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Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA vs Jacksonville, NC

Cusseta-Chattahoochee County

Georgia

vs

Jacksonville

North Carolina

Across 36 directional measures we can compare, Cusseta-Chattahoochee County leads on 28 and Jacksonville on 8. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 2% higher in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,348$1,321
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County is 2% higher
Median household income
$61,042$57,697
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County is 6% higher
Median home value
$102,700$210,100
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County is 51% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $47,200 a year left in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County and $43,500 in Jacksonville. Money goes further in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, by about $3,700 a year.
  • A household earning Cusseta-Chattahoochee County's median of $61,042 would need about $61,000 in Jacksonville to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 2.8 points a year in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, and rent outran pay by 0.8 points a year in Jacksonville.

How these are calculated

GeorgiaNorth CarolinaJacksonville, NCCusseta-Chattahoochee County, GACusseta-Chattahoochee CountyJacksonvilleCusseta-Chattahoochee CountyJacksonville

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Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GAComposite 48.4 / 100
46
561645n/a1006017
02Jacksonville, NCComposite 40.9 / 100
27
32183837975343

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureCusseta-Chattahoochee CountyJacksonvilleAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,348$1,321
Rent to income126.5%27.5%
Property tax rate10.8%0.9%
Home price to income11.7x3.6x
Prices vs US average289.392.1
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,212$1,319
HUD area median income4$85,800$85,400
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$856$1,870
Median home value1$102,700$210,100
Home prices, 1-year change54.0%2.9%
Home prices, 5-year change548.3%69.3%
Homeownership139.3%38.7%
Renters paying 30%+141.4%56.4%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,454$1,464
Vacant homes133.7%10.7%
Median year built119811992
Jobs and income
Median household income1$61,042$57,697
Income per person1$29,560$30,271
Unemployment19.1%7.3%
Average annual pay6$51,413$48,929
Pay growth, 1 year62.3%4.4%
Jobs61,98253,881
Poverty rate113.9%12.7%
Mean commute111 min15 min
Works from home18.7%12.8%
Commutes by transit15.4%n/a
People
Population18,88771,279
Population change since 20207-11.5%0.1%
Median age124.423.4
Bachelor's or higher129.6%26.3%
High school or higher196.5%93.6%
Household size12.32.3
Born abroad14.8%6.6%
No health insurance16.1%9.9%
Homes with broadband189.7%94.2%
Moving
Moved here in the past year133.3%19.9%
Moved from another state127.6%13.9%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-9.55.4
Income of households moving in8$52,029$53,900
Income of households moving out8$51,515$52,540
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k913.519.1
Shops per 10k912.426.9
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k92.72.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k93.410.1
Child care centers per 10k92.41.8
Parks per 10k1065.37.4
Playgrounds per 10k1027.011.4
Grocery stores per 10k101.13.6
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k109.012.8
Libraries per 10k103.40.8
Named paths and bike trails1060.311.6
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1131.544.8
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1142
National Register listings1233
Founded or incorporated1318551757
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14n/a228
Property crime per 100k14n/a1,714
Schools
Public schools15326
Public school students1594816,116
Students per teacher1513.715.8
Climate
July average high1692°F89°F
January average low1636°F34°F
Average temperature1665°F63°F
Annual precipitation1649.6 in57.1 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk172.095.0
Hurricane risk1752.499.0
Tornado risk1720.485.8
Wildfire risk1735.085.9
Heat wave risk1726.187.5
Median air quality index1848n/a
Good air days1853.4%n/a

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Cusseta-Chattahoochee County $53,920, Jacksonville $52,840 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 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
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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