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. 36 of 143 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 107 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth, GA | $930/mo | 17.5% | very comfortable |
| Americus, GA | $958/mo | 18% | very comfortable |
| Albany, GA | $1,023/mo | 19.3% | very comfortable |
| Waycross, GA | $1,075/mo | 20.2% | affordable |
| Dublin, GA | $1,096/mo | 20.6% | affordable |
| Fort Oglethorpe, GA | $1,166/mo | 22% | affordable |
| Moultrie, GA | $1,195/mo | 22.5% | affordable |
| Forest Park, GA | $1,207/mo | 22.7% | affordable |
| Milledgeville, GA | $1,236/mo | 23.3% | affordable |
| Macon, GA | $1,249/mo | 23.5% | affordable |
| Bremen, GA | $1,295/mo | 24.4% | affordable |
| Jesup, GA | $1,300/mo | 24.5% | affordable |
| Columbus, GA | $1,314/mo | 24.7% | affordable |
| Griffin, GA | $1,311/mo | 24.7% | affordable |
| Rome, GA | $1,323/mo | 24.9% | affordable |
| Lafayette, GA | $1,343/mo | 25.3% | affordable |
| Valdosta, GA | $1,363/mo | 25.7% | affordable |
| Augusta, GA | $1,378/mo | 25.9% | affordable |
| Lagrange, GA | $1,380/mo | 26% | affordable |
| Clarkston, GA | $1,408/mo | 26.5% | affordable |
| Norcross, GA | $1,422/mo | 26.8% | affordable |
| Statesboro, GA | $1,430/mo | 26.9% | affordable |
| Carrollton, GA | $1,446/mo | 27.2% | affordable |
| Rossville, GA | $1,459/mo | 27.5% | affordable |
| Warner Robins, GA | $1,464/mo | 27.6% | affordable |
| Peachtree Corners, GA | $1,496/mo | 28.2% | affordable |
| Hephzibah, GA | $1,500/mo | 28.2% | affordable |
| Leesburg, GA | $1,497/mo | 28.2% | affordable |
| College Park, GA | $1,549/mo | 29.2% | affordable |
| Commerce, GA | $1,549/mo | 29.2% | affordable |
| Dalton, GA | $1,559/mo | 29.4% | affordable |
| Lithia Springs, GA | $1,565/mo | 29.5% | affordable |
| Brunswick, GA | $1,566/mo | 29.5% | affordable |
| Stone Mountain, GA | $1,581/mo | 29.8% | affordable |
| Emerson, GA | $1,585/mo | 29.8% | affordable |
| Riverdale, GA | $1,587/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| East Point, GA | $1,598/mo | 30.1% | stretched |
| Jonesboro, GA | $1,613/mo | 30.4% | stretched |
| Gainesville, GA | $1,619/mo | 30.5% | stretched |
| Stockbridge, GA | $1,618/mo | 30.5% | stretched |
| Athens, GA | $1,629/mo | 30.7% | stretched |
| Smyrna, GA | $1,631/mo | 30.7% | stretched |
| Oakwood, GA | $1,630/mo | 30.7% | stretched |
| Saint Marys, GA | $1,637/mo | 30.8% | stretched |
| Gresham Park, GA | $1,654/mo | 31.1% | stretched |
| Lithonia, GA | $1,653/mo | 31.1% | stretched |
| Tucker, GA | $1,655/mo | 31.2% | stretched |
| Duluth, GA | $1,672/mo | 31.5% | stretched |
| Ringgold, GA | $1,678/mo | 31.6% | stretched |
| Jefferson, GA | $1,685/mo | 31.7% | stretched |
| Marietta, GA | $1,691/mo | 31.8% | stretched |
| Kingsland, GA | $1,698/mo | 32% | stretched |
| Monroe, GA | $1,698/mo | 32% | stretched |
| Conyers, GA | $1,705/mo | 32.1% | stretched |
| Calhoun, GA | $1,706/mo | 32.1% | stretched |
| Cartersville, GA | $1,712/mo | 32.2% | stretched |
| Sandy Springs, GA | $1,727/mo | 32.5% | stretched |
| Hinesville, GA | $1,726/mo | 32.5% | stretched |
| Harlem, GA | $1,725/mo | 32.5% | stretched |
| Roswell, GA | $1,733/mo | 32.6% | stretched |
| Perry, GA | $1,733/mo | 32.6% | stretched |
| Martinez, GA | $1,736/mo | 32.7% | stretched |
| Pooler, GA | $1,741/mo | 32.8% | stretched |
| Thomasville, GA | $1,750/mo | 33% | stretched |
| Kennesaw, GA | $1,762/mo | 33.2% | stretched |
| Decatur, GA | $1,763/mo | 33.2% | stretched |
| Dunwoody, GA | $1,774/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| Flowery Branch, GA | $1,772/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| Newnan, GA | $1,790/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| Grovetown, GA | $1,790/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| Adairsville, GA | $1,789/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| Savannah, GA | $1,798/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Centerville, GA | $1,800/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Austell, GA | $1,800/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Union City, GA | $1,813/mo | 34.1% | stretched |
| Vinings, GA | $1,810/mo | 34.1% | stretched |
| McDonough, GA | $1,822/mo | 34.3% | stretched |
| Bonaire, GA | $1,839/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| Evans, GA | $1,843/mo | 34.7% | stretched |
| Doraville, GA | $1,844/mo | 34.7% | stretched |
| Brookhaven, GA | $1,849/mo | 34.8% | stretched |
| Covington, GA | $1,849/mo | 34.8% | stretched |
| Port Wentworth, GA | $1,848/mo | 34.8% | stretched |
| Conley, GA | $1,846/mo | 34.8% | stretched |
| Hapeville, GA | $1,860/mo | 35% | stretched |
| Rockmart, GA | $1,866/mo | 35.1% | stretched |
| Villa Rica, GA | $1,876/mo | 35.3% | stretched |
| Temple, GA | $1,872/mo | 35.3% | stretched |
| Douglasville, GA | $1,882/mo | 35.4% | stretched |
| Suwanee, GA | $1,878/mo | 35.4% | stretched |
| Lawrenceville, GA | $1,889/mo | 35.6% | stretched |
| Dahlonega, GA | $1,888/mo | 35.6% | stretched |
| Bonanza, GA | $1,891/mo | 35.6% | stretched |
| Ellijay, GA | $1,901/mo | 35.8% | stretched |
| Chamblee, GA | $1,917/mo | 36.1% | stretched |
| Hahira, GA | $1,931/mo | 36.4% | stretched |
| Springfield, GA | $1,931/mo | 36.4% | stretched |
| Rex, GA | $1,932/mo | 36.4% | stretched |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,936/mo | 36.5% | stretched |
| Mableton, GA | $1,963/mo | 37% | stretched |
| Pendergrass, GA | $1,965/mo | 37% | stretched |
| Hampton, GA | $1,968/mo | 37.1% | stretched |
| Bogart, GA | $1,969/mo | 37.1% | stretched |
| Grayson, GA | $1,983/mo | 37.3% | stretched |
| Hiram, GA | $1,995/mo | 37.6% | stretched |
| Sugar Hill, GA | $2,004/mo | 37.7% | stretched |
| Holly Springs, GA | $2,023/mo | 38.1% | stretched |
| Winder, GA | $2,068/mo | 38.9% | stretched |
| Bethlehem, GA | $2,070/mo | 39% | stretched |
| Fairburn, GA | $2,078/mo | 39.1% | stretched |
| Ellenwood, GA | $2,076/mo | 39.1% | stretched |
| Powder Springs, GA | $2,083/mo | 39.2% | stretched |
| Kathleen, GA | $2,085/mo | 39.3% | stretched |
| Canton, GA | $2,096/mo | 39.5% | stretched |
| Rincon, GA | $2,099/mo | 39.5% | stretched |
| Palmetto, GA | $2,095/mo | 39.5% | stretched |
| Acworth, GA | $2,112/mo | 39.8% | stretched |
| Dallas, GA | $2,125/mo | 40% | rent-burdened |
| Ball Ground, GA | $2,125/mo | 40% | rent-burdened |
| Ludowici, GA | $2,123/mo | 40% | stretched |
| Milton, GA | $2,127/mo | 40.1% | rent-burdened |
| Snellville, GA | $2,129/mo | 40.1% | rent-burdened |
| Woodstock, GA | $2,141/mo | 40.3% | rent-burdened |
| Alpharetta, GA | $2,148/mo | 40.4% | rent-burdened |
| Dawsonville, GA | $2,150/mo | 40.5% | rent-burdened |
| Buford, GA | $2,156/mo | 40.6% | rent-burdened |
| Lilburn, GA | $2,215/mo | 41.7% | rent-burdened |
| Hoschton, GA | $2,218/mo | 41.8% | rent-burdened |
| Locust Grove, GA | $2,259/mo | 42.5% | rent-burdened |
| Richmond Hill, GA | $2,269/mo | 42.7% | rent-burdened |
| Cumming, GA | $2,290/mo | 43.1% | rent-burdened |
| Loganville, GA | $2,296/mo | 43.2% | rent-burdened |
| Fayetteville, GA | $2,314/mo | 43.6% | rent-burdened |
| Peachtree City, GA | $2,358/mo | 44.4% | rent-burdened |
| Auburn, GA | $2,391/mo | 45% | rent-burdened |
| Guyton, GA | $2,431/mo | 45.8% | rent-burdened |
| Senoia, GA | $2,450/mo | 46.1% | rent-burdened |
| Braselton, GA | $2,458/mo | 46.3% | rent-burdened |
| Dacula, GA | $2,557/mo | 48.1% | rent-burdened |
| Statham, GA | $2,588/mo | 48.7% | rent-burdened |
| Johns Creek, GA | $2,618/mo | 49.3% | rent-burdened |
| Tyrone, GA | $2,693/mo | 50.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Saint Simons Island, GA | $2,971/mo | 55.9% | severely rent-burdened |