Georgia (GA)
STATESAFMRState Median Investment Score
88Below average
| BR | Rent | 3Y CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 0 BR | $698 - $2,330—Median: $992 | 2.9% |
| 1 BR | $766 - $2,430▲Median: $1,053 | 3.8% |
| 2 BR | $1,000 - $2,640▼Median: $1,205 | 4.2% |
| 3 BR | $1,190 - $3,150▼Median: $1,555 | 2.4% |
| 4 BR | $1,317 - $3,740▼Median: $1,760 | 2.4% |
Market Alignment
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
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County map
Georgia fair market rent by county, FY 2027
HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 159 counties in Georgia. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $1,058. That is down 1.5% from $1,074 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $1,002 in Wilkinson County to $1,762 in Barrow County. 27 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 74 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. 357 ZIP codes in 8 metro areas must use Small Area FMRs, so voucher payment standards there are set by ZIP code.
Two-bedroom FMR by county
| County | 2BR | Change | HUD FMR area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Bartow County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Carroll County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Cherokee County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Clayton County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Cobb County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Coweta County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Dawson County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| DeKalb County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Douglas County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Fayette County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Forsyth County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Fulton County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Gwinnett County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Heard County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Henry County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Jasper County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Newton County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Paulding County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Pickens County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Pike County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Rockdale County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Spalding County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Walton County | $1,762 | −3.2% | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Bryan County | $1,679 | −0.1% | Savannah, GA MSA |
| Chatham County | $1,679 | −0.1% | Savannah, GA MSA |
| Effingham County | $1,679 | −0.1% | Savannah, GA MSA |
| Hall County | $1,543 | +1.9% | Gainesville, GA MSA |
| Houston County | $1,396 | +2.5% | Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Liberty County | $1,396 | −0.7% | Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Brantley County | $1,378 | +6.6% | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA |
| Glynn County | $1,378 | +6.6% | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA |
| McIntosh County | $1,378 | +6.6% | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA |
| Catoosa County | $1,340 | −3.6% | Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA |
| Dade County | $1,340 | −3.6% | Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA |
| Walker County | $1,340 | −3.6% | Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA |
| Burke County | $1,329 | +5.4% | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Columbia County | $1,329 | +5.4% | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area |
| McDuffie County | $1,329 | +5.4% | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Richmond County | $1,329 | +5.4% | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Morgan County | $1,327 | −8.0% | Morgan County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Bibb County | $1,309 | +0.2% | Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Crawford County | $1,309 | +0.2% | Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Jones County | $1,309 | +0.2% | Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Twiggs County | $1,309 | +0.2% | Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Camden County | $1,300 | +6.1% | Non-metro |
| Clarke County | $1,285 | −3.5% | Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA |
| Madison County | $1,285 | −3.5% | Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA |
| Oconee County | $1,285 | −3.5% | Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA |
| Oglethorpe County | $1,285 | −3.5% | Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA |
| Thomas County | $1,233 | +7.3% | Non-metro |
| Chattahoochee County | $1,212 | +11.4% | Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Harris County | $1,212 | +11.4% | Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Marion County | $1,212 | +11.4% | Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Muscogee County | $1,212 | +11.4% | Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Jackson County | $1,205 | +4.5% | Non-metro |
| Floyd County | $1,204 | +1.0% | Rome, GA MSA |
| Troup County | $1,194 | +2.3% | Non-metro |
| White County | $1,194 | +1.4% | Non-metro |
| Charlton County | $1,190 | +14.9% | Non-metro |
| Brooks County | $1,179 | −1.1% | Valdosta, GA MSA |
| Echols County | $1,179 | −1.1% | Valdosta, GA MSA |
| Lanier County | $1,179 | −1.1% | Valdosta, GA MSA |
| Lowndes County | $1,179 | −1.1% | Valdosta, GA MSA |
| Long County | $1,163 | +2.6% | Long County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Bulloch County | $1,160 | −1.5% | Non-metro |
| Monroe County | $1,151 | −2.0% | Monroe County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Lumpkin County | $1,148 | −7.8% | Lumpkin County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Sumter County | $1,139 | +4.7% | Non-metro |
| Putnam County | $1,127 | −0.6% | Non-metro |
| Rabun County | $1,127 | +0.9% | Non-metro |
| Whitfield County | $1,127 | +0.5% | Dalton, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Peach County | $1,118 | −1.0% | Peach County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Baldwin County | $1,104 | +2.9% | Non-metro |
| Dougherty County | $1,103 | −2.3% | Albany, GA MSA |
| Lee County | $1,103 | −2.3% | Albany, GA MSA |
| Terrell County | $1,103 | −2.3% | Albany, GA MSA |
| Worth County | $1,103 | −2.3% | Albany, GA MSA |
| Irwin County | $1,080 | −0.8% | Non-metro |
| Pierce County | $1,058 | +1.5% | Non-metro |
| Gilmer County | $1,047 | +1.1% | Non-metro |
| Union County | $1,042 | +5.9% | Non-metro |
| Franklin County | $1,032 | +1.5% | Non-metro |
| Lincoln County | $1,026 | +3.1% | Lincoln County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Haralson County | $1,023 | −7.6% | Haralson County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Polk County | $1,017 | −0.1% | Non-metro |
| Randolph County | $1,017 | −1.1% | Non-metro |
| Elbert County | $1,013 | −5.7% | Non-metro |
| Gordon County | $1,013 | +0.2% | Non-metro |
| Ware County | $1,011 | −1.9% | Non-metro |
| Habersham County | $1,007 | −1.1% | Non-metro |
| Laurens County | $1,007 | +3.5% | Non-metro |
| Murray County | $1,006 | −0.3% | Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Appling County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Atkinson County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Bacon County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Baker County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Banks County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Ben Hill County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Berrien County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Bleckley County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Butts County | $1,002 | −6.8% | Butts County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Calhoun County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Candler County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Chattooga County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Clay County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Clinch County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Coffee County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Colquitt County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Cook County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Crisp County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Decatur County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Dodge County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Dooly County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Early County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Emanuel County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Evans County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Fannin County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Glascock County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Grady County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Greene County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Hancock County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Hart County | $1,002 | −3.8% | Non-metro |
| Jeff Davis County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Jefferson County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Jenkins County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Johnson County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Lamar County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Macon County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Meriwether County | $1,002 | +0.1% | Meriwether County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Miller County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Mitchell County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Montgomery County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Pulaski County | $1,002 | −0.1% | Non-metro |
| Quitman County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Schley County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Screven County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Seminole County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Stephens County | $1,002 | −0.4% | Non-metro |
| Stewart County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Stewart County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Talbot County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Talbot County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Taliaferro County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Tattnall County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Taylor County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Telfair County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Tift County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Toombs County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Towns County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Treutlen County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Turner County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Upson County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Warren County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Washington County | $1,002 | +0.3% | Non-metro |
| Wayne County | $1,002 | −1.9% | Non-metro |
| Webster County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Wheeler County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Wilcox County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Wilkes County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Wilkinson County | $1,002 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
HUD metro FMR areas
| Metro area | Counties | 2BR |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 24 | $1,762 |
| Savannah, GA MSA | 3 | $1,679 |
| Gainesville, GA MSA | 1 | $1,543 |
| Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,396 |
| Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,396 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA | 3 | $1,378 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | 3 | $1,340 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area | 4 | $1,329 |
| Morgan County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,327 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 4 | $1,309 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA | 4 | $1,285 |
| Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area | 4 | $1,212 |
| Rome, GA MSA | 1 | $1,204 |
| Valdosta, GA MSA | 4 | $1,179 |
| Long County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,163 |
| Monroe County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,151 |
| Lumpkin County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,148 |
| Dalton, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,127 |
| Peach County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,118 |
| Albany, GA MSA | 4 | $1,103 |
| Lincoln County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,026 |
| Haralson County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,023 |
| Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,006 |
| Butts County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,002 |
| Meriwether County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,002 |
| Stewart County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,002 |
| Talbot County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,002 |
Questions about Georgia rents
What is the fair market rent in Georgia?
HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in Georgia is $1,058. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.
Which Georgia counties have the highest fair market rent?
For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Barrow County ($1,762), Bartow County ($1,762), Carroll County ($1,762).
Does Georgia use Small Area Fair Market Rents?
Yes, in part. HUD requires Small Area FMRs in 357 ZIP codes across 8 metro areas, led by the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area; Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA. Elsewhere, housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.
Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.
Data source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Fiscal Year 2027