Cost of living in Watkinsville, Georgia
Watkinsville, Georgia has about 3,350 people. Typical rent is $1,541 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $92,147 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,541 a month.
Watkinsville is a city in Georgia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $92,147 a year.
- People
- 3,350
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,541
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $92,147
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $367,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,285
- Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA
Watkinsville, Georgia has about 3,350 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $367,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Oconee County is $1,285 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Watkinsville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area, prices sit at 93.3 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 Watkinsville'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 Watkinsville'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, 78 have higher typical rent than Watkinsville.
Nearby places
- Bogart
Typical rent $1,158
Compare with Watkinsville - Winterville
Typical rent $1,033
Compare with Watkinsville - Statham
Typical rent $1,281
Compare with Watkinsville - Arcade
Typical rent $995
Compare with Watkinsville - Nicholson
Typical rent $1,008
Compare with Watkinsville - Monroe
Typical rent $1,105
Compare with Watkinsville - Madison
Typical rent $1,165
Compare with Watkinsville - Rutledge
Typical rent $1,393
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.