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Cost of living in Americus, Georgia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $834 a month.

Americus is a city in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $39,176 a year.

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People
15,813
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$834
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$39,176
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$107,500
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,139
Sumter County, GA

Americus, Georgia has about 15,813 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $107,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sumter County is $1,139 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Americus. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Georgia's prices sit at 96.3 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Georgia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Americus's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Georgia home paid 16.27¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Americus's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Georgia in the table we use.

Among 354 places we list in Georgia with a rent figure, 260 have higher typical rent than Americus.

Nearby places

EBT nearby

USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Georgia

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.