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Cost of living in Gainesville, Georgia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,299 a month.

Gainesville is a city in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $66,974 a year.

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People
45,032
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,299
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$66,974
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$382,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,543
Gainesville, GA MSA

Gainesville, Georgia has about 45,032 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $382,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hall County is $1,543 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Gainesville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Gainesville, GA metro area, prices sit at 96.8 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 Gainesville'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 Gainesville'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, 120 have higher typical rent than Gainesville.

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.