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Atlanta, GA

505,268Residents
$85,652Median household income
$1,711/moMedian gross rent
$439,600Median home value
34.2Median age
59%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
46%Homes lived in by their owners
5.1×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 24% of the median household income in Atlanta.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $68,000 a year. In Georgia that leaves roughly $4,428 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $70,000.

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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.