What is the #1 cheapest places to live in georgia?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Cuthbert	3,045	51.1
2	Edison	1,330	53.9
3	Nicholls	3,484	54.2
4	Sparta	1,827	54.9
5	Alamo	3,108	55.3
6	Butler	1,916	55.6
7	Oglethorpe	1,069	56.2
8	Lumber City	1,113	57.6
9	Quitman	4,046	57.6
10	Wadley	1,991	59.3
11	Summerville	4,406	59.8
12	Homerville	2,243	60.7
13	Baxley	4,971	61.0
14	Rochelle	1,218	61.5
15	Pearson	1,978	62.0
16	Willacoochee	1,430	62.0
17	Tennille	1,605	62.2
18	Buena Vista	1,966	62.3
19	Reynolds	1,051	62.6
20	Nahunta	1,168	63.2
21	Millen	2,959	63.4
22	Wrightsville	3,479	63.6
23	Dawson	4,292	63.7
24	Ashburn	4,226	64.3
25	Abbeville	2,756	64.5
26	Cochran	4,815	64.8
27	Chester	1,708	65.3
28	Richland	1,218	66.2
29	Warrenton	1,788	66.2
30	Unadilla	3,057	66.5
31	Twin City	1,983	66.6
32	Gordon	2,186	66.8
33	Lakeview Estates	3,057	67.2
34	Fitzgerald	8,962	67.3
35	Fort Gaines	1,166	67.5
36	Soperton	2,901	68.1
37	Claxton	2,439	68.1
38	Enigma	1,423	68.2
39	Hazlehurst	4,072	68.3
40	Georgetown-Quitman County unified government	2,092	68.6
41	Camilla	5,158	68.7
42	Waynesboro	5,700	68.7
43	Webster County unified government	2,348	69.1
44	Cordele	10,107	69.3
45	Mount Vernon	2,080	69.4
46	Colquitt	2,085	69.6
47	Experiment	3,165	69.8
48	Wrens	2,048	69.9
49	Waycross	13,813	69.9
50	Lakeland	2,943	70.3
51	Pelham	3,465	70.3
52	Metter	3,976	70.4
53	Nashville	4,918	70.6
54	Thomaston	9,798	71.4
55	Alma	3,441	71.5
56	Sycamore	1,124	71.5
57	Douglas	11,720	71.6
58	Hardwick	3,226	71.6
59	Cedartown	10,211	72.1
60	Trenton	2,061	72.2
61	Brunswick	15,248	72.3
62	Norman Park	1,242	72.7
63	East Dublin	2,712	72.8
64	Cairo	10,067	72.8
65	Sylvania	2,621	72.8
66	Sparks	2,225	73.2
67	Roberta	1,235	73.3
68	Remerton	1,430	73.5
69	Ocilla	3,233	73.6
70	Reidsville	2,541	73.8
71	Lavonia	2,508	74.1
72	Greensboro	3,603	74.1
73	Hawkinsville	3,986	74.1
74	Trion	2,215	74.2
75	Elberton	4,691	74.6
76	Fort Valley	8,808	74.6
77	Adel	5,619	74.8
78	Folkston	4,609	74.8
79	Young Harris	1,087	75.1
80	LaFayette	6,944	75.2
81	Americus	15,910	75.7
82	Blackshear	3,562	76.1
83	Royston	2,335	76.4
84	Swainsboro	7,561	76.5
85	Boston	1,305	76.5
86	Unionville	1,670	76.6
87	McCaysville	1,571	76.8
88	Arlington	1,083	77.0
89	McRae-Helena	5,959	77.1
90	Sandersville	5,673	77.4
91	Washington	3,700	77.8
92	Hartwell	4,523	78.2
93	Bainbridge	14,353	78.4
94	Davisboro	2,120	78.6
95	Lyons	4,217	78.9
96	Omega	1,058	78.9
97	Raoul	2,211	78.9
98	Moultrie	14,545	79.0
99	Dublin	16,023	79.0
100	Donalsonville	2,823	79.1
101	Harlem	3,793	79.1
102	Montezuma	3,002	79.1
103	Eastman	5,624	79.2
104	Jesup	9,863	79.3
105	Lincolnton	1,695	79.3
106	Thomson	6,824	79.7
107	Glennville	5,199	79.9
108	Woodbine	1,006	80.6
109	Chattanooga Valley	4,298	80.7
110	East Griffin	1,219	80.9
111	Jackson	5,648	81.1
112	Bowdon	2,284	81.5
113	Rossville	3,981	81.8
114	Mountain City	1,027	81.8
115	Cave Spring	1,148	81.9
116	Tallapoosa	3,234	82.0
117	Tifton	17,140	82.0
118	Albany	67,939	82.0
119	Ellaville	1,698	82.4
120	Blakely	5,276	82.5
121	Forest Park	19,619	82.7
122	Milledgeville	16,873	82.8
123	Ringgold	3,412	83.0
124	Cornelia	4,813	83.1
125	Lindale	4,611	83.2
126	West Point	3,501	83.8
127	Statesboro	33,705	83.9
128	Louisville	2,448	84.4
129	Vienna	2,879	84.4
130	Greenville	1,330	84.5
131	Baconton	1,134	84.8
132	Vidalia	10,762	84.9
133	Manchester	3,587	85.1
134	LaGrange	31,479	85.1
135	Toccoa	9,173	85.3
136	Union Point	1,745	85.9
137	Conley	5,404	86.1
138	Eatonton	6,430	86.2
139	Garden City	10,375	86.2
140	Valdosta	55,222	86.3
141	Dock Junction	8,786	86.3
142	Monticello	2,668	86.4
143	Nicholson	1,899	86.6
144	Buchanan	1,324	87.1
145	Darien	1,260	87.4
146	Blue Ridge	1,688	87.7
147	Hagan	1,466	87.7
148	Deenwood	2,340	87.8
149	Hannahs Mill	3,335	87.9
150	Aragon	2,304	88.5
151	Griffin	23,650	88.7
152	Echols County consolidated government	3,705	88.9
153	Jonesboro	6,137	89.1
154	Fort Oglethorpe	10,332	89.6
155	Zebulon	1,711	89.9
156	Comer	1,928	89.9
157	Morgan	1,878	90.2
158	Sylvester	5,557	90.5
159	Calhoun	17,611	90.6
160	Thomasville	18,720	90.9
161	Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government	9,181	91.1
162	Ellijay	1,931	91.2
163	Lakeview	4,760	91.2
164	Jasper	4,374	91.3
165	Rockmart	5,142	91.3
166	Baldwin	3,728	91.6
167	Porterdale	1,291	91.7
168	Macon-Bibb County	156,543	91.9
169	Resaca	1,247	92.1
170	Fairview	5,620	92.3
171	Monroe	15,336	92.3
172	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	201,504	92.8
173	Barnesville	6,070	92.9
174	Gumlog	2,303	93.0
175	Alto	1,187	93.0
176	Brooklet	2,295	93.7
177	Hogansville	3,243	94.5
178	Hiawassee	1,300	94.6
179	Rome	37,754	94.8
180	Country Club Estates	9,575	94.9
181	Fairmount	1,218	95.1
182	Clayton	2,420	95.3
183	Flovilla	1,013	96.0
184	Union City	27,300	96.0
185	Columbus	204,383	96.1
186	Lithonia	2,614	96.8
187	Springfield	2,874	96.9
188	Arcade	1,705	97.0
189	Dalton	34,402	97.1
190	Tunnel Hill	1,122	97.4
191	Lake City	2,911	97.5
192	Chatsworth	4,857	98.4
193	Sterling	1,849	98.4
194	Panthersville	8,840	98.6
195	Hahira	3,404	98.7
196	Hephzibah	3,688	98.7
197	Rutledge	1,134	98.7
198	Dasher	1,212	98.8
199	Palmetto	4,681	99.0
200	Walthourville	3,770	99.1
201	Carrollton	27,058	99.6
202	Stone Mountain	6,639	99.7
203	Pembroke	2,628	99.9
204	Hinesville	35,282	100.4
205	Gray	3,453	101.0
206	College Park	13,969	101.0
207	Leesburg	3,509	101.1
208	Mount Zion	2,284	101.4
209	Lithia Springs	16,138	102.2
210	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	126,987	102.4
211	Conyers	17,916	102.6
212	Russell	1,335	103.2
213	Fair Oaks	10,392	103.3
214	Warner Robins	81,438	103.4
215	Clarkesville	1,827	103.4
216	Guyton	2,574	103.4
217	Covington	14,334	103.4
218	Bloomingdale	2,983	103.6
219	Putney	3,244	104.0
220	Clarkston	14,560	104.3
221	Lula	2,903	104.5
222	Forsyth	4,641	104.6
223	Pine Mountain	1,343	104.8
224	Commerce	7,684	105.0
225	Savannah	147,546	105.1
226	Cohutta	1,018	105.2
227	Oxford	1,945	105.3
228	Shannon	1,618	105.7
229	Riverdale	14,866	106.3
230	Ludowici	1,822	106.8
231	East Point	38,233	107.6
232	Mount Airy	1,475	108.4
233	Demorest	2,335	108.5
234	Chickamauga	2,999	108.5
235	Cleveland	3,529	108.6
236	Winder	18,847	108.7
237	Franklin Springs	1,086	108.7
238	Epworth	1,509	108.8
239	Irondale	8,722	109.6
240	Morrow	6,519	109.6
241	Midway	2,173	109.8
242	Oakwood	5,499	110.2
243	Statham	2,902	110.3
244	Redan	30,426	110.7
245	Byron	5,839	111.1
246	Fort Stewart	9,976	111.3
247	Candler-McAfee	21,316	112.2
248	Bonanza	3,567	112.2
249	St. Marys	18,805	112.7
250	Grantville	3,220	113.4
251	Maysville	1,829	113.4
252	Dexter	1,006	113.6
253	Hapeville	6,590	114.9
254	Nelson	1,015	115.6
255	Austell	8,351	115.8
256	Moody AFB	1,570	116.0
257	Lilburn	14,939	116.3
258	Indian Springs	1,951	116.4
259	Centerville	8,323	116.4
260	Bogart	1,298	116.7
261	Rincon	11,152	116.7
262	Perry	22,243	117.1
263	Gainesville	44,051	117.2
264	Stonecrest	59,917	117.5
265	Auburn	8,222	117.6
266	Bremen	7,364	117.9
267	Lawrenceville	30,626	117.9
268	Dallas	14,440	118.2
269	Homer	1,628	118.8
270	Varnell	2,623	118.9
271	Walnut Grove	1,594	118.9
272	Lovejoy	10,967	119.1
273	Belvedere Park	14,422	119.3
274	Grovetown	16,516	119.5
275	Gresham Park	7,544	119.5
276	Emerson	1,716	119.7
277	Kingsland	19,101	119.7
278	Stockbridge	35,475	120.0
279	Social Circle	5,113	120.2
280	Euharlee	4,251	120.6
281	Doraville	10,738	121.8
282	Buford	17,611	122.5
283	Cartersville	23,617	122.8
284	Locust Grove	9,931	123.1
285	Madison	4,714	123.1
286	Martinez	33,019	123.2
287	Bemiss	8,464	124.1
288	Reed Creek	2,672	124.2
289	Dawsonville	4,147	124.3
290	Chattahoochee Hills	3,537	124.3
291	Henderson	2,591	124.3
292	Pendergrass	2,261	124.7
293	Hampton	8,491	125.0
294	Kings Bay Base	2,394	125.3
295	Rock Spring	1,310	126.1
296	Port Wentworth	11,997	126.2
297	Georgetown	11,606	126.7
298	West Brow	1,243	127.2
299	Thunderbolt	2,552	127.4
300	Adairsville	4,960	129.6
301	Temple	5,655	129.7
302	Dahlonega	7,194	129.7
303	Douglasville	36,284	130.3
304	Marietta	61,773	130.3
305	Newnan	43,510	130.6
306	Villa Rica	17,798	130.9
307	Loganville	14,878	131.0
308	Mableton	42,403	131.5
309	McDonough	30,056	131.7
310	Hamilton	1,911	131.7
311	South Fulton	109,157	131.9
312	Fairplay	1,628	132.9
313	Jefferson	14,249	133.0
314	Acworth	22,370	133.8
315	Cumming	7,869	134.3
316	Scottdale	10,398	134.4
317	Tucker	37,022	134.4
318	Fairburn	16,609	136.1
319	Kennesaw	33,627	136.3
320	Montgomery	4,704	136.9
321	Watkinsville	3,151	137.1
322	Jekyll Island	1,078	137.2
323	Norcross	17,669	137.4
324	Dacula	7,135	137.7
325	Fayetteville	19,364	137.9
326	Winterville	2,245	137.9
327	Canton	34,587	138.2
328	Hiram	5,073	138.3
329	Hoschton	3,700	139.2
330	Richmond Hill	17,408	141.3
331	Pooler	27,235	141.5
332	Robins AFB	1,187	141.8
333	Atlanta	499,287	142.3
334	Ellerslie	1,036	142.3
335	Snellville	21,203	143.7
336	Fairfield Plantation	6,231	143.8
337	Flemington	1,324	145.8
338	Chamblee	30,369	145.8
339	Powder Springs	17,414	147.6
340	Peachtree Corners	42,184	148.5
341	Wilmington Island	14,457	148.6
342	Clermont	1,316	149.0
343	Flowery Branch	10,286	151.8
344	Ball Ground	2,665	153.3
345	Duluth	31,958	154.8
346	Smyrna	56,285	155.0
347	Sugar Hill	25,285	157.2
348	North Druid Hills	18,172	159.6
349	Woodstock	36,297	160.3
350	Vinings	13,538	161.6
351	Cataula	1,898	161.6
352	Tyrone	7,803	161.7
353	St. Simons	16,026	163.4
354	North Decatur	18,460	164.0
355	Whitemarsh Island	6,918	164.5
356	Evans	37,718	166.0
357	Braselton	14,139	168.3
358	Suwanee	21,811	168.8
359	Sandy Springs	107,198	169.2
360	Tybee Island	3,121	170.2
361	Isle of Hope	1,945	170.7
362	Holly Springs	17,693	170.9
363	Heron Bay	4,561	171.1
364	Roswell	92,577	173.9
365	Peachtree City	38,977	175.2
366	Senoia	5,353	177.4
367	Avondale Estates	3,525	179.1
368	Dunwoody	51,563	180.7
369	Brookhaven	57,224	183.6
370	Lookout Mountain	1,825	185.8
371	Talahi Island	1,028	189.0
372	Grayson	4,699	193.9
373	Buckhead	4,640	197.7
374	Decatur	24,470	198.5
375	Alpharetta	66,355	209.2
376	Johns Creek	82,115	209.6
377	Druid Hills	8,278	210.9
378	Milton	41,305	220.3
379	Skidaway Island	8,907	223.1
380	Dutch Island	1,353	258.4
381	Berkeley Lake	2,615	261.6

Methodology

Cities in Georgia are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in georgia?: Cuthbert ranks #1 with 51.1 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in georgia?: 1. Cuthbert (51.1), 2. Edison (53.9), 3. Nicholls (54.2), 4. Sparta (54.9), 5. Alamo (55.3)
How many cities in Georgia are ranked?: This ranking includes 381 cities in Georgia with available data.

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