Most affordable cities for renters in Georgia

Name: Most Affordable Cities to Rent in Georgia
Creator: RentDataNow

Cities in Georgia ranked by lowest median rent. Includes cities with 15,000+ residents. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Albany ranks first, with a median rent of $985/mo.
Across all 75 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,755/mo.
Duluth moved from #29 to #24 compared with a year ago.

Data as of September 2026. Median rent from RentDataNow's monthly city data (Zillow's rent index where Zillow covers the city). Rank a year ago compares the same cities' rent 12 months earlier. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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75 cities

Rank	City	Median rent	1-yr change	5-yr change	Rent/income	Vs. a year ago
01	AlbanyGA Pop. 67KCompare →	$985/mo	+4.2%	+31.2%	25.0%	same
02	DublinGA Pop. 16KCompare →	$1,168/mo	+10.1%	--	32.6%	same
03	MaconGA Pop. 157KCompare →	$1,210/mo	+3.6%	+18.2%	--	same
04	Forest ParkGA Pop. 20KCompare →	$1,226/mo	-4.1%	--	35.7%	↑4 from #8
05	RomeGA Pop. 38KCompare →	$1,278/mo	+1.4%	--	28.2%	↑1 from #6
06	ValdostaGA Pop. 55KCompare →	$1,296/mo	+3.9%	+37.9%	33.9%	↓1 from #5
07	GriffinGA Pop. 24KCompare →	$1,330/mo	+2.4%	+27.3%	36.6%	↑3 from #10
08	ColumbusGA Pop. 204KCompare →	$1,331/mo	+5.3%	+26.3%	27.5%	↓1 from #7
09	AugustaGA Pop. 202KCompare →	$1,344/mo	+4.5%	+25.1%	--	same
10	LagrangeGA Pop. 32KCompare →	$1,359/mo	+11.2%	--	37.3%	↓6 from #4
11	StatesboroGA Pop. 34KCompare →	$1,418/mo	-0.1%	--	38.0%	↑3 from #14
12	Warner RobinsGA Pop. 83KCompare →	$1,421/mo	+3.9%	+35.3%	25.5%	↓1 from #11
13	NorcrossGA Pop. 18KCompare →	$1,446/mo	-0.1%	+11.6%	23.1%	↑3 from #16
14	Peachtree CornersGA Pop. 42KCompare →	$1,450/mo	+1.6%	+6.9%	21.2%	↑1 from #15
15	DaltonGA Pop. 35KCompare →	$1,451/mo	+4.0%	--	27.4%	↓2 from #13
16	MilledgevilleGA Pop. 17KCompare →	$1,458/mo	+5.6%	--	42.0%	↓4 from #12
17	CarrolltonGA Pop. 27KCompare →	$1,501/mo	+3.6%	--	33.1%	same
18	East PointGA Pop. 38KCompare →	$1,516/mo	+4.2%	+30.4%	26.5%	same
19	BrunswickGA Pop. 15KCompare →	$1,568/mo	+1.8%	--	46.7%	↑2 from #21
20	Lithia SpringsGA Pop. 17KCompare →	$1,582/mo	+2.8%	+14.8%	30.4%	same
21	CalhounGA Pop. 18KCompare →	$1,605/mo	+6.0%	--	32.8%	↓2 from #19
22	TuckerGA Pop. 37KCompare →	$1,638/mo	+2.8%	--	24.5%	↑1 from #23
23	ConyersGA Pop. 19KCompare →	$1,646/mo	+1.2%	+15.0%	31.3%	↑3 from #26
24	DuluthGA Pop. 32KCompare →	$1,648/mo	-0.4%	0.0%	20.7%	↑5 from #29
25	ThomasvilleGA Pop. 19KCompare →	$1,661/mo	+5.0%	--	40.1%	↓3 from #22
26	GainesvilleGA Pop. 45KCompare →	$1,662/mo	+3.2%	+14.4%	29.8%	↓1 from #25
27	SmyrnaGA Pop. 57KCompare →	$1,663/mo	+3.9%	+6.2%	19.9%	↓3 from #24
28	MartinezGA Pop. 34KCompare →	$1,672/mo	+0.7%	--	24.6%	↑3 from #31
29	Sandy SpringsGA Pop. 107KCompare →	$1,680/mo	+0.6%	+1.8%	19.3%	↑3 from #32
30	StockbridgeGA Pop. 36KCompare →	$1,684/mo	+3.4%	+20.1%	28.8%	↓3 from #27
31	MariettaGA Pop. 62KCompare →	$1,687/mo	+1.9%	+12.7%	27.8%	↓1 from #30
32	RoswellGA Pop. 93KCompare →	$1,706/mo	+0.7%	+11.9%	15.9%	↑2 from #34
33	SavannahGA Pop. 148KCompare →	$1,712/mo	-0.8%	+23.2%	36.0%	↑6 from #39
34	KingslandGA Pop. 20KCompare →	$1,727/mo	+4.8%	--	26.6%	↓6 from #28
35	CartersvilleGA Pop. 24KCompare →	$1,747/mo	+2.1%	+24.4%	24.8%	same
36	HinesvilleGA Pop. 36KCompare →	$1,748/mo	+3.3%	+30.9%	34.9%	↓3 from #33
37	DunwoodyGA Pop. 52KCompare →	$1,754/mo	+2.3%	+1.4%	17.3%	↓1 from #36
38	DecaturGA Pop. 25KCompare →	$1,755/mo	+1.9%	+19.5%	15.1%	same
39	PerryGA Pop. 23KCompare →	$1,759/mo	0.0%	--	27.4%	--
40	NewnanGA Pop. 44KCompare →	$1,770/mo	+3.0%	+15.8%	25.8%	↓3 from #37
41	GrovetownGA Pop. 17KCompare →	$1,775/mo	+1.7%	+24.2%	24.9%	↑1 from #42
42	MonroeGA Pop. 16KCompare →	$1,777/mo	+2.6%	--	47.8%	↓2 from #40
43	AthensGA Pop. 127KCompare →	$1,782/mo	+2.9%	+31.7%	--	↓2 from #41
44	PoolerGA Pop. 28KCompare →	$1,827/mo	-0.6%	+19.9%	23.9%	↑4 from #48
45	BrookhavenGA Pop. 58KCompare →	$1,843/mo	+2.7%	+4.2%	18.8%	↓1 from #44
46	Villa RicaGA Pop. 19KCompare →	$1,844/mo	+2.3%	+20.1%	25.2%	↓1 from #45
47	McDonoughGA Pop. 31KCompare →	$1,852/mo	+1.5%	+12.4%	29.5%	same
48	EvansGA Pop. 37KCompare →	$1,856/mo	+3.6%	--	17.8%	↓5 from #43
49	Union CityGA Pop. 28KCompare →	$1,870/mo	+3.5%	+28.6%	45.3%	↓3 from #46
50	LawrencevilleGA Pop. 31KCompare →	$1,878/mo	+1.5%	+11.8%	36.6%	↓1 from #49