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HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027

Fair Market Rent in Georgia by county (FY 2027)

Georgia has 159 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,058. The highest is Barrow County at $1,762, the lowest Wilkinson County at $1,002.

Median 2BR

$1,058

Highest 2BR

$1,762

Barrow County

Lowest 2BR

$1,002

Wilkinson County

Counties

159

74 in metro areas

74 of the 159 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 85 get a county rate built from their own rents. The Georgia median of $1,058 is within a couple percent of the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 157 of the 159 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.

The median two-bedroom moved down 1% from FY 2026. 97 counties went up, 62 went down, and the rest held.

Fair Market Rent by county

County
Area
Studio
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
4 BR
YoY
Population
Barrow CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%89,886
Bartow CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%113,113
Carroll CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%124,569
Cherokee CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%281,032
Clayton CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%298,924
Cobb CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%775,208
Coweta CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%152,852
Dawson CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%30,242
DeKalb CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%765,351
Douglas CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%147,888
Fayette CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%122,244
Forsyth CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%267,287
Fulton CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%1,076,561
Gwinnett CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%979,864
Heard CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%11,773
Henry CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%249,960
Jasper CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%15,929
Newton CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%118,152
Paulding CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%178,909
Pickens CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%34,951
Pike CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%19,903
Rockdale CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%95,281
Spalding CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%68,892
Walton CountyMetro$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493-3.2%103,313
Bryan CountyMetro$1,481$1,542$1,679$2,185$2,484-0.1%48,263
Chatham CountyMetro$1,481$1,542$1,679$2,185$2,484-0.1%300,879
Effingham CountyMetro$1,481$1,542$1,679$2,185$2,484-0.1%69,143
Hall CountyMetro$1,185$1,417$1,543$1,860$2,222+1.9%212,705
Houston CountyMetro$1,122$1,248$1,396$1,860$2,238+2.5%169,649
Liberty CountyMetro$1,221$1,228$1,396$1,815$2,333-0.7%67,397
Brantley CountyMetro$991$1,114$1,378$1,642$1,938+6.6%18,315
Glynn CountyMetro$991$1,114$1,378$1,642$1,938+6.6%85,447
McIntosh CountyMetro$991$1,114$1,378$1,642$1,938+6.6%11,312
Catoosa CountyMetro$1,181$1,231$1,340$1,657$1,761-3.6%68,634
Dade CountyMetro$1,181$1,231$1,340$1,657$1,761-3.6%16,165
Walker CountyMetro$1,181$1,231$1,340$1,657$1,761-3.6%68,762
Burke CountyMetro$997$1,202$1,329$1,672$2,035+5.4%24,470
Columbia CountyMetro$997$1,202$1,329$1,672$2,035+5.4%162,434
McDuffie CountyMetro$997$1,202$1,329$1,672$2,035+5.4%21,718
Richmond CountyMetro$997$1,202$1,329$1,672$2,035+5.4%206,069
Morgan CountyMetro$1,170$1,219$1,327$1,581$2,178-8.0%21,078
Bibb CountyMetro$1,109$1,162$1,309$1,560$1,720+0.2%156,578
Crawford CountyMetro$1,109$1,162$1,309$1,560$1,720+0.2%12,225
Jones CountyMetro$1,109$1,162$1,309$1,560$1,720+0.2%28,673
Twiggs CountyMetro$1,109$1,162$1,309$1,560$1,720+0.2%7,803
Camden CountyRural$1,071$1,194$1,300$1,800$2,111+6.1%56,970
Clarke CountyMetro$1,097$1,103$1,285$1,610$1,689-3.5%129,609
Madison CountyMetro$1,097$1,103$1,285$1,610$1,689-3.5%31,528
Oconee CountyMetro$1,097$1,103$1,285$1,610$1,689-3.5%43,551
Oglethorpe CountyMetro$1,097$1,103$1,285$1,610$1,689-3.5%15,509
Thomas CountyRural$1,087$1,093$1,233$1,492$1,620+7.3%45,777
Chattahoochee CountyMetro$1,026$1,053$1,212$1,611$1,876+11.4%8,887
Harris CountyMetro$1,026$1,053$1,212$1,611$1,876+11.4%36,086
Marion CountyMetro$1,026$1,053$1,212$1,611$1,876+11.4%7,509
Muscogee CountyMetro$1,026$1,053$1,212$1,611$1,876+11.4%203,711
Jackson CountyRural$993$1,041$1,205$1,438$2,014+4.5%84,757
Floyd CountyMetro$838$972$1,204$1,576$1,582+1.0%99,693
Troup CountyRural$831$1,023$1,194$1,480$1,935+2.3%70,330
White CountyRural$983$985$1,194$1,423$1,865+1.4%28,810
Charlton CountyRural$904$910$1,190$1,418$1,718+14.9%12,818
Brooks CountyMetro$898$904$1,179$1,575$1,923-1.1%16,293
Echols CountyMetro$898$904$1,179$1,575$1,923-1.1%3,709
Lanier CountyMetro$898$904$1,179$1,575$1,923-1.1%10,221
Lowndes CountyMetro$898$904$1,179$1,575$1,923-1.1%119,965
Long CountyMetro$1,026$1,067$1,163$1,395$1,923+2.6%18,374
Bulloch CountyRural$808$887$1,160$1,436$1,647-1.5%82,683
Monroe CountyMetro$986$1,057$1,151$1,371$1,513-2.0%29,664
Lumpkin CountyMetro$1,012$1,055$1,148$1,445$1,919-7.8%34,505
Sumter CountyRural$865$871$1,139$1,357$1,497+4.7%29,061
Putnam CountyRural$928$1,035$1,127$1,522$1,627-0.6%22,855
Rabun CountyRural$785$862$1,127$1,561$1,740+0.9%17,312
Whitfield CountyMetro$881$1,009$1,127$1,470$1,884+0.5%103,598
Peach CountyMetro$806$1,027$1,118$1,437$1,469-1.0%28,560
Baldwin CountyRural$790$869$1,104$1,315$1,451+2.9%43,642
Dougherty CountyMetro$953$972$1,103$1,482$1,829-2.3%83,091
Lee CountyMetro$953$972$1,103$1,482$1,829-2.3%33,626
Terrell CountyMetro$953$972$1,103$1,482$1,829-2.3%8,850
Worth CountyMetro$953$972$1,103$1,482$1,829-2.3%20,451
Irwin CountyRural$860$865$1,080$1,287$1,559-0.8%9,285
Pierce CountyRural$803$809$1,058$1,261$1,390+1.5%20,202
Gilmer CountyRural$840$845$1,047$1,363$1,750+1.1%32,426
Union CountyRural$791$797$1,042$1,403$1,742+5.9%26,304
Franklin CountyRural$784$789$1,032$1,230$1,490+1.5%24,234
Lincoln CountyMetro$772$784$1,026$1,343$1,348+3.1%7,854
Haralson CountyMetro$777$782$1,023$1,219$1,578-7.6%31,285
Polk CountyRural$772$777$1,017$1,296$1,439-0.1%43,785
Randolph CountyRural$772$777$1,017$1,212$1,468-1.1%6,196
Elbert CountyRural$823$828$1,013$1,311$1,597-5.7%19,849
Gordon CountyRural$705$859$1,013$1,403$1,646+0.2%59,100
Ware CountyRural$768$773$1,011$1,205$1,564-1.9%35,976
Habersham CountyRural$829$865$1,007$1,318$1,323-1.1%47,793
Laurens CountyRural$701$770$1,007$1,286$1,600+3.5%49,798
Murray CountyMetro$779$784$1,006$1,385$1,681-0.3%40,562
Appling CountyRural$825$920$1,002$1,387$1,675+3.0%18,493
Atkinson CountyRural$761$766$1,002$1,194$1,446+3.0%8,337
Bacon CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,446+3.0%11,109
Baker CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,446+3.0%2,790
Banks CountyRural$825$920$1,002$1,280$1,446+3.0%19,264
Ben Hill CountyRural$846$851$1,002$1,194$1,675+3.0%17,089
Berrien CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,377$1,550+3.0%18,352
Bleckley CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,225$1,446+3.0%12,430
Butts CountyMetro$884$920$1,002$1,376$1,675-6.8%26,496
Calhoun CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,518+3.0%5,498
Candler CountyRural$772$777$1,002$1,387$1,675+3.0%11,043
Chattooga CountyRural$791$796$1,002$1,387$1,667+3.0%25,036
Clay CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,246$1,446+3.0%2,850
Clinch CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,446+3.0%6,759
Coffee CountyRural$698$920$1,002$1,387$1,675+3.0%43,347
Colquitt CountyRural$761$766$1,002$1,194$1,561+3.0%46,224
Cook CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,312$1,317+3.0%17,532
Crisp CountyRural$788$793$1,002$1,194$1,317+3.0%19,790
Decatur CountyRural$792$797$1,002$1,273$1,317+3.0%29,195
Dodge CountyRural$761$766$1,002$1,194$1,317+3.0%19,805
Dooly CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,446+3.0%10,984
Early CountyRural$812$920$1,002$1,387$1,532+3.0%10,603
Emanuel CountyRural$825$920$1,002$1,337$1,675+3.0%23,026
Evans CountyRural$761$766$1,002$1,201$1,317+3.0%10,757
Fannin CountyRural$761$766$1,002$1,322$1,327+3.0%25,742
Glascock CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,246$1,446+3.0%2,932
Grady CountyRural$761$766$1,002$1,369$1,571+3.0%26,108
Greene CountyRural$825$855$1,002$1,359$1,364+3.0%20,109
Hancock CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,469+3.0%8,650
Hart CountyRural$825$829$1,002$1,194$1,446-3.8%26,939
Jeff Davis CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,194$1,446+3.0%14,924
Jefferson CountyRural$786$791$1,002$1,194$1,317+3.0%15,341
Jenkins CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,446+3.0%8,711
Johnson CountyRural$786$800$1,002$1,194$1,498+3.0%9,190
Lamar CountyRural$790$795$1,002$1,387$1,451+3.0%19,571
Macon CountyRural$761$766$1,002$1,194$1,497+3.0%11,864
Meriwether CountyMetro$761$766$1,002$1,387$1,515+0.1%20,929
Miller CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,491+3.0%5,850
Mitchell CountyRural$825$920$1,002$1,372$1,610+3.0%21,058
Montgomery CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,675+3.0%8,640
Pulaski CountyRural$825$910$1,002$1,194$1,446-0.1%9,939
Quitman CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,246$1,446+3.0%2,264
Schley CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,348$1,446+3.0%4,513
Screven CountyRural$767$772$1,002$1,215$1,446+3.0%14,130
Seminole CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,349$1,419+3.0%9,156
Stephens CountyRural$761$766$1,002$1,287$1,675-0.4%27,012
Stewart CountyMetro$851$875$1,002$1,334$1,432+3.0%4,869
Talbot CountyMetro$851$875$1,002$1,387$1,549+3.0%5,742
Taliaferro CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,246$1,446+3.0%1,558
Tattnall CountyRural$761$766$1,002$1,194$1,675+3.0%24,208
Taylor CountyRural$761$800$1,002$1,387$1,446+3.0%7,786
Telfair CountyRural$825$882$1,002$1,194$1,317+3.0%11,831
Tift CountyRural$844$849$1,002$1,252$1,502+3.0%41,438
Toombs CountyRural$825$829$1,002$1,291$1,317+3.0%27,102
Towns CountyRural$825$920$1,002$1,387$1,666+3.0%12,913
Treutlen CountyRural$761$766$1,002$1,194$1,446+3.0%6,376
Turner CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,312$1,317+3.0%8,939
Upson CountyRural$825$881$1,002$1,312$1,317+3.0%28,029
Warren CountyRural$772$777$1,002$1,223$1,675+3.0%5,170
Washington CountyRural$795$800$1,002$1,194$1,341+0.3%19,849
Wayne CountyRural$761$766$1,002$1,250$1,624-1.9%30,949
Webster CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,246$1,446+3.0%2,381
Wheeler CountyRural$761$766$1,002$1,387$1,446+3.0%7,335
Wilcox CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,228$1,675+3.0%8,798
Wilkes CountyRural$825$920$1,002$1,194$1,446+3.0%9,549
Wilkinson CountyRural$798$803$1,002$1,291$1,446+3.0%8,747

159 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.

Questions people ask

It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across Georgia's 159 counties is $1,058, ranging from $1,002 in Wilkinson County to $1,762 in Barrow County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.

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