Cost of living in Ball Ground, Georgia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,344 a month.
Ball Ground is a city in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $117,829 a year.
- People
- 2,856
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,344
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $117,829
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $366,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,762
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Ball Ground, Georgia has about 2,856 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $366,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cherokee County is $1,762 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ball Ground. 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 Ball Ground'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 Ball Ground'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, 109 have higher typical rent than Ball Ground.
Nearby places
- Nelson
Typical rent $998
Compare with Ball Ground - Jasper
Typical rent $1,122
Compare with Ball Ground - Canton
Typical rent $1,680
Compare with Ball Ground - Holly Springs
Typical rent $1,850
Compare with Ball Ground - Milton
Typical rent $2,065
Compare with Ball Ground - Dawsonville
Typical rent $1,208
Compare with Ball Ground - Cumming
Typical rent $1,705
- Woodstock
Typical rent $1,821
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.