Cost of living in Auburn, Georgia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,326 a month.
Auburn is a city in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $77,034 a year.
- People
- 8,711
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,326
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $77,034
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $299,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,762
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Auburn, Georgia has about 8,711 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $299,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Barrow County is $1,762 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Auburn. 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 Auburn'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 Auburn'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, 112 have higher typical rent than Auburn.
Nearby places
- Dacula
Typical rent $1,836
Compare with Auburn - Hoschton
Typical rent $1,147
Compare with Auburn - Braselton
Typical rent $2,082
Compare with Auburn - Winder
Typical rent $1,209
Compare with Auburn - Lawrenceville
Typical rent $1,613
Compare with Auburn - Grayson
Typical rent $2,237
Compare with Auburn - Buford
Typical rent $1,357
- Flowery Branch
Typical rent $1,814
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.
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.