Last updated 2026-06-15 ยท MovePlan Editorial Team
Well below the national average, an affordable Georgia city famous for its golf.
Cost of living index (US avg = 100): 88
Median 2BR rent: $1,100/mo
Housing: 76 vs 100
Groceries: 94 vs 100
Utilities: 102 vs 100
Transportation: 95 vs 100
Healthcare: 96 vs 100
Augusta pairs the Masters, a riverfront downtown, and a growing cyber and medical sector with very low costs. Affordable housing is the headline, with humid summers the main seasonal trade-off.