706/mo | 41.6% | rent-burdened |
| Savannah, GA | $1,712/mo | 41.7% | rent-burdened |
| Harlem, GA | $1,725/mo | 42% | rent-burdened |
| Kingsland, GA | $1,727/mo | 42.1% | rent-burdened |
| Hinesville, GA | $1,748/mo | 42.6% | rent-burdened |
| Cartersville, GA | $1,747/mo | 42.6% | rent-burdened |
| Rockmart, GA | $1,747/mo | 42.6% | rent-burdened |
| Dunwoody, GA | $1,754/mo | 42.8% | rent-burdened |
| Decatur, GA | $1,755/mo | 42.8% | rent-burdened |
| Perry, GA | $1,759/mo | 42.9% | rent-burdened |
| Newnan, GA | $1,770/mo | 43.1% | rent-burdened |
| Conley, GA | $1,768/mo | 43.1% | rent-burdened |
| Doraville, GA | $1,772/mo | 43.2% | rent-burdened |
| Grovetown, GA | $1,775/mo | 43.3% | rent-burdened |
| Monroe, GA | $1,777/mo | 43.3% | rent-burdened |
| Palmetto, GA | $1,775/mo | 43.3% | rent-burdened |
| Athens, GA | $1,782/mo | 43.4% | rent-burdened |
| Port Wentworth, GA | $1,784/mo | 43.5% | rent-burdened |
| Vinings, GA | $1,789/mo | 43.6% | rent-burdened |
| Centerville, GA | $1,800/mo | 43.9% | rent-burdened |
| Ringgold, GA | $1,803/mo | 43.9% | rent-burdened |
| Pooler, GA | $1,827/mo | 44.5% | rent-burdened |
| Covington, GA | $1,839/mo | 44.8% | rent-burdened |
| Brookhaven, GA | $1,843/mo | 44.9% | rent-burdened |
| Villa Rica, GA | $1,844/mo | 44.9% | rent-burdened |
| McDonough, GA | $1,852/mo | 45.1% | rent-burdened |
| Flowery Branch, GA | $1,849/mo | 45.1% | rent-burdened |
| Evans, GA | $1,856/mo | 45.2% | rent-burdened |
| Bonaire, GA | $1,858/mo | 45.3% | rent-burdened |
| Union City, GA | $1,870/mo | 45.6% | rent-burdened |
| Lawrenceville, GA | $1,878/mo | 45.8% | rent-burdened |
| Kennesaw, GA | $1,883/mo | 45.9% | rent-burdened |
| Mableton, GA | $1,900/mo | 46.3% | rent-burdened |
| Canton, GA | $1,898/mo | 46.3% | rent-burdened |
| Jefferson, GA | $1,906/mo | 46.5% | rent-burdened |
| Bogart, GA | $1,913/mo | 46.6% | rent-burdened |
| Chamblee, GA | $1,916/mo | 46.7% | rent-burdened |
| Grayson, GA | $1,926/mo | 46.9% | rent-burdened |
| Bonanza, GA | $1,923/mo | 46.9% | rent-burdened |
| Holly Springs, GA | $1,937/mo | 47.2% | rent-burdened |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,942/mo | 47.3% | rent-burdened |
| Temple, GA | $1,940/mo | 47.3% | rent-burdened |
| Douglasville, GA | $1,947/mo | 47.5% | rent-burdened |
| Suwanee, GA | $1,952/mo | 47.6% | rent-burdened |
| Adairsville, GA | $1,952/mo | 47.6% | rent-burdened |
| Hapeville, GA | $1,958/mo | 47.7% | rent-burdened |
| Fairburn, GA | $1,960/mo | 47.8% | rent-burdened |
| Ludowici, GA | $1,961/mo | 47.8% | rent-burdened |
| Rex, GA | $1,962/mo | 47.8% | rent-burdened |
| Springfield, GA | $1,965/mo | 47.9% | rent-burdened |
| Pendergrass, GA | $1,969/mo | 48% | rent-burdened |
| Kathleen, GA | $1,975/mo | 48.1% | rent-burdened |
| Sugar Hill, GA | $1,991/mo | 48.5% | rent-burdened |
| Rincon, GA | $1,989/mo | 48.5% | rent-burdened |
| Hiram, GA | $2,001/mo | 48.8% | rent-burdened |
| Hampton, GA | $2,017/mo | 49.2% | rent-burdened |
| Ellenwood, GA | $2,045/mo | 49.8% | rent-burdened |
| Bethlehem, GA | $2,063/mo | 50.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Woodstock, GA | $2,074/mo | 50.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Winder, GA | $2,081/mo | 50.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Alpharetta, GA | $2,083/mo | 50.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Acworth, GA | $2,104/mo | 51.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Powder Springs, GA | $2,113/mo | 51.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Buford, GA | $2,120/mo | 51.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Snellville, GA | $2,124/mo | 51.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dawsonville, GA | $2,135/mo | 52% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ball Ground, GA | $2,140/mo | 52.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dallas, GA | $2,159/mo | 52.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lilburn, GA | $2,175/mo | 53% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fayetteville, GA | $2,205/mo | 53.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cumming, GA | $2,207/mo | 53.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Richmond Hill, GA | $2,215/mo | 54% | severely rent-burdened |
| Auburn, GA | $2,237/mo | 54.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Locust Grove, GA | $2,251/mo | 54.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hoschton, GA | $2,259/mo | 55.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Guyton, GA | $2,320/mo | 56.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Milton, GA | $2,337/mo | 57% | severely rent-burdened |
| Peachtree City, GA | $2,365/mo | 57.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Loganville, GA | $2,389/mo | 58.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Braselton, GA | $2,406/mo | 58.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Senoia, GA | $2,483/mo | 60.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Johns Creek, GA | $2,492/mo | 60.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dacula, GA | $2,503/mo | 61% | severely rent-burdened |
| Statham, GA | $2,588/mo | 63.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Tyrone, GA | $2,693/mo | 65.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Saint Simons Island, GA | $2,985/mo | 72.8% | severely rent-burdened |