Cost of living in McRae-Helena, Georgia

McRae-Helena, Georgia has about 6,030 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $113,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Telfair County is $1,002 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in McRae-Helena. 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 McRae-Helena'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 McRae-Helena'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, 307 have higher typical rent than McRae-Helena.