Most Affordable Cities in Georgia

The lowest cost of living across home prices, rent, services and rent burden.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Home Prices · 30% Rent · 20% Cost Index · 25% Rent Burden · 15% Jobs · 10%

Top 12 Affordability Cities in Georgia

Ranked by composite score across 5 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 71
Chester, GA
1,708 residents
Home Prices $78,300
Rent $392
Cost Index 96
#2
Score 68.9
Homerville, GA
2,243 residents
Home Prices $88,500
Rent $400
Cost Index 96
#3
Score 67
Willacoochee, GA
1,430 residents
Home Prices $55,100
Rent $583
Cost Index 96
#4
Score 67
Unionville, GA
1,670 residents
Home Prices $46,900
Rent $678
Cost Index 96
#5
Score 66.9
Lakeview Estates, GA
3,057 residents
Home Prices $38,400
Rent $641
Cost Index 96
#6
Score 66.3
Webster County unified government, GA
2,348 residents
Home Prices $92,200
Rent $663
Cost Index 96
#7
Score 66.1
West Point, GA
3,501 residents
Home Prices $155,600
Rent $724
Cost Index 96
#8
Score 66.1
Richland, GA
1,218 residents
Home Prices $58,000
Rent $801
Cost Index 96
#9
Score 66.1
Union Point, GA
1,745 residents
Home Prices $84,600
Rent $889
Cost Index 96
#10
Score 65.9
Nicholls, GA
3,484 residents
Home Prices $34,800
Rent $617
Cost Index 96
#11
Score 65.6
Buena Vista, GA
1,966 residents
Home Prices $92,000
Rent $610
Cost Index 96
#12
Score 65.3
Gumlog, GA
2,303 residents
Home Prices $166,100
Rent $678
Cost Index 96

Full Ranking, Georgia

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1 Chester GA 71
2 Homerville GA 68.9
3 Willacoochee GA 67
4 Unionville GA 67
5 Lakeview Estates GA 66.9
6 Webster County unified government GA 66.3
7 West Point GA 66.1
8 Richland GA 66.1
9 Union Point GA 66.1
10 Nicholls GA 65.9
11 Buena Vista GA 65.6
12 Gumlog GA 65.3
13 Washington GA 64.8
14 Omega GA 63.7
15 Baconton GA 63.6
16 Lyons GA 63.4
17 Ocilla GA 63.2
18 Alma GA 63.1
19 Fitzgerald GA 62.8
20 Nahunta GA 62.7
21 McCaysville GA 62.6
22 Hannahs Mill GA 62.2
23 Butler GA 62
24 East Dublin GA 61.8
25 Louisville GA 61.6
26 Montezuma GA 61.6
27 Sylvania GA 61.6
28 Tallapoosa GA 61.5
29 Hagan GA 61.4
30 Reidsville GA 61.4
31 Gordon GA 61.3
32 Aragon GA 61.2
33 Mountain City GA 61
34 Pearson GA 60.9
35 Leesburg GA 60.9
36 Hartwell GA 60.7
37 Eastman GA 60.6
38 Vienna GA 60.6
39 Trion GA 60.5
40 Fairmount GA 60.4
41 Soperton GA 60.4
42 Echols County consolidated government GA 60.4
43 Shannon GA 60.4
44 Wadley GA 60.4
45 Fort Gaines GA 60.1
46 Tennille GA 59.9
47 Elberton GA 59.9
48 Nashville GA 59.9
49 Rochelle GA 59.9
50 Donalsonville GA 59.9

Chester, GA tops the list with a composite score of 71 out of 100, followed by Homerville and Willacoochee. GA dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for affordability.

Rankings combine 5 independent metrics: Home Prices, Rent, Cost Index, Rent Burden, Jobs. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to affordability, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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