Fulton County · Georgia · South · 505k residents
Atlanta, GA: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Atlanta: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Georgia median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: Curated city row; coverage varies by fact.
The median home value in Atlanta is $400,000, 28% above the Georgia median. A two-bedroom rents for about $2,000/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 103 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $78,000 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findingsLimited coverage: This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A Southern business and culture hub where Black history, film, food, and music move at metropolitan speed.
Known for: Civil rights history, hip-hop, film production, Southern food, and major corporations.
Calendar note: The Atlanta Jazz Festival and Atlanta Film Festival are annual cultural anchors.
Story source: Discover Atlanta
- Scale: A large city with a quarter-million or more residents in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Atlanta about 42 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 217 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 48 and an average commute of 32 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Atlanta side by side
Cost of living index
103
Median home value
$400,000
2-bedroom rent
$2,000/mo
Median household income
$78,000
Housing momentum
How fast Atlanta's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
33/100
Cooling
Ranks Atlanta's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Atlanta's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| Median home value | $400,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $250 |
| Property tax rate | 1% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,600/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $2,000/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.94% |
| Sales tax | 8.9% |
| Cost of living index | 103 |
| Groceries index | 100 |
| Utilities | $180/mo |
| Transit pass | $95/mo |
| Gas price | $3.15/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,400/mo |
| Median household income | $78,000 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7% |
| Population | 505k |
| Crime index | 54/100 |
| School rating | 6.0/10 |
| Walkability | 48/100 |
| Disaster risk | 96/100 |
| Avg. commute | 32 min |
| Sunny days / year | 217 days |
| July high | 90°F |
| January low | 34°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | -3.3% |
| Home price MoM | -0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +2.7% |
| Rent MoM | +0.4% |
| Ocean coast | 238 mi |
| Big lake | 42 mi |
| Mountains | 84 mi |
| Major airport | 8 mi |
| Ski resort | 143 mi |
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Real listings in Atlanta
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- What is the cost of living in Atlanta, GA?
- Atlanta indexes at 103 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $2,000/mo and a median home value of $400,000.
- How much does a house cost in Atlanta?
- The median home value in Atlanta is $400,000, 28% above the Georgia median (compiled estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Atlanta?
- A two-bedroom in Atlanta rents for about $2,000/mo.