Counties in Georgia by median gross rent (monthly)

Forsyth County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 159 counties in 2021, at $1,619. Clay County had the lowest, at $334. The median was $751 and the figure for Georgia was $1,110. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,619Forsyth County
Lowest334Clay County
Median751159 counties
Georgia1,110History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 1,619 USD1,619Fayette CountyFayette County: 1,482 USD1,482Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 1,421 USD1,421Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County: 1,414 USD1,414Cobb CountyCobb County: 1,367 USD1,367Fulton CountyFulton County: 1,367 USD1,367Bryan CountyBryan County: 1,344 USD1,344Paulding CountyPaulding County: 1,314 USD1,314DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 1,312 USD1,312Henry CountyHenry County: 1,255 USD1,255Coweta CountyCoweta County: 1,213 USD1,213Oconee CountyOconee County: 1,203 USD1,203Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1,194 USD1,194Columbia CountyColumbia County: 1,192 USD1,192Dawson CountyDawson County: 1,184 USD1,184Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County: 1,177 USD1,177Chatham CountyChatham County: 1,167 USD1,167Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 1,156 USD1,156Newton CountyNewton County: 1,133 USD1,133Clayton CountyClayton County: 1,100 USD1,100Liberty CountyLiberty County: 1,093 USD1,093Hall CountyHall County: 1,073 USD1,073Barrow CountyBarrow County: 1,059 USD1,059Walton CountyWalton County: 1,045 USD1,045Camden CountyCamden County: 1,038 USD1,038Effingham CountyEffingham County: 1,038 USD1,038Lee CountyLee County: 1,014 USD1,014Bartow CountyBartow County: 993 USD993Houston CountyHouston County: 983 USD983Carroll CountyCarroll County: 964 USD964Glynn CountyGlynn County: 960 USD960Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 951 USD951Richmond CountyRichmond County: 941 USD941Clarke CountyClarke County: 940 USD940Jasper CountyJasper County: 934 USD934Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County: 934 USD934Pickens CountyPickens County: 932 USD932Thomas CountyThomas County: 932 USD932Spalding CountySpalding County: 925 USD925Morgan CountyMorgan County: 923 USD923
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Forsyth County1,619
2Fayette County1,482
3Cherokee County1,421
4Gwinnett County1,414
5Cobb County1,367
5Fulton County1,367
7Bryan County1,344
8Paulding County1,314
9DeKalb County1,312
10Henry County1,255
11Coweta County1,213
12Oconee County1,203
13Douglas County1,194
14Columbia County1,192
15Dawson County1,184
16Chattahoochee County1,177
17Chatham County1,167
18Rockdale County1,156
19Newton County1,133
20Clayton County1,100
21Liberty County1,093
22Hall County1,073
23Barrow County1,059
24Walton County1,045
25Camden County1,038
25Effingham County1,038
27Lee County1,014
28Bartow County993
29Houston County983
30Carroll County964
31Glynn County960
32Muscogee County951
33Richmond County941
34Clarke County940
35Jasper County934
35Lumpkin County934
37Pickens County932
37Thomas County932
39Spalding County925
40Morgan County923
41Jackson County903
42Pike County899
42White County899
44Butts County884
45Bibb County879
46Bulloch County868
47Troup County867
48Harris County865
49Lowndes County851
50Madison County839
51Rabun County836
52Putnam County833
53Catoosa County830
54Floyd County826
55Habersham County819
55Worth County819
57Dougherty County810
57Schley County810
59Cook County797
59Peach County797
61Monroe County789
62Gilmer County788
63Walker County786
64Grady County782
65Whitfield County778
66Towns County774
67Jones County772
67Long County772
69Greene County771
70Lanier County769
70Polk County769
70Seminole County769
73Twiggs County767
74Wilkes County766
75McDuffie County765
76Early County763
77Sumter County759
78Dade County755
78Haralson County755
80Gordon County751
80Stephens County751
82Baldwin County750
83Hart County746
83Heard County746
85Meriwether County739
86Banks County738
86Lamar County738
86Oglethorpe County738
89Washington County736
90Wayne County733
91Decatur County730
92Murray County725
93Franklin County721
93Talbot County721
95Glascock County720
96Lincoln County719
97Burke County718
98Brantley County714
99Echols County713
100Elbert County711
100Pierce County711
102Irwin County710
103Taylor County706
104Bleckley County702
105Ben Hill County699
105Pulaski County699
107Crisp County695
107Laurens County695
109Wilkinson County693
110McIntosh County691
111Ware County690
112Quitman County688
113Union County687
114Fannin County686
115Upson County684
116Tift County683
117Mitchell County681
118Colquitt County678
119Crawford County666
120Berrien County662
121Terrell County661
122Coffee County659
122Montgomery County659
124Evans County657
125Candler County653
126Brooks County649
127Dodge County644
128Emanuel County643
129Hancock County642
130Jenkins County636
131Toombs County635
132Bacon County632
133Taliaferro County631
134Chattooga County628
135Jefferson County624
136Appling County619
137Miller County615
138Treutlen County610
139Dooly County608
139Webster County608
141Macon County596
142Randolph County594
143Turner County590
144Screven County585
145Tattnall County581
146Warren County573
147Jeff Davis County570
148Clinch County564
149Marion County557
150Stewart County554
151Calhoun County550
152Johnson County548
153Wilcox County547
154Telfair County535
155Baker County533
156Wheeler County486
157Charlton County476
158Atkinson County475
159Clay County334

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Forsyth County, with $1,619 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Clay County, with $334 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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