Most Affordable Housing Counties in Georgia (2026)

Counties with the lowest fair market rents and most affordable housing options.

Based on data from HUD Fair Market Rents, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Top 5 Most Affordable Housing Counties

Appling County — 2BR Fair Market Rent: $885
Atkinson County — 2BR Fair Market Rent: $885
Bacon County — 2BR Fair Market Rent: $885
Baker County — 2BR Fair Market Rent: $885
Banks County — 2BR Fair Market Rent: $885

Most Affordable Housing varies dramatically across Georgia's 159 counties — from $885 in Appling County to $1,844 in Walton County. The state average is $1,113.

Appling County leads the 2026 ranking at $885. The table below ranks all 159 counties, with links to each county's full data profile.

Full County Rankings

Rank	County	2BR Fair Market Rent	Median Income	Population
#1	Appling County	$885	$43,728	18,426
#2	Atkinson County	$885	$38,438	8,261
#3	Bacon County	$885	$50,310	11,129
#4	Baker County	$885	$44,405	2,830
#5	Banks County	$885	$68,830	18,757
#6	Ben Hill County	$885	$39,081	17,138
#7	Berrien County	$885	$50,414	18,257
#8	Bleckley County	$885	$53,005	12,414
#9	Calhoun County	$885	$55,714	5,528
#10	Candler County	$885	$50,431	10,972
#11	Charlton County	$885	$48,534	12,711
#12	Chattooga County	$885	$47,785	24,975
#13	Clay County	$885	$48,715	2,853
#14	Clinch County	$885	$55,549	6,722
#15	Coffee County	$885	$50,175	43,161
#16	Colquitt County	$885	$49,691	45,907
#17	Cook County	$885	$50,133	17,363
#18	Decatur County	$885	$50,485	29,118
#19	Dodge County	$885	$50,152	19,909
#20	Dooly County	$885	$56,545	11,026
#21	Early County	$885	$53,750	10,683
#22	Emanuel County	$885	$50,053	22,961
#23	Evans County	$885	$53,908	10,740
#24	Fannin County	$885	$58,073	25,605
#25	Franklin County	$885	$52,264	23,840
#26	Glascock County	$885	$55,250	2,913
#27	Hancock County	$885	$33,182	8,630
#28	Irwin County	$885	$53,915	9,385
#29	Jeff Davis County	$885	$40,879	14,838
#30	Jefferson County	$885	$46,561	15,468
#31	Jenkins County	$885	$36,906	8,674
#32	Johnson County	$885	$54,183	9,192
#33	Laurens County	$885	$49,705	49,619
#34	Lincoln County	$885	$50,688	7,773
#35	Macon County	$885	$37,177	11,953
#36	Miller County	$885	$58,407	5,873
#37	Mitchell County	$885	$51,908	21,441
#38	Montgomery County	$885	$51,188	8,675
#39	Murray County	$885	$67,880	40,282
#40	Quitman County	$885	$36,838	2,092
#41	Randolph County	$885	$25,425	6,270
#42	Schley County	$885	$59,647	4,539
#43	Screven County	$885	$53,017	14,057
#44	Seminole County	$885	$49,559	9,117
#45	Stewart County	$885	$35,000	4,978
#46	Talbot County	$885	$45,098	5,753
#47	Tattnall County	$885	$52,351	24,215
#48	Taylor County	$885	$41,743	7,786
#49	Telfair County	$885	$44,948	12,174
#50	Tift County	$885	$53,165	41,322
#51	Toombs County	$885	$54,130	26,943
#52	Towns County	$885	$58,400	12,739
#53	Treutlen County	$885	$43,750	6,387
#54	Turner County	$885	$39,565	8,915
#55	Union County	$885	$65,697	25,598
#56	Upson County	$885	$50,904	27,856
#57	Warren County	$885	$46,776	5,175
#58	Washington County	$885	$44,009	19,893
#59	Wayne County	$885	$49,562	30,519
#60	Webster County	$885	$40,764	2,348
#61	Wilcox County	$885	$48,036	8,784
#62	Wilkes County	$885	$52,542	9,553
#63	Wilkinson County	$885	$46,673	8,795
#64	Taliaferro County	$888	$48,036	1,740
#65	Grady County	$901	$54,312	26,056
#66	Sumter County	$904	$41,877	29,174
#67	Elbert County	$905	$49,727	19,725
#68	Long County	$909	$64,747	17,512
#69	Greene County	$911	$84,530	19,586
#70	Gordon County	$912	$61,997	58,336
#71	Pierce County	$916	$56,691	19,996
#72	Pulaski County	$919	$47,688	9,893
#73	Crisp County	$920	$42,745	19,995
#74	Polk County	$924	$55,308	43,365
#75	Ware County	$927	$44,833	35,958
#76	Stephens County	$929	$52,264	26,842
#77	Gilmer County	$936	$72,542	31,976
#78	Habersham County	$936	$65,622	46,948
#79	Baldwin County	$941	$55,413	43,669
#80	Whitfield County	$968	$64,262	103,118
#81	Wheeler County	$973	$45,262	7,434
#82	Rabun County	$978	$61,466	17,107
#83	Hart County	$993	$57,241	26,484
#84	Dougherty County	$997	$46,784	83,915
#85	Lee County	$997	$88,024	33,337
#86	Terrell County	$997	$43,812	8,941
#87	Worth County	$997	$57,201	20,575
#88	Peach County	$1,001	$68,365	28,269
#89	Jackson County	$1,006	$85,012	80,640
#90	Monroe County	$1,009	$82,863	28,919
#91	White County	$1,012	$69,747	28,454
#92	Putnam County	$1,022	$64,163	22,524
#93	Chattahoochee County	$1,031	$59,221	9,181
#94	Harris County	$1,031	$89,184	35,509
#95	Marion County	$1,031	$50,484	7,474
#96	Muscogee County	$1,031	$56,622	204,383
#97	Troup County	$1,036	$54,905	69,821
#98	Brooks County	$1,039	$47,656	16,285
#99	Echols County	$1,039	$61,723	3,705
#100	Lanier County	$1,039	$44,361	10,094
#101	Lowndes County	$1,039	$55,887	119,055
#102	Camden County	$1,053	$72,399	56,036
#103	Meriwether County	$1,061	$56,458	20,757
#104	Haralson County	$1,064	$65,016	30,720
#105	Thomas County	$1,068	$60,140	45,696
#106	Lumpkin County	$1,079	$72,388	33,931
#107	Bulloch County	$1,081	$56,832	81,372
#108	Lamar County	$1,082	$68,457	19,098
#109	Floyd County	$1,096	$62,540	98,985
#110	Burke County	$1,100	$50,739	24,427
#111	Columbia County	$1,100	$96,122	159,638
#112	McDuffie County	$1,100	$54,058	21,687
#113	Richmond County	$1,100	$53,197	206,040
#114	Brantley County	$1,137	$47,801	18,171
#115	Glynn County	$1,137	$68,546	84,987
#116	McIntosh County	$1,137	$50,348	11,187
#117	Bibb County	$1,146	$50,747	156,543
#118	Crawford County	$1,146	$60,905	12,183
#119	Jones County	$1,146	$68,259	28,526
#120	Twiggs County	$1,146	$55,439	7,869
#121	Clarke County	$1,169	$52,267	129,267
#122	Madison County	$1,169	$58,784	30,914
#123	Oconee County	$1,169	$115,925	42,788
#124	Oglethorpe County	$1,169	$69,784	15,221
#125	Liberty County	$1,200	$59,013	66,826
#126	Houston County	$1,213	$80,743	166,902
#127	Catoosa County	$1,232	$72,425	68,356
#128	Dade County	$1,232	$58,936	16,196
#129	Walker County	$1,232	$55,887	68,449
#130	Butts County	$1,254	$59,221	26,074
#131	Morgan County	$1,322	$85,692	20,614
#132	Hall County	$1,386	$77,430	208,395
#133	Bryan County	$1,445	$94,234	46,681
#134	Chatham County	$1,445	$69,575	298,143
#135	Effingham County	$1,445	$85,465	67,265
#136	Forsyth County	$1,844	$138,000	260,062
#137	Fulton County	$1,844	$91,490	1,068,507
#138	Gwinnett County	$1,844	$84,823	966,972
#139	Barrow County	$1,844	$77,477	86,982
#140	Bartow County	$1,844	$79,431	111,153
#141	Cobb County	$1,844	$98,712	769,152
#142	Douglas County	$1,844	$80,764	146,141
#143	Carroll County	$1,844	$72,327	122,187
#144	Cherokee County	$1,844	$105,442	274,539
#145	Clayton County	$1,844	$58,507	298,771
#146	Coweta County	$1,844	$94,142	150,071
#147	Dawson County	$1,844	$88,986	28,704
#148	DeKalb County	$1,844	$77,683	762,105
#149	Fayette County	$1,844	$108,986	120,689
#150	Heard County	$1,844	$62,907	11,616
#151	Henry County	$1,844	$81,612	245,417
#152	Jasper County	$1,844	$59,574	15,345
#153	Newton County	$1,844	$73,732	115,530
#154	Paulding County	$1,844	$94,557	174,292
#155	Pickens County	$1,844	$75,293	34,197
#156	Pike County	$1,844	$84,184	19,540
#157	Rockdale County	$1,844	$72,349	94,293
#158	Spalding County	$1,844	$60,217	68,215
#159	Walton County	$1,844	$82,381	100,361

Methodology

Counties are ranked by 2br fair market rent (lower is better). Data is sourced from HUD Fair Market Rents, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Only counties with available data for this metric are included in the ranking. County names link to the full housing data page for deeper analysis.

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