Atlanta

Most affordable Atlanta suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Forest Park, Georgia City Hall
Forest Park$143k median · 29.1 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
70
Affordability
overall 38 D−
2
Lithia Springs Methodist Church, Lithia Springs Georgia
Lithia Springs$220k median · 29.1 min commute
Cost of living A−Housing FEmployment F
70
Affordability
overall 46 D
3
US Route 29 in Fairburn, Georgia
Fairburn$272k median · 32.9 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing D−Employment B−
69
Affordability
overall 56 C−
4
Powder Springs City Hall
Powder Springs$333k median · 33.3 min commute
Cost of living BHousing C−Employment C
69
Affordability
overall 58 C
5
Villa Rica$274k median · 34.0 min commute
Cost of living BHousing DEmployment C
69
Affordability
overall 55 C−
6
Riverdale Town Center
Riverdale$179k median · 28.3 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment D
68
Affordability
overall 41 D−
7
Snellville City Hall and Senior Center
Snellville$335k median · 37.7 min commute
Cost of living BHousing C−Employment D
67
Affordability
overall 55 C−
8
Dallas$252k median · 41.1 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
66
Affordability
overall 45 D
9
Winder, Georgia, Downtown — Jug Tavern Park, Swingin' Medallions Concert
Winder$289k median · 33.4 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment D−
65
Affordability
overall 49 D+
10
Cartersville City Hall
Cartersville$338k median · 25.9 min commute
Cost of living BHousing D−Employment C
64
Affordability
overall 59 C
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Forest Park (Thomson200 · CC0); Lithia Springs (John Phelan · CC BY 4.0); Fairburn (Thomson200 · CC0); Powder Springs (Xavierhouston1 · CC BY 4.0); Riverdale (Thomson200 · CC0); Snellville (Jober14 (talk) · Public domain); Winder (City of Winder · CC BY-SA 4.0); Cartersville (Thomson200 · CC0).