Best Places to Buy Rental Property in Georgia (2026)

There is no honest way to rank Georgia cities by rental return without rent data, and this page does not have it. What it does have is transaction evidence: the median price homes actually closed at inside each city's limits, and how many closings happened. That answers the two questions that come before any cash flow analysis, what it costs to get in and whether you can get back out.

What this page measures, and what it does not

Every city below cleared at least 100 closings in its reporting window, which filters out markets too thin to read. They are ranked cheapest first by median closed price, from $161,250 to $252,000. You will not find rent estimates, rent-to-price ratios, cap rates, cash-on-cash projections or gross yield rankings here. Resideline does not have verified rent data for these cities, so publishing those numbers would be invention rather than analysis. Entry price and transaction volume are what the data supports. Every figure describes closings inside the city limits, not the wider postal area that shares the city's name. The two can differ a lot: a postal area usually reaches into surrounding townships, which pulls the median toward whatever those townships are worth. Georgia's statewide median closed price is $355,000 across 83,556 tracked closings.

The rankings

1. Brunswick, $161,250, 186 closings

At $161,250 the entry price is about 45 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 186 closings there over the last last 12 months, roughly 16 a month. About 92 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Brunswick market page.

2. Macon, $177,000, 1,115 closings

At $177,000 the entry price is about 50 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 1,115 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 186 a month. About 94 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Macon market page.

3. Columbus, $190,000, 1,221 closings

At $190,000 the entry price is about 54 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 1,221 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 204 a month. About 95 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Columbus market page.

4. Milledgeville, $196,500, 148 closings

At $196,500 the entry price is about 55 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 148 closings there over the last last 12 months, roughly 12 a month. About 85 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. This is a low-volume market, so treat the median as directional. Full detail is on the Milledgeville market page.

5. Warner Robins, $200,000, 461 closings

At $200,000 the entry price is about 56 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 461 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 77 a month. About 95 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Warner Robins market page.

6. Augusta, $205,000, 972 closings

At $205,000 the entry price is about 58 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 972 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 162 a month. About 88 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Augusta market page.

7. Valdosta, $210,000, 340 closings

At $210,000 the entry price is about 59 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 340 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 57 a month. About 93 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Valdosta market page.

8. Riverdale, $214,000, 122 closings

At $214,000 the entry price is about 60 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 122 closings there over the last last 12 months, roughly 10 a month. That is a thin market: both your comparable set and your eventual exit depend on a small buyer pool. About 84 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. This is a low-volume market, so treat the median as directional. Full detail is on the Riverdale market page.

9. Griffin, $216,000, 170 closings

At $216,000 the entry price is about 61 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 170 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 28 a month. About 91 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Griffin market page.

10. Conyers, $226,250, 230 closings

At $226,250 the entry price is about 64 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 230 closings there over the last last 12 months, roughly 19 a month. Full detail is on the Conyers market page.

11. Lagrange, $226,450, 244 closings

At $226,450 the entry price is about 64 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 244 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 41 a month. About 94 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Lagrange market page.

12. Rome, $235,000, 296 closings

At $235,000 the entry price is about 66 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 296 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 49 a month. About 89 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Rome market page.

13. Hinesville, $239,999, 346 closings

At $239,999 the entry price is about 68 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 346 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 58 a month. About 85 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Hinesville market page.

14. Jackson, $246,990, 153 closings

At $246,990 the entry price is about 70 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 153 closings there over the last last 12 months, roughly 13 a month. About 96 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Jackson market page.

15. Lithonia, $252,000, 679 closings

At $252,000 the entry price is about 71 percent of the Georgia median. Resideline tracked 679 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 113 a month. About 80 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Lithonia market page.

How to use this list

Treat it as a shortlist, not an answer. A citywide median cannot price a specific address: property type, size, condition and location move a number far more than the city line does. Run any address on this list through Resideline for the comparable set behind its value.

Figures last updated August 23, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.