Rent Affordability for A Financial Analyst in Georgia
A typical financial analyst in Georgia earns about $98,173 a year, which supports approximately $2,454 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. 137 of 143 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 6 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americus, GA | $938/mo | 11.5% | very comfortable |
| Albany, GA | $985/mo | 12% | very comfortable |
| Chatsworth, GA | $1,050/mo | 12.8% | very comfortable |
| Waycross, GA | $1,058/mo | 12.9% | very comfortable |
| Dublin, GA | $1,168/mo | 14.3% | very comfortable |
| Jesup, GA | $1,175/mo | 14.4% | very comfortable |
| Macon, GA | $1,210/mo | 14.8% | very comfortable |
| Forest Park, GA | $1,226/mo | 15% | very comfortable |
| Rome, GA | $1,278/mo | 15.6% | very comfortable |
| Moultrie, GA | $1,285/mo | 15.7% | very comfortable |
| Fort Oglethorpe, GA | $1,287/mo | 15.7% | very comfortable |
| Valdosta, GA | $1,296/mo | 15.8% | very comfortable |
| Columbus, GA | $1,331/mo | 16.3% | very comfortable |
| Griffin, GA | $1,330/mo | 16.3% | very comfortable |
| Augusta, GA | $1,344/mo | 16.4% | very comfortable |
| Lafayette, GA | $1,343/mo | 16.4% | very comfortable |
| Lagrange, GA | $1,359/mo | 16.6% | very comfortable |
| Bremen, GA | $1,373/mo | 16.8% | very comfortable |
| Rossville, GA | $1,375/mo | 16.8% | very comfortable |
| Clarkston, GA | $1,384/mo | 16.9% | very comfortable |
| Statesboro, GA | $1,418/mo | 17.3% | very comfortable |
| Warner Robins, GA | $1,421/mo | 17.4% | very comfortable |
| College Park, GA | $1,431/mo | 17.5% | very comfortable |
| Peachtree Corners, GA | $1,450/mo | 17.7% | very comfortable |
| Dalton, GA | $1,451/mo | 17.7% | very comfortable |
| Norcross, GA | $1,446/mo | 17.7% | very comfortable |
| Milledgeville, GA | $1,458/mo | 17.8% | very comfortable |
| Leesburg, GA | $1,481/mo | 18.1% | very comfortable |
| Ellijay, GA | $1,488/mo | 18.2% | very comfortable |
| Carrollton, GA | $1,501/mo | 18.3% | very comfortable |
| Gresham Park, GA | $1,499/mo | 18.3% | very comfortable |
| Hephzibah, GA | $1,502/mo | 18.4% | very comfortable |
| East Point, GA | $1,516/mo | 18.5% | very comfortable |
| Brunswick, GA | $1,568/mo | 19.2% | very comfortable |
| Saint Marys, GA | $1,570/mo | 19.2% | very comfortable |
| Lithia Springs, GA | $1,582/mo | 19.3% | very comfortable |
| Riverdale, GA | $1,585/mo | 19.4% | very comfortable |
| Commerce, GA | $1,592/mo | 19.5% | very comfortable |
| Calhoun, GA | $1,605/mo | 19.6% | very comfortable |
| Dahlonega, GA | $1,620/mo | 19.8% | very comfortable |
| Oakwood, GA | $1,629/mo | 19.9% | very comfortable |
| Hahira, GA | $1,628/mo | 19.9% | very comfortable |
| Emerson, GA | $1,627/mo | 19.9% | very comfortable |
| Tucker, GA | $1,638/mo | 20% | affordable |
| Jonesboro, GA | $1,640/mo | 20% | affordable |
| Duluth, GA | $1,648/mo | 20.1% | affordable |
| Conyers, GA | $1,646/mo | 20.1% | affordable |
| Stone Mountain, GA | $1,648/mo | 20.1% | affordable |
| Smyrna, GA | $1,663/mo | 20.3% | affordable |
| Gainesville, GA | $1,662/mo | 20.3% | affordable |
| Thomasville, GA | $1,661/mo | 20.3% | affordable |
| Martinez, GA | $1,672/mo | 20.4% | affordable |
| Austell, GA | $1,669/mo | 20.4% | affordable |
| Sandy Springs, GA | $1,680/mo | 20.5% | affordable |
| Lithonia, GA | $1,681/mo | 20.5% | affordable |
| Marietta, GA | $1,687/mo | 20.6% | affordable |
| Stockbridge, GA | $1,684/mo | 20.6% | affordable |
| Savannah, GA | $1,712/mo | 20.9% | affordable |
| Roswell, GA | $1,706/mo | 20.9% | affordable |
| Kingsland, GA | $1,727/mo | 21.1% | affordable |
| Harlem, GA | $1,725/mo | 21.1% | affordable |
| Dunwoody, GA | $1,754/mo | 21.4% | affordable |
| Hinesville, GA | $1,748/mo | 21.4% | affordable |
| Cartersville, GA | $1,747/mo | 21.4% | affordable |
| Rockmart, GA | $1,747/mo | 21.4% | affordable |
| Decatur, GA | $1,755/mo | 21.5% | affordable |
| Perry, GA | $1,759/mo | 21.5% | affordable |
| Newnan, GA | $1,770/mo | 21.6% | affordable |
| Conley, GA | $1,768/mo | 21.6% | affordable |
| Grovetown, GA | $1,775/mo | 21.7% | affordable |
| Monroe, GA | $1,777/mo | 21.7% | affordable |
| Doraville, GA | $1,772/mo | 21.7% | affordable |
| Palmetto, GA | $1,775/mo | 21.7% | affordable |
| Athens, GA | $1,782/mo | 21.8% | affordable |
| Port Wentworth, GA | $1,784/mo | 21.8% | affordable |
| Vinings, GA | $1,789/mo | 21.9% | affordable |
| Centerville, GA | $1,800/mo | 22% | affordable |
| Ringgold, GA | $1,803/mo | 22% | affordable |
| Pooler, GA | $1,827/mo | 22.3% | affordable |
| Brookhaven, GA | $1,843/mo | 22.5% | affordable |
| Villa Rica, GA | $1,844/mo | 22.5% | affordable |
| Covington, GA | $1,839/mo | 22.5% | affordable |
| McDonough, GA | $1,852/mo | 22.6% | affordable |
| Flowery Branch, GA | $1,849/mo | 22.6% | affordable |
| Evans, GA | $1,856/mo | 22.7% | affordable |
| Bonaire, GA | $1,858/mo | 22.7% | affordable |
| Union City, GA | $1,870/mo | 22.9% | affordable |
| Kennesaw, GA | $1,883/mo | 23% | affordable |
| Lawrenceville, GA | $1,878/mo | 23% | affordable |
| Mableton, GA | $1,900/mo | 23.2% | affordable |
| Canton, GA | $1,898/mo | 23.2% | affordable |
| Jefferson, GA | $1,906/mo | 23.3% | affordable |
| Chamblee, GA | $1,916/mo | 23.4% | affordable |
| Bogart, GA | $1,913/mo | 23.4% | affordable |
| Grayson, GA | $1,926/mo | 23.5% | affordable |
| Bonanza, GA | $1,923/mo | 23.5% | affordable |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,942/mo | 23.7% | affordable |
| Holly Springs, GA | $1,937/mo | 23.7% | affordable |
| Temple, GA | $1,940/mo | 23.7% | affordable |
| Douglasville, GA | $1,947/mo | 23.8% | affordable |
| Suwanee, GA | $1,952/mo | 23.9% | affordable |
| Hapeville, GA | $1,958/mo | 23.9% | affordable |
| Adairsville, GA | $1,952/mo | 23.9% | affordable |
| Fairburn, GA | $1,960/mo | 24% | affordable |
| Springfield, GA | $1,965/mo | 24% | affordable |
| Ludowici, GA | $1,961/mo | 24% | affordable |
| Rex, GA | $1,962/mo | 24% | affordable |
| Pendergrass, GA | $1,969/mo | 24.1% | affordable |
| Kathleen, GA | $1,975/mo | 24.1% | affordable |
| Sugar Hill, GA | $1,991/mo | 24.3% | affordable |
| Rincon, GA | $1,989/mo | 24.3% | affordable |
| Hiram, GA | $2,001/mo | 24.5% | affordable |
| Hampton, GA | $2,017/mo | 24.7% | affordable |
| Ellenwood, GA | $2,045/mo | 25% | affordable |
| Bethlehem, GA | $2,063/mo | 25.2% | affordable |
| Woodstock, GA | $2,074/mo | 25.4% | affordable |
| Winder, GA | $2,081/mo | 25.4% | affordable |
| Alpharetta, GA | $2,083/mo | 25.5% | affordable |
| Acworth, GA | $2,104/mo | 25.7% | affordable |
| Powder Springs, GA | $2,113/mo | 25.8% | affordable |
| Buford, GA | $2,120/mo | 25.9% | affordable |
| Snellville, GA | $2,124/mo | 26% | affordable |
| Dawsonville, GA | $2,135/mo | 26.1% | affordable |
| Ball Ground, GA | $2,140/mo | 26.2% | affordable |
| Dallas, GA | $2,159/mo | 26.4% | affordable |
| Lilburn, GA | $2,175/mo | 26.6% | affordable |
| Fayetteville, GA | $2,205/mo | 27% | affordable |
| Cumming, GA | $2,207/mo | 27% | affordable |
| Richmond Hill, GA | $2,215/mo | 27.1% | affordable |
| Auburn, GA | $2,237/mo | 27.3% | affordable |
| Locust Grove, GA | $2,251/mo | 27.5% | affordable |
| Hoschton, GA | $2,259/mo | 27.6% | affordable |
| Guyton, GA | $2,320/mo | 28.4% | affordable |
| Milton, GA | $2,337/mo | 28.6% | affordable |
| Peachtree City, GA | $2,365/mo | 28.9% | affordable |
| Loganville, GA | $2,389/mo | 29.2% | affordable |
| Braselton, GA | $2,406/mo | 29.4% | affordable |
| Senoia, GA | $2,483/mo | 30.4% | stretched |
| Johns Creek, GA | $2,492/mo | 30.5% | stretched |
| Dacula, GA | $2,503/mo | 30.6% | stretched |
| Statham, GA | $2,588/mo | 31.6% | stretched |
| Tyrone, GA | $2,693/mo | 32.9% | stretched |
| Saint Simons Island, GA | $2,985/mo | 36.5% | stretched |