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Cost of living in Jonesboro, Georgia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,068 a month.

Jonesboro is a city in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,843 a year.

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People
6,143
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,068
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$50,843
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$188,300
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,762
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area

Jonesboro, Georgia has about 6,143 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $188,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Clayton County is $1,762 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Jonesboro. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, prices sit at 100.1 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 Jonesboro'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 Jonesboro'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, 178 have higher typical rent than Jonesboro.

Nearby places

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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.