Skip to content
Cost & Benefits

Cost of living in Montgomery, Georgia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,382 a month.

Montgomery is a Census community, not a separate city government in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $90,843 a year.

Is Montgomery affordable?See benefits in Montgomery
People
4,976
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,382
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$90,843
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$387,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,679
Savannah, GA MSA

Montgomery, Georgia has about 4,976 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $387,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Chatham County is $1,679 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Montgomery. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Savannah, GA metro area, prices sit at 95.2 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 Montgomery'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 Montgomery'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, 101 have higher typical rent than Montgomery.

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.

Find SNAP stores near MontgomeryWhat EBT can buy in Georgia

Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Georgia

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.