Augusta cost of living
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC had 636,760 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 91.9, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,329
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,243
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
96.3
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
89.5
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
25.2 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$72,176
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 0.58%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in Georgia
Benefit rules in this tool follow the state, not the city. SNAP in Georgia · Medicaid · Georgia overview
Related comparisons
From Augusta
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Augusta.
- Augusta and San Francisco · rent gap $2,368
- Augusta and San Jose · rent gap $1,943
- Augusta and Boston · rent gap $1,679
- Augusta and New York · rent gap $1,642
- Augusta and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,635
- Augusta and San Diego · rent gap $1,494
- Augusta and Miami · rent gap $1,235
- Augusta and Seattle · rent gap $1,220
Nearby metros
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