Augusta, Georgia
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Augusta.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Augusta compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 201,504City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $53,134Incorporated place (ACS)32% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 67ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)33% below U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $162,900City limits (ACS)46% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,087City limits (ACS)19% below U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.2%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 21 min16% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 2838% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- UnavailableFBI CDE gap
- Property crime rate
- UnavailableFBI CDE gap
- Summer high
- 92°F5.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 42°F8.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 44.8 in36% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 256Near U.S. avg (266)U.S. 266
Compare Augusta with another city
Piedmont heat and a sprawling logistics/job belt shape commute realities. Expect summer highs near 92°F and winter lows around 42°F. Average one-way commute time is about 21 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 28/100. Labor-market readings near 4.2% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Crime rates are marked unavailable for this municipality in our FBI CDE pull; do not rely on a citywide index.
Augusta (pop. 201,504) sits in Georgia. With median income around $53,134 and a cost index of 67, the market reads among the more affordable large markets in this catalog on housing costs. Entry home prices around $162,900 still look attainable compared with coastal metros.
Augusta is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Augusta with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), 1600000US1304204)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN132450000000003 (Richmond County, May 2026)
- Crime: data unavailable
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00013837 AUGUSTA DANIEL FLD AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28