Cost of living in Buckhead, Georgia
Buckhead, Georgia has about 4,702 people. Typical rent is $2,482 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $144,864 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,482 a month.
Buckhead is a Census community, not a separate city government in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $144,864 a year.
- People
- 4,702
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,482
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $144,864
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $466,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,679
- Savannah, GA MSA
- Gas
- $4.035
- Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of October 12, 2026
Buckhead, Georgia has about 4,702 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $466,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Bryan County is $1,679 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Buckhead. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Savannah, GA metro area, prices sit at 95.2 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 Buckhead'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 Buckhead's bill.
EIA does not publish a Georgia gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Georgia shares this price.
Among 354 places we list in Georgia with a rent figure, 1 have higher typical rent than Buckhead.
Nearby places
- Richmond Hill
Typical rent $1,781
Compare with Buckhead - Georgetown
Typical rent $1,529
Compare with Buckhead - Henderson
Typical rent $1,640
Compare with Buckhead - Midway
Typical rent $1,018
Compare with Buckhead - Montgomery
Typical rent $1,382
Compare with Buckhead - Savannah
Typical rent $1,382
Compare with Buckhead - Skidaway Island
Typical rent $3,501
- Isle of Hope
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.