Rent Affordability for An Elementary School Teacher in Georgia
A typical elementary school teacher in Georgia earns about $63,726 a year, which supports approximately $1,593 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. 34 of 143 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 109 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth, GA | $930/mo | 17.5% | very comfortable |
| Albany, GA | $937/mo | 17.6% | very comfortable |
| Americus, GA | $958/mo | 18% | very comfortable |
| Dublin, GA | $1,042/mo | 19.6% | very comfortable |
| Fort Oglethorpe, GA | $1,097/mo | 20.7% | affordable |
| Moultrie, GA | $1,195/mo | 22.5% | affordable |
| Waycross, GA | $1,200/mo | 22.6% | affordable |
| Forest Park, GA | $1,227/mo | 23.1% | affordable |
| Macon, GA | $1,244/mo | 23.4% | affordable |
| Columbus, GA | $1,275/mo | 24% | affordable |
| Milledgeville, GA | $1,292/mo | 24.3% | affordable |
| Bremen, GA | $1,295/mo | 24.4% | affordable |
| Rome, GA | $1,303/mo | 24.5% | affordable |
| Jesup, GA | $1,300/mo | 24.5% | affordable |
| Griffin, GA | $1,322/mo | 24.9% | affordable |
| Valdosta, GA | $1,345/mo | 25.3% | affordable |
| Lafayette, GA | $1,343/mo | 25.3% | affordable |
| Lagrange, GA | $1,356/mo | 25.5% | affordable |
| Augusta, GA | $1,392/mo | 26.2% | affordable |
| Rossville, GA | $1,401/mo | 26.4% | affordable |
| Norcross, GA | $1,422/mo | 26.8% | affordable |
| Clarkston, GA | $1,435/mo | 27% | affordable |
| Carrollton, GA | $1,470/mo | 27.7% | affordable |
| Warner Robins, GA | $1,492/mo | 28.1% | affordable |
| Statesboro, GA | $1,490/mo | 28.1% | affordable |
| Hephzibah, GA | $1,508/mo | 28.4% | affordable |
| Commerce, GA | $1,514/mo | 28.5% | affordable |
| Peachtree Corners, GA | $1,517/mo | 28.6% | affordable |
| Dalton, GA | $1,517/mo | 28.6% | affordable |
| Lithia Springs, GA | $1,547/mo | 29.1% | affordable |
| East Point, GA | $1,574/mo | 29.6% | affordable |
| Brunswick, GA | $1,570/mo | 29.6% | affordable |
| Saint Marys, GA | $1,588/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| Stockbridge, GA | $1,593/mo | 30% | affordable |
| Jonesboro, GA | $1,604/mo | 30.2% | stretched |
| Smyrna, GA | $1,614/mo | 30.4% | stretched |
| Emerson, GA | $1,616/mo | 30.4% | stretched |
| Leesburg, GA | $1,623/mo | 30.6% | stretched |
| Riverdale, GA | $1,628/mo | 30.7% | stretched |
| Gainesville, GA | $1,635/mo | 30.8% | stretched |
| College Park, GA | $1,634/mo | 30.8% | stretched |
| Tucker, GA | $1,646/mo | 31% | stretched |
| Oakwood, GA | $1,653/mo | 31.1% | stretched |
| Athens, GA | $1,663/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Stone Mountain, GA | $1,663/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Cartersville, GA | $1,665/mo | 31.4% | stretched |
| Ringgold, GA | $1,667/mo | 31.4% | stretched |
| Kingsland, GA | $1,671/mo | 31.5% | stretched |
| Duluth, GA | $1,689/mo | 31.8% | stretched |
| Pooler, GA | $1,692/mo | 31.9% | stretched |
| Calhoun, GA | $1,695/mo | 31.9% | stretched |
| Lithonia, GA | $1,699/mo | 32% | stretched |
| Sandy Springs, GA | $1,706/mo | 32.1% | stretched |
| Gresham Park, GA | $1,705/mo | 32.1% | stretched |
| Martinez, GA | $1,712/mo | 32.2% | stretched |
| Marietta, GA | $1,717/mo | 32.3% | stretched |
| Monroe, GA | $1,715/mo | 32.3% | stretched |
| Roswell, GA | $1,730/mo | 32.6% | stretched |
| Hinesville, GA | $1,730/mo | 32.6% | stretched |
| Thomasville, GA | $1,738/mo | 32.7% | stretched |
| Conyers, GA | $1,749/mo | 32.9% | stretched |
| Decatur, GA | $1,762/mo | 33.2% | stretched |
| Dunwoody, GA | $1,767/mo | 33.3% | stretched |
| Kennesaw, GA | $1,774/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| Jefferson, GA | $1,773/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| Vinings, GA | $1,772/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| Doraville, GA | $1,791/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| Port Wentworth, GA | $1,793/mo | 33.8% | stretched |
| Evans, GA | $1,799/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Perry, GA | $1,798/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Rockmart, GA | $1,800/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Savannah, GA | $1,807/mo | 34% | stretched |
| Bonaire, GA | $1,817/mo | 34.2% | stretched |
| Newnan, GA | $1,821/mo | 34.3% | stretched |
| Flowery Branch, GA | $1,819/mo | 34.3% | stretched |
| Union City, GA | $1,826/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| Covington, GA | $1,835/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| Grovetown, GA | $1,843/mo | 34.7% | stretched |
| McDonough, GA | $1,847/mo | 34.8% | stretched |
| Temple, GA | $1,848/mo | 34.8% | stretched |
| Austell, GA | $1,851/mo | 34.9% | stretched |
| Lawrenceville, GA | $1,881/mo | 35.4% | stretched |
| Brookhaven, GA | $1,884/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Suwanee, GA | $1,892/mo | 35.6% | stretched |
| Bonanza, GA | $1,891/mo | 35.6% | stretched |
| Hampton, GA | $1,897/mo | 35.7% | stretched |
| Ellijay, GA | $1,901/mo | 35.8% | stretched |
| Douglasville, GA | $1,905/mo | 35.9% | stretched |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,911/mo | 36% | stretched |
| Adairsville, GA | $1,912/mo | 36% | stretched |
| Chamblee, GA | $1,923/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Villa Rica, GA | $1,925/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Conley, GA | $1,921/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Harlem, GA | $1,923/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Springfield, GA | $1,924/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Rex, GA | $1,929/mo | 36.3% | stretched |
| Hapeville, GA | $1,955/mo | 36.8% | stretched |
| Bogart, GA | $1,972/mo | 37.1% | stretched |
| Centerville, GA | $1,975/mo | 37.2% | stretched |
| Tyrone, GA | $1,975/mo | 37.2% | stretched |
| Pendergrass, GA | $1,980/mo | 37.3% | stretched |
| Kathleen, GA | $2,000/mo | 37.7% | stretched |
| Sugar Hill, GA | $2,007/mo | 37.8% | stretched |
| Hiram, GA | $2,016/mo | 38% | stretched |
| Hahira, GA | $2,021/mo | 38.1% | stretched |
| Lilburn, GA | $2,032/mo | 38.3% | stretched |
| Mableton, GA | $2,040/mo | 38.4% | stretched |
| Milton, GA | $2,067/mo | 38.9% | stretched |
| Fairburn, GA | $2,072/mo | 39% | stretched |
| Grayson, GA | $2,069/mo | 39% | stretched |
| Winder, GA | $2,086/mo | 39.3% | stretched |
| Rincon, GA | $2,092/mo | 39.4% | stretched |
| Powder Springs, GA | $2,095/mo | 39.5% | stretched |
| Palmetto, GA | $2,095/mo | 39.5% | stretched |
| Alpharetta, GA | $2,116/mo | 39.8% | stretched |
| Buford, GA | $2,112/mo | 39.8% | stretched |
| Snellville, GA | $2,118/mo | 39.9% | stretched |
| Holly Springs, GA | $2,120/mo | 39.9% | stretched |
| Acworth, GA | $2,122/mo | 40% | stretched |
| Dawsonville, GA | $2,134/mo | 40.2% | rent-burdened |
| Bethlehem, GA | $2,135/mo | 40.2% | rent-burdened |
| Ball Ground, GA | $2,141/mo | 40.3% | rent-burdened |
| Dallas, GA | $2,147/mo | 40.4% | rent-burdened |
| Woodstock, GA | $2,149/mo | 40.5% | rent-burdened |
| Ellenwood, GA | $2,157/mo | 40.6% | rent-burdened |
| Canton, GA | $2,162/mo | 40.7% | rent-burdened |
| Hoschton, GA | $2,164/mo | 40.7% | rent-burdened |
| Dahlonega, GA | $2,220/mo | 41.8% | rent-burdened |
| Locust Grove, GA | $2,238/mo | 42.1% | rent-burdened |
| Ludowici, GA | $2,240/mo | 42.2% | rent-burdened |
| Peachtree City, GA | $2,286/mo | 43% | rent-burdened |
| Loganville, GA | $2,289/mo | 43.1% | rent-burdened |
| Senoia, GA | $2,288/mo | 43.1% | rent-burdened |
| Richmond Hill, GA | $2,292/mo | 43.2% | rent-burdened |
| Auburn, GA | $2,302/mo | 43.3% | rent-burdened |
| Cumming, GA | $2,311/mo | 43.5% | rent-burdened |
| Fayetteville, GA | $2,362/mo | 44.5% | rent-burdened |
| Guyton, GA | $2,423/mo | 45.6% | rent-burdened |
| Braselton, GA | $2,482/mo | 46.7% | rent-burdened |
| Johns Creek, GA | $2,561/mo | 48.2% | rent-burdened |
| Dacula, GA | $2,558/mo | 48.2% | rent-burdened |
| Statham, GA | $2,588/mo | 48.7% | rent-burdened |
| Saint Simons Island, GA | $2,947/mo | 55.5% | severely rent-burdened |