Cost of living in Oakwood, Georgia
Oakwood, Georgia has about 5,862 people. Typical rent is $1,560 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $67,917 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 #125 in Georgia on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,560 a month.
Oakwood is a city in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $67,917 a year.
- People
- 5,862
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,560
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $67,917
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $306,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,543
- Gainesville, GA MSA
Oakwood, Georgia has about 5,862 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $306,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hall County is $1,543 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Oakwood. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Gainesville, GA metro area, prices sit at 96.8 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 Oakwood'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 Oakwood'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, 72 have higher typical rent than Oakwood.
Nearby places
- Flowery Branch
Typical rent $1,814
Compare with Oakwood - Gainesville
Typical rent $1,299
Compare with Oakwood - Braselton
Typical rent $2,082
Compare with Oakwood - Buford
Typical rent $1,357
Compare with Oakwood - Hoschton
Typical rent $1,147
Compare with Oakwood - Pendergrass
Typical rent $1,636
Compare with Oakwood - Sugar Hill
Typical rent $1,862
- Cumming
Typical rent $1,705
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.
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.