Cost of living in Lake Park, Georgia

Lake Park, Georgia has about 1,234 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $258,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lowndes County is $1,179 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lake Park. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Valdosta, GA metro area, prices sit at 88.3 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 Lake Park'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 Lake Park'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, 270 have higher typical rent than Lake Park.