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33.24° N · 84.23° W · GEOID 1325440

East Griffin

Spalding County, Georgia · part of the Atlanta, GA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

East Griffin is home to 1,174 people. Median household income is $45,938 a year and median rent is $1,166 a month, 30.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $65,300, about 1.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,166
15% below the median place
Median household income
$45,938
43% below the median place
Median home value
$65,300
80% below the median place
Unemployment
7.3%
49% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about East Griffin

  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 144 Georgia places.
  • The median home is valued at $65,300, less than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 166 Georgia places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $32,700 a year left, less than in 96% of places its size.
  • 32.4% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 97% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $25 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 94% of places its size.
01

Moving to East Griffin

Spalding County gains about 12.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,799
Moved out4,170
Net+629

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Henry County, GA1,027721+306
Lamar County, GA257291−34
Pike County, GA245280−35

Within Georgia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within GeorgiaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$52K
Leavers$46K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Spalding County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Spalding County report $52,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $46,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$46,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,166 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,141 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $65,300.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Berkeley, MO matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$46,352
34% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
12.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEast GriffinAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.8%36% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure12.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$52,34126% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$46,35234% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.4x, 63% below the median place.

East Griffin30.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$46,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
30.5%
50% above the median place
Home price to income
1.4x
63% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
30%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$32,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$65,300
80% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$755
77% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,141
39% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureEast GriffinAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,16615% below
Rent to income130.5%50% above
Property tax rate11.2%27% above
Home price to income11.4x63% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.11% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7629% above
HUD area median income4County figure$117,80010% above
Property tax paid (median)1$75577% below
Median home value1$65,30080% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.5%22% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure62.4%21% above
Homeownership155.2%17% below
Renters paying 30%+139.8%21% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,14139% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.8%11% above
Median year built119671% below
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$19,841
50% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate32.4% 3.0×
Median household income$45,938 −43%
Mean commute28 min +12%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEast GriffinAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$45,93843% below
Income per person1$19,84150% below
Unemployment1County figure7.3%49% above
Average annual pay6County figure$51,77022% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs6County figure23,53484% below
Poverty rate132.4%201% above
Mean commute128 min12% above
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 71.5%, 23% below the median place.

High school or higher1
71.5%
23% below the median place
Median age1
29.1
25% below the median place
No health insurance1
16.9%
164% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureEast GriffinAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1746646th largest
Median age129.125% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure18.5%42% below
High school or higher171.5%23% below
Household size12.916% above
Born abroad1County figure4.1%54% below
No health insurance116.9%164% above
Homes with broadband183.9%9% below
05

Life in East Griffin

15 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents17.0 +68%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.7 −25%
Shops35.3 +17%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.0 −51%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.3 −19%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.0
51% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.5
35% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
15.7
25% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureEast GriffinAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure18100% above
Public school students11County figure9,35091% above
Students per teacher11County figure14.56% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure15.725% below
Shops per 10k8County figure35.317% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.051% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure16.319% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k917.068% above
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure1515% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 40.9, 56% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached East Griffin. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk13
40.9
56% below the median place
Heat wave risk13
55.3
39% below the median place
Good air days14
41.1%
40% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureEast GriffinAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure90°F4% above
January average low12County figure34°F34% above
Average temperature12County figure63°F14% above
Annual precipitation12County figure50.8 in16% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure40.956% below
Hurricane risk13County figure56.320% below
Tornado risk13County figure62.324% below
Wildfire risk13County figure37.938% below
Heat wave risk13County figure55.339% below
Median air quality index14Metro figure5323% above
Good air days14Metro figure41.1%40% below
08

East Griffin in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 31% of the median income in 2030, up from 30% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,166/mo (2024)$1,520/mo$1,240 to $1,850/mo+4.5%
Median household income$45,938 (2024)$58,000$49,000 to $68,500+4.0%
Median home value$65,300 (2024)$87,000$63,000 to $120,000+4.9%

The median home would be worth 1.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like East Griffin

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Berkeley, MO$1,074$44,265Compare
Pharr, TX$1,037$52,814Compare
Melvindale, MI$1,110$42,185Compare
University, FL$1,295$37,207Compare
University, FLMelvindale, MIPharr, TXBerkeley, MOEast Griffin, GAEast GriffinBerkeleyPharrMelvindaleUniversityEast GriffinBerkeleyPharrMelvindaleUniversity

Common questions

Is East Griffin a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 144 Georgia places. The median home is valued at $65,300, less than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 166 Georgia places. On cost, space and class size it scores 33 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is East Griffin expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 30.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $65,300.

What salary do you need to live in East Griffin?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to East Griffin?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Berkeley, MO, Pharr, TX, Melvindale, MI and University, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares East Griffin with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for East Griffin itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/east-griffin-georgia

Citytistics. “East Griffin, Georgia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/east-griffin-georgia/

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