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Cost of living in Dalton, Georgia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $996 a month.

Dalton is a city in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $63,577 a year.

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People
34,538
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$996
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$63,577
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$222,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,127
Dalton, GA HUD Metro FMR Area

Dalton, Georgia has about 34,538 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $222,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Whitfield County is $1,127 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Dalton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Dalton, GA metro area, prices sit at 89.8 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 Dalton'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 Dalton'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, 200 have higher typical rent than Dalton.

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.

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

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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.