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Cost of living in Martinez, Georgia

Martinez, Georgia has about 33,750 people. Typical rent is $1,284 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $81,602 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.

Ranked #10 in Georgia on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,284 a month.

Martinez is a Census community, not a separate city government in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $81,602 a year.

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People
33,750
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,284
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$81,602
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$246,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,329
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area

Martinez, Georgia has about 33,750 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $246,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Columbia County is $1,329 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Martinez. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area, prices sit at 91.9 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 Martinez'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 Martinez'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, 121 have higher typical rent than Martinez.

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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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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.