Cost of living in Stone Mountain, Georgia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,540 a month.
Stone Mountain is a city in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $46,973 a year.
- People
- 6,623
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,540
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $46,973
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $206,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,762
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Stone Mountain, Georgia has about 6,623 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $206,400.
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 Stone Mountain. 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 Stone Mountain'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 Stone Mountain'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, 79 have higher typical rent than Stone Mountain.
Nearby places
- Tucker
Typical rent $1,647
Compare with Stone Mountain - Mountain Park
Typical rent $1,818
Compare with Stone Mountain - Clarkston
Typical rent $1,422
Compare with Stone Mountain - Redan
Typical rent $1,566
Compare with Stone Mountain - Scottdale
Typical rent $1,583
Compare with Stone Mountain - Avondale Estates
Typical rent $1,557
Compare with Stone Mountain - Lilburn
Typical rent $1,778
Compare with Stone Mountain - Belvedere Park
Typical rent $1,534
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.