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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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19Bemiss, Georgia
Homes cost 2.3× income
8,999 people · Lowndes County · median home $217,400 · income $92,842 · Jan low 39°F
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)