Cost of living in Folkston, Georgia

Folkston, Georgia has about 4,631 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $78,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Charlton County is $1,190 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Folkston. 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 Folkston'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 Folkston'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, 349 have higher typical rent than Folkston.