County FMR · HUD FY2026

Bleckley County Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for Bleckley County, GA - 23% below the US average.

$742
1-bedroom FMR
$973
2-bedroom FMR
+7.5%
YoY change
-23%
vs US avg

The verdict

Bleckley is the 8th cheapest of 159 counties in Georgia by 2-bedroom FMR; nationally it ranks #976 most affordable of 3,145 HUD counties; rent here has climbed 7.5% since FY 2025, a modest shift relative to most counties.

#976
most affordable of 3,145 US counties (2BR)
#8
cheapest of 159 in Georgia (2BR)
-27%
vs the state average
$29,680
income to afford it (30% rule)

Software Developers spend the smallest share of income on rent here (6.9%), while Fast Food and Counter Workers spend the most (33.8%); 13 of 15 common occupations here can afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent without exceeding the 30% threshold.

FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rent for Bleckley County, GA. Verify with HUD →

Bleckley County, Georgia carries an FY 2026 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $742 per month, the federal benchmark HUD publishes for this county. A 2-bedroom costs $973/mo and a studio is $737/mo. That's 23% below the national benchmark of $959 and 27% below the Georgia average of $1,023.

Rent increased7.5% from FY 2025 ($690), outpacing inflation. The 30% affordability floor is comparatively reachable here at $29,680/year.

Observed renter burden: 45.0% of the 1,143 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent benchmark above.

FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents in Georgia. Population: 12,413. Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (-2.8%, Census ACS). That's slower than Georgia's statewide growth of +5.1% over the same period.

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Area BLECKLEY·COUNTY·GA·GA

Bleckley County, GA: $742/mo 1BR · #976 of 3145 counties (2BR) · FY2026

  • FMR-AREA GA
  • 1BR-FMR $742
  • 2BR-FMR $973
  • RANK-MID #976
  • YOY-SURGE +7.5%
  • VSUS-BELOW -23%
  • VS-ST-LOW -27% GA
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-SMALL 12K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Fulton County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $668–$816
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Fulton ($918 1BR gap)

Read with: Section 8 housing guide

Fair Market Rents (2026)

Studio
State avg: $979 · US avg: $893
$737/mo
↑ 7.6% YoY -25% vs state -17% vs US
1 Bedroom
State avg: $1,023 · US avg: $959
$742/mo
↑ 7.5% YoY -27% vs state -23% vs US
2 Bedroom
State avg: $1,203 · US avg: $1,175
$973/mo
↑ 7.5% YoY -19% vs state -17% vs US
3 Bedroom
State avg: $1,524 · US avg: $1,525
$1,266/mo
↑ 3.6% YoY -17% vs state -17% vs US
4 Bedroom
State avg: $1,775 · US avg: $1,756
$1,395/mo
↓ 5.6% YoY -21% vs state -21% vs US

Year-over-Year Comparison

Bedrooms FY 2025 FY 2026 Change
Studio $685
$737
+$52 (+7.6%)
1 Bedroom $690
$742
+$52 (+7.5%)
2 Bedroom $905
$973
+$68 (+7.5%)
3 Bedroom $1,222
$1,266
+$44 (+3.6%)
4 Bedroom $1,477
$1,395
$-82 (-5.6%)

Rent Burden Analysis

How much of household income goes to rent in Bleckley County. The 30% threshold indicates cost burden.

Studio
16.7%
Affordable
Need $29,480/yr for 30% rule
1 Bedroom
16.8%
Affordable
Need $29,680/yr for 30% rule
2 Bedroom
22%
Affordable
Need $38,920/yr for 30% rule
3 Bedroom
28.7%
Affordable
Need $50,640/yr for 30% rule
4 Bedroom
31.6%
Burdened
Need $55,800/yr for 30% rule
How we calculate this

Rent burden = (FMR × 12) ÷ county median household income. Required income = (FMR × 12) ÷ 0.3, the federal 30%-of-gross-income rule HUD uses to define cost burden. Median household income is from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey; FMR is from HUD's FY2026 release. See methodology.

0%100%National avg22%22%
Bleckley County 2-bedroom rent burden
County median income: $53,005 · National avg burden: 21.7% ·View Georgia rent burden →

Where Bleckley sits among every US county

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 3,145 HUD counties

$973 higher than 31% of 3,145 counties

$600–$800: 23 counties (1%). Below this entry. $800–$1,000: 1,406 counties (45%). This entry sits in this band. $1,000–$1,200: 723 counties (23%). Above this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 417 counties (13%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 181 counties (6%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 172 counties (5%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 108 counties (3%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 29 counties (1%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 40 counties (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 13 counties (0%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 9 counties (0%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 15 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 3 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 3 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 counties (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 counties (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. This county $600 $4,400 every US county, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

How Bleckley compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other Georgia counties

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Bleckley is highlighted. Nearby Georgia counties by 1-bedroom FMR, highest to lowest: Fulton County ($1,660), Gwinnett County ($1,660), Cobb County ($1,660), DeKalb County ($1,660), Clayton County ($1,660), Chatham County ($1,533), Bleckley County (this county) ($742).

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Can Common Jobs Afford Rent Here?

With a below-average 1-bedroom at $742/mo, most of these Georgia occupations clear, or miss, the 30% affordability line.

Occupation GA Salary Rent Burden Verdict
Software Developers $128,920 6.9% Affordable
General & Operations Managers $99,800 8.9% Affordable
Registered Nurses $86,560 10.3% Affordable
Accountants & Auditors $80,100 11.1% Affordable
Elementary School Teachers $63,490 14% Affordable
Electricians $58,860 15.1% Affordable
Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $56,570 15.7% Affordable
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers $56,350 15.8% Affordable
Paralegals & Legal Assistants $55,120 16.2% Affordable
Customer Service Representatives $39,030 22.8% Affordable
Pharmacy Technicians $38,390 23.2% Affordable
Janitors & Cleaners $33,130 26.9% Affordable
Retail Salespersons $29,770 29.9% Affordable
Teaching Assistants $27,860 32% Stretched
Fast Food & Counter Workers $26,310 33.8% Stretched
Salaries: BLS OES (Georgia) median · 30% = affordable threshold · Try the salary calculator →

Rent Trends (2020–2026)

7-year Fair Market Rent history for Bleckley County. Shows how HUD rental rates have changed over time.

Over the 6-year span HUD has tracked for Bleckley (FY 2020-2026), the 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent has risen 43.8% overall, from $516 to $742. Most of that movement was gradual except for a single sharp jump of +15.0% in FY 2024, well above this county's typical year-to-year change.

$400$500$600$700$800 FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026 $742
Bleckley County 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent, FY2020–FY2026
Year Studio 1 BR 2 BR
FY 2026 ↑7.5% $737 $742 $973
FY 2025 ↑2.4% $685 $690 $905
FY 2024 ↑15.0% $669 $674 $885
FY 2023 ↑9.5% $583 $586 $772
FY 2022 ↑4.9% $532 $535 $704
FY 2021 ↓1.2% $507 $510 $648
FY 2020 $513 $516 $651
Total change (6yr): +43.8%
Annualized: +6.2%/yr
1 BR: $516 → $742

Where Bleckley County Ranks in Georgia

Bleckley County is not part of any federally-designated metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area -- an independent rental market not administratively tied to a larger urban core. By 2-bedroom FMR, it ranks #8 of 159 counties in Georgia. Nearest by rank: Appling County ($973), Atkinson County ($973), Bacon County ($973), Baker County ($973), Banks County ($973), Ben Hill County ($973), Berrien County ($973), Bleckley County (this county) ($973), Calhoun County ($973), Candler County ($973), Chattooga County ($973), Clay County ($973), Clinch County ($973), Coffee County ($973), Colquitt County ($973), Cook County ($973).

Appling County
2 BR: $973/mo
Atkinson County
2 BR: $973/mo
Bacon County
2 BR: $973/mo
Baker County
2 BR: $973/mo
Banks County
2 BR: $973/mo
Ben Hill County
2 BR: $973/mo
Berrien County
2 BR: $973/mo
Bleckley County (this county)
2 BR: $973/mo
Calhoun County
2 BR: $973/mo
Candler County
2 BR: $973/mo
Chattooga County
2 BR: $973/mo
Clay County
2 BR: $973/mo
Clinch County
2 BR: $973/mo
Coffee County
2 BR: $973/mo
Colquitt County
2 BR: $973/mo
Cook County
2 BR: $973/mo

Nationwide peers by 2BR FMR & rent burden

Two PlainRent-derived comparison paths for Bleckley County, both outside Georgia so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice above. Axes stay disjoint: burden peers exclude the FMR peer set.

Similar 2-bedroom FMR

Nearest HUD 2BR Fair Market Rents outside GA (FY2026).

Mahoning County
OH · 2 BR $973/mo
Trumbull County
OH · 2 BR $973/mo
Richland County
OH · 2 BR $973/mo
Columbiana County
OH · 2 BR $973/mo

Similar rent burden

Nearest 2BR FMR as a share of median household income (outside GA).

Carroll County
TN · 22% of income · 2 BR $925/mo
Conecuh County
AL · 22% of income · 2 BR $776/mo
Lewis County
WA · 22% of income · 2 BR $1,279/mo
Crockett County
TN · 22% of income · 2 BR $1,083/mo

Nearby Counties in Georgia

Largest counties by population in Georgia

Showing the 8 largest of 158 other counties in Georgia.

Fulton County
1 BR: $1,660/mo Pop: 1,061,944
Gwinnett County
1 BR: $1,660/mo Pop: 957,977
Cobb County
1 BR: $1,660/mo Pop: 765,813
DeKalb County
1 BR: $1,660/mo Pop: 761,209
Clayton County
1 BR: $1,660/mo Pop: 296,312
Chatham County
1 BR: $1,533/mo Pop: 296,266
Cherokee County
1 BR: $1,660/mo Pop: 268,567
Forsyth County
1 BR: $1,660/mo Pop: 253,225
View all counties in Georgia →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average rent in Bleckley County? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Bleckley County is $742 per month. A 2-bedroom is $973 and a studio is $737.
How does Bleckley County rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in Bleckley County is 23% below the national average. A 1-bedroom here costs $742 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Bleckley County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
According to HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent schedule, Bleckley County's 2-bedroom FMR of $973 ranks #976 most affordable among 3,145 HUD counties, placing it in the middle half of HUD counties.
What income do I need to afford rent in Bleckley County? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $29,680 ($2,473/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in Bleckley County.
Is rent going up or down in Bleckley County? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Bleckley County increased by 7.5% from FY 2025 to FY 2026, going from $690 to $742.
Which jobs can afford rent in Bleckley County? ▼
Based on Georgia BLS salary data and the 30% affordability rule, jobs like Software Developers, General and Operations Managers, Registered Nurses can afford a 1-bedroom at $742/mo. 13 of 15 common occupations are affordable here.
How much has rent changed in Bleckley County over time? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Bleckley County went from $516 in FY 2020 to $742 in FY 2026, a total change of +43.8% over 6 years.
How does Fair Market Rent affect Section 8 vouchers in Bleckley County? ▼
In Bleckley County, the FY 2026 FMR of $742/mo for a 1-bedroom sets the baseline that local housing authorities use for Section 8 payment standards.
What does Fair Market Rent mean for Bleckley County? ▼
For Bleckley County, it's the specific 40th-percentile rent HUD publishes each year ($742/mo for a 1-bedroom in FY 2026).

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD Fair Market Rents. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county-level fair-market rent estimates by bedroom count. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr
  • HUD Income Limits - area median income for affordability calculations. huduser.gov/datasets/il
  • HUD Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) - rent burden and housing-cost distribution. huduser.gov/datasets/cp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - county and metro housing characteristics + median rent. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BLS Consumer Price Index, Rent of Primary Residence - rent inflation by metro. bls.gov/cpi
  • IRS Migration Data (SOI) - interstate migration aggregates affecting county demand. irs.gov/statistics/migration
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics - state-level median wages by occupation, used for job affordability analysis. bls.gov/oes

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