What is the #1 most expensive cities in georgia?

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

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 most expensive cities in georgia?: Berkeley Lake ranks #1 with 261.6 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in georgia?: 1. Berkeley Lake (261.6), 2. Dutch Island (258.4), 3. Skidaway Island (223.1), 4. Milton (220.3), 5. Druid Hills (210.9)
How many cities in Georgia are ranked?: This ranking includes 381 cities in Georgia with available data.

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