Cost of living in Avondale Estates, Georgia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,557 a month.
Avondale Estates is a city in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $123,795 a year.
- People
- 3,530
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,557
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $123,795
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $553,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,762
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Avondale Estates, Georgia has about 3,530 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $553,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in DeKalb County is $1,762 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Avondale Estates. 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 Avondale Estates'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 Avondale Estates'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, 74 have higher typical rent than Avondale Estates.
Nearby places
- Belvedere Park
Typical rent $1,534
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Typical rent $1,655
Compare with Avondale Estates - Scottdale
Typical rent $1,583
Compare with Avondale Estates - Candler-McAfee
Typical rent $1,498
Compare with Avondale Estates - North Decatur
Typical rent $1,913
Compare with Avondale Estates - Clarkston
Typical rent $1,422
Compare with Avondale Estates - Druid Hills
Typical rent $2,022
Compare with Avondale Estates - Panthersville
Typical rent $1,401
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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.