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Cost of living in Atlanta, Georgia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,711 a month.

Atlanta is a city in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $85,652 a year.

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People
505,268
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,711
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$85,652
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$439,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,762
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area

Atlanta, Georgia has about 505,268 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $439,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Fulton County is $1,762 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Atlanta. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, prices sit at 100.1 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Georgia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Atlanta'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 Atlanta'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, 46 have higher typical rent than Atlanta.

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.

Find SNAP stores near AtlantaWhat EBT can buy in Georgia

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

Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Georgia

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.