Cost of living in North Druid Hills, Georgia

North Druid Hills, Georgia has about 17,997 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $515,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in DeKalb County is $1,762 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in North Druid Hills. 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 North Druid Hills'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 North Druid Hills'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, 16 have higher typical rent than North Druid Hills.