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South · Georgia · pop 510K

Atlanta, GA

Fit score

Good match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in GA, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,051 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,479 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,004 left over.

Expect summer highs near 89°F, winter lows around 35°F, and about 217 sunny days a year.

The job market looks healthy: 3.4% unemployment and 2.1% job growth over the past year.

Tradeoff: reported crime rates are higher than most cities here, so research specific neighborhoods before deciding.

AFFORD 82HOUSIN 53JOBS 75SAFETY 28CLIMAT 100AMENIT 75

The Atlanta fit print

Est. monthly cost

$4,047/mo

Typical rent

$1,740/mo

Home value ÷ income

5.2×

Score breakdown

Affordability
82
Housing
53
Jobs
75
Safety
28
Climate
100
Amenities
75

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,620/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,740/mo
Median home value
$425,000
Median household income
$81,000
Population
510,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.4%
Job growth (1yr)
2.1%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
780
Property crime rate
4,000

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
89°F
Avg. winter low
35°F
Sunny days / year
217
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈10/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈70/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈12/yr
Annual rain
50"
Annual snow
2"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+46
Int'l airport
≈10 mi
Walkability
48/100
Disaster risk
50/100
Buying instead of renting? Georgia's effective property tax runs about 0.81% of home value per year (≈$287/mo on the median $425,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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