Cost of living in Ellijay, Georgia
Ellijay, Georgia has about 1,927 people. Typical rent is $791 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $48,136 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 $791 a month.
Ellijay is a city in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $48,136 a year.
- People
- 1,927
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $791
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $48,136
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $349,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,047
- Gilmer County, GA
Ellijay, Georgia has about 1,927 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $349,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Gilmer County is $1,047 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ellijay. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Georgia's prices sit at 96.3 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Georgia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Ellijay'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 Ellijay'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, 274 have higher typical rent than Ellijay.
Nearby places
- Blue Ridge
Typical rent $851
Compare with Ellijay - Jasper
Typical rent $1,122
Compare with Ellijay - Chatsworth
Typical rent $821
Compare with Ellijay - Epworth
Typical rent $1,303
Compare with Ellijay - McCaysville
Typical rent $595
Compare with Ellijay - Fairmount
Typical rent $1,090
Compare with Ellijay - Nelson
Typical rent $998
- Ball Ground
Typical rent $1,344
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.