The Town Files

The 25 Most Affordable Small Towns in Georgia

Ranked by home value ÷ income among 149 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Georgia. #1 is Nicholls, GA (homes cost 1.0× income).

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  1. 25Baxley, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.4× income

    4,942 people · Appling County · median home $72,300 · income $29,880 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  2. 24Sandersville, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.4× income

    5,813 people · Washington County · median home $121,000 · income $49,833 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow

  3. 23Montezuma, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.3× income

    3,047 people · Macon County · median home $107,700 · income $46,875 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

  4. 22Ocilla, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.3× income

    3,498 people · Irwin County · median home $95,700 · income $41,277 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  5. 21Hardwick, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.3× income

    3,513 people · Baldwin County · median home $91,900 · income $39,510 · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow

  6. 20Elberton, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.3× income

    4,640 people · Elbert County · median home $114,900 · income $50,059 · Jan low 30°F · 0 in snow

  7. 19Bemiss, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.3× income

    8,999 people · Lowndes County · median home $217,400 · income $92,842 · Jan low 39°F

  8. 18Hannahs Mill, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.2× income

    3,121 people · Upson County · median home $154,600 · income $69,850 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow

  9. 17Walthourville, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.2× income

    3,680 people · Liberty County · median home $158,700 · income $73,647 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  10. 16Rossville, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.2× income

    3,980 people · Walker County · median home $133,000 · income $59,191 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow

  11. 15Camilla, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.2× income

    5,187 people · Mitchell County · median home $85,400 · income $38,137 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow

  12. 14Swainsboro, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.2× income

    7,425 people · Emanuel County · median home $109,300 · income $49,750 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

  13. 13Soperton, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.1× income

    2,889 people · Treutlen County · median home $69,900 · income $33,146 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  14. 12Vienna, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.1× income

    2,928 people · Dooly County · median home $120,300 · income $57,736 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  15. 11Echols County, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.1× income

    3,697 people · Echols County · median home $124,100 · income $59,489 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow

  16. 10Putney, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.0× income

    2,869 people · Dougherty County · median home $134,600 · income $68,627 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  17. 9Millen, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.0× income

    2,966 people · Jenkins County · median home $86,300 · income $42,269 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow

  18. 8Sylvester, Georgia

    Homes cost 2.0× income

    5,644 people · Worth County · median home $115,900 · income $58,417 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  19. 7Abbeville, Georgia

    Homes cost 1.9× income

    2,685 people · Wilcox County · median home $79,600 · income $42,311 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow

  20. 6Wrightsville, Georgia

    Homes cost 1.9× income

    3,449 people · Johnson County · median home $65,400 · income $34,631 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

  21. 5Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government, Georgia

    Homes cost 1.7× income

    9,565 people · Chattahoochee County · median home $102,700 · income $61,042 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow

  22. 4Lakeview Estates, Georgia

    Homes cost 1.6× income

    2,660 people · Rockdale County · median home $74,700 · income $46,900 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow

  23. 3Unadilla, Georgia

    Homes cost 1.6× income

    3,118 people · Dooly County · median home $60,600 · income $36,875 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

  24. 2Folkston, Georgia

    Homes cost 1.6× income

    4,464 people · Charlton County · median home $78,100 · income $50,116 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

  25. 1Nicholls, Georgia

    Homes cost 1.0× income

    3,147 people · Coffee County · median home $42,900 · income $43,977 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 149 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Georgia (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: