RANKING · 2024 ACS · 178 SHOWN OF 178

Most rent-burdened, Georgia cities

Georgia cities ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 178 cities in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Irondale, GAGA9,18576.7%+31.3 pts

02Hampton, GAGA9,34976.2%+10.6 pts

03Stone Mountain, GAGA6,56273.9%+13.9 pts

04Dahlonega, GAGA7,91873.8%+26.8 pts

05Loganville, GAGA17,21270.8%−2.1 pts

06Doraville, GAGA16,36570.0%−0.4 pts

07Tucker, GAGA37,29069.2%+22.0 pts

08Norcross, GAGA19,08668.2%+23.5 pts

09Holly Springs, GAGA20,26167.2%+19.2 pts

10Thomson, GAGA6,76366.6%+21.4 pts

11Redan, GAGA31,01765.7%+9.4 pts

12McDonough, GAGA33,39565.7%+14.9 pts

13Fayetteville, GAGA20,46564.5%+2.6 pts

14Belvedere Park, GAGA14,18164.2%−0.0 pts

15Oakwood, GAGA7,24563.8%+13.8 pts

16Conley, GAGA5,82262.5%+2.8 pts

17Jasper, GAGA5,40062.3%+4.9 pts

18Canton, GAGA40,77861.4%−0.9 pts

19Centerville, GAGA9,50561.3%+29.8 pts

20Forest Park, GAGA19,16861.2%+0.6 pts

21Newnan, GAGA45,86761.1%+15.3 pts

22Panthersville, GAGA9,05361.0%+2.1 pts

23Clarkston, GAGA14,43160.6%+2.3 pts

24Peachtree City, GAGA40,88060.3%+15.4 pts

25Milledgeville, GAGA16,83559.9%+6.4 pts

26Lilburn, GAGA16,36958.5%+7.8 pts

27Lawrenceville, GAGA32,82258.4%+7.3 pts

28Cedartown, GAGA10,51458.2%+7.4 pts

29Riverdale, GAGA14,63758.0%−8.1 pts

30Woodstock, GAGA39,89557.9%+23.3 pts

31Locust Grove, GAGA14,61057.3%+26.0 pts

32Marietta, GAGA63,57457.3%+8.2 pts

33East Point, GAGA38,22556.8%+4.0 pts

34Gainesville, GAGA49,22156.6%+9.8 pts

35Dock Junction, GAGA8,14756.3%+9.7 pts

36Nashville, GAGA5,03856.3%−1.4 pts

37Peachtree Corners, GAGA42,51956.2%–

38Waycross, GAGA13,93656.2%+10.9 pts

39Cornelia, GAGA5,45956.1%+8.8 pts

40Stonecrest, GAGA61,33756.0%–

41Fair Oaks, GAGA9,01456.0%+8.1 pts

42Athens, GAGA128,61256.0%+2.5 pts

43LaGrange, GAGA34,73055.9%+6.9 pts

44Sugar Hill, GAGA29,28055.8%−10.0 pts

45Carrollton, GAGA27,92555.5%−4.1 pts

46Mableton, GAGA78,82055.3%−2.6 pts

47Eatonton, GAGA6,74955.2%−3.6 pts

48Fairfield Plantation, GAGA6,17254.9%–

49Monroe, GAGA16,50754.8%+0.5 pts

50Griffin, GAGA23,89654.7%−2.2 pts

51Stockbridge, GAGA36,33154.6%+7.3 pts

52Georgetown, GAGA11,15854.6%+2.6 pts

53Fairview, GAGA5,30254.5%−11.5 pts

54North Decatur, GAGA18,44254.4%+6.7 pts

55Union City, GAGA29,91054.3%−3.2 pts

56Conyers, GAGA20,37754.2%+1.2 pts

57Covington, GAGA17,47754.1%−6.5 pts

58South Fulton, GAGA112,82053.7%–

59Hiram, GAGA5,58553.6%+4.0 pts

60Kingsland, GAGA21,29953.3%+3.4 pts

61Mountain Park, GAGA12,85053.2%−12.9 pts

62Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,55653.0%–

63Cumming, GAGA12,49452.8%−8.2 pts

64Dacula, GAGA9,37352.7%−2.8 pts

65Pooler, GAGA32,74452.7%+27.7 pts

66Buford, GAGA18,78052.6%−2.6 pts

67Adel, GAGA5,85452.3%+11.5 pts

68Augusta, GAGA201,99952.1%+6.7 pts

69Valdosta, GAGA56,18652.1%+1.2 pts

70College Park, GAGA13,88751.8%−1.7 pts

71Kennesaw, GAGA37,97051.8%+4.1 pts

72Richmond Hill, GAGA20,02251.7%−6.8 pts

73Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,90551.6%−9.1 pts

74Savannah, GAGA149,44051.5%−4.3 pts

75Dublin, GAGA16,56551.4%+8.9 pts

76Port Wentworth, GAGA17,60451.4%−11.5 pts

77Thomaston, GAGA9,85251.2%−6.1 pts

78Roswell, GAGA91,50551.0%+1.4 pts

79Lovejoy, GAGA12,92951.0%+12.1 pts

80Dallas, GAGA15,40250.7%−1.3 pts

81Dunwoody, GAGA51,79250.7%+13.0 pts

82North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99750.6%+12.2 pts

83Powder Springs, GAGA21,00450.4%−7.7 pts

84Lithia Springs, GAGA16,87550.4%+11.3 pts

85Druid Hills, GAGA8,16950.4%−4.2 pts

86Gresham Park, GAGA6,93550.3%−9.9 pts

87Acworth, GAGA22,92550.0%−1.1 pts

88Senoia, GAGA6,27650.0%+6.4 pts

89Smyrna, GAGA57,51350.0%+3.3 pts

90Hapeville, GAGA7,41049.9%−10.2 pts

91Cairo, GAGA10,15049.7%+4.6 pts

92Duluth, GAGA33,81549.4%+7.0 pts

93Douglasville, GAGA41,52349.4%−1.6 pts

94Skidaway Island, GAGA9,31549.4%−1.3 pts

95Commerce, GAGA9,30349.4%+11.3 pts

96Johns Creek, GAGA80,40149.2%+12.2 pts

97Rockmart, GAGA5,36949.1%+14.2 pts

98Baxley, GAGA5,05849.0%+11.6 pts

99Atlanta, GAGA529,11049.0%−0.3 pts

100Fort Stewart, GAGA9,28548.7%+0.7 pts

101Perry, GAGA25,69948.6%+8.4 pts

102Garden City, GAGA10,51348.5%+3.7 pts

103Morrow, GAGA6,21148.3%+12.5 pts

104Rome, GAGA38,93448.0%−1.3 pts

105Columbus, GAGA202,17147.4%+0.9 pts

106St. Marys, GAGA20,54647.3%+13.8 pts

107Madison, GAGA5,17946.9%+5.4 pts

108Brunswick, GAGA15,73046.9%−3.4 pts

109Warner Robins, GAGA87,76146.6%+1.1 pts

110Chamblee, GAGA32,33446.6%−6.1 pts

111Scottdale, GAGA10,54246.5%−5.6 pts

112Albany, GAGA66,90746.5%−2.9 pts

113Alpharetta, GAGA66,92146.5%+12.5 pts

114Wilmington Island, GAGA13,90546.4%+12.1 pts

115Hinesville, GAGA36,67446.0%+5.6 pts

116Thomasville, GAGA18,66746.0%−6.9 pts

117Martinez, GAGA33,75045.9%+3.7 pts

118Winder, GAGA21,25245.8%−12.0 pts

119Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,88645.8%−1.5 pts

120St. Simons, GAGA16,22845.5%+0.4 pts

121Austell, GAGA8,33945.4%−11.2 pts

122Snellville, GAGA22,47845.3%−21.6 pts

123Statesboro, GAGA35,36645.2%−13.2 pts

124Jonesboro, GAGA6,04645.2%−22.7 pts

125Brookhaven, GAGA59,64345.1%–

126Suwanee, GAGA23,03445.1%+7.6 pts

127Flowery Branch, GAGA13,11045.0%+6.0 pts

128Americus, GAGA15,61745.0%−0.9 pts

129Calhoun, GAGA20,19644.9%−9.5 pts

130Waynesboro, GAGA5,51144.3%+5.6 pts

131Adairsville, GAGA5,10144.2%−26.6 pts

132Cordele, GAGA9,65244.1%−15.7 pts

133Vidalia, GAGA10,88544.1%−5.6 pts

134Dalton, GAGA35,32244.1%−2.4 pts

135Decatur, GAGA25,27643.6%+4.1 pts

136Sandy Springs, GAGA105,01343.4%+1.7 pts

137Fairburn, GAGA17,13343.2%−12.4 pts

138Byron, GAGA6,56743.0%−2.3 pts

139Blakely, GAGA5,15642.6%−9.9 pts

140Moultrie, GAGA14,97342.3%−9.3 pts

141Fitzgerald, GAGA8,88242.1%−4.5 pts

142Toccoa, GAGA9,53942.1%−16.2 pts

143Country Club Estates, GAGA8,78042.0%+2.0 pts

144Jefferson, GAGA17,18540.8%−4.1 pts

145Cartersville, GAGA25,34940.8%−21.9 pts

146Evans, GAGA36,99840.7%+3.2 pts

147Eastman, GAGA5,57240.7%+6.8 pts

148Grayson, GAGA5,56940.7%−7.6 pts

149Douglas, GAGA11,86440.6%−6.7 pts

150Rincon, GAGA11,72640.4%−6.4 pts

151Tifton, GAGA17,59540.3%−6.4 pts

152Braselton, GAGA18,49639.9%+17.6 pts

153Fort Valley, GAGA9,22039.5%−11.5 pts

154Cusseta, GAGA8,46539.5%−1.0 pts

155Auburn, GAGA10,11039.1%−19.1 pts

156Vinings, GAGA14,39038.9%−0.0 pts

157Sylvester, GAGA5,43038.6%−16.3 pts

158Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,86838.4%−3.3 pts

159Grovetown, GAGA17,93938.2%−9.8 pts

160Chatsworth, GAGA5,02937.4%−18.8 pts

161Social Circle, GAGA5,53736.8%+0.2 pts

162Glennville, GAGA5,02336.7%+7.6 pts

163Sandersville, GAGA5,39736.1%−17.2 pts

164Jesup, GAGA10,30136.0%−10.1 pts

165Hoschton, GAGA8,62335.9%+5.9 pts

166Bainbridge, GAGA14,60635.0%−18.4 pts

167McRae-Helena, GAGA5,44334.5%–

168Villa Rica, GAGA21,02231.5%−24.0 pts

169LaFayette, GAGA7,15731.4%−18.1 pts

170Milton, GAGA41,26631.3%+0.7 pts

171Swainsboro, GAGA7,43631.0%−11.0 pts

172Palmetto, GAGA5,29830.5%−21.6 pts

173Temple, GAGA6,56429.4%−15.8 pts

174Tyrone, GAGA8,09127.6%+0.5 pts

175Jackson, GAGA5,88426.4%−21.8 pts

176Bemiss, GAGA9,20126.3%–

177Bremen, GAGA7,75125.2%−25.0 pts

178Barnesville, GAGA6,32922.8%−15.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES