Compare monthly care rates across 629 cities and 356 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Georgia.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Georgia's average caregiver rate of $33.17/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $5,880/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $3,005/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $444/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $5,618/mo; Memory Care averages $7,170/mo.
Sorted by number of Medicare-certified care facilities and local market size.
| City | County | Assisted Living | Memory Care | Nursing Home (Semi) | Median Home Value | CMS Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Dekalb | $6,630/mo | $8,090/mo | $10,240/mo | $331,400 | 20 |
| Macon | Bibb | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $165,800 | 12 |
| Augusta | Columbia | $6,480/mo | $7,910/mo | $10,020/mo | $287,400 | 10 |
| Rome | Floyd | $4,500/mo | $5,490/mo | $6,960/mo | $194,100 | 8 |
| Columbus | Muscogee | $4,600/mo | $5,610/mo | $7,100/mo | $182,300 | 7 |
| Marietta | Cobb | $7,400/mo | $9,030/mo | $11,430/mo | $373,700 | 7 |
| Savannah | Chatham | $5,820/mo | $7,100/mo | $9,000/mo | $273,300 | 7 |
| Decatur | Dekalb | $6,630/mo | $8,090/mo | $10,240/mo | $331,400 | 6 |
| Athens | Clarke | $4,710/mo | $5,750/mo | $7,270/mo | $271,900 | 5 |
| Carrollton | Carroll | $5,210/mo | $6,360/mo | $8,050/mo | $227,500 | 4 |
| Gainesville | Hall | $5,700/mo | $6,950/mo | $8,800/mo | $313,600 | 4 |
| Lawrenceville | Gwinnett | $7,170/mo | $8,750/mo | $11,090/mo | $345,700 | 4 |
| Milledgeville | Baldwin | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $164,700 | 4 |
| Moultrie | Colquitt | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $121,400 | 4 |
| Statesboro | Bulloch | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $191,600 | 4 |
| Thomasville | Thomas | $4,500/mo | $5,490/mo | $6,950/mo | $185,300 | 4 |
| Valdosta | Lowndes | $4,390/mo | $5,360/mo | $6,780/mo | $197,900 | 4 |
| Austell | Cobb | $7,400/mo | $9,030/mo | $11,430/mo | $373,700 | 3 |
| Brunswick | Glynn | $4,920/mo | $6,000/mo | $7,610/mo | $268,300 | 3 |
| Cartersville | Bartow | $5,630/mo | $6,870/mo | $8,710/mo | $262,200 | 3 |
| Dalton | Whitfield | $4,380/mo | $5,340/mo | $6,770/mo | $198,900 | 3 |
| Dublin | Laurens | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $137,400 | 3 |
| Elberton | Elbert | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $114,600 | 3 |
| Griffin | Spalding | $4,650/mo | $5,670/mo | $7,190/mo | $196,600 | 3 |
| Jesup | Wayne | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $149,800 | 3 |
| Lagrange | Troup | $4,470/mo | $5,450/mo | $6,910/mo | $187,800 | 3 |
| Newnan | Coweta | $6,600/mo | $8,050/mo | $10,210/mo | $321,900 | 3 |
| Sandersville | Washington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $115,600 | 3 |
| Thomaston | Upson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $149,500 | 3 |
| Tucker | Dekalb | $6,630/mo | $8,090/mo | $10,240/mo | $331,400 | 3 |
| Warner Robins | Houston | $5,520/mo | $6,730/mo | $8,520/mo | $205,600 | 3 |
| Waycross | Ware | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $106,500 | 3 |
| Albany | Dougherty | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $129,200 | 2 |
| Bainbridge | Decatur | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $146,200 | 2 |
| Buchanan | Haralson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $210,400 | 2 |
| Calhoun | Gordon | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $205,600 | 2 |
| Canton | Cherokee | $7,770/mo | $9,480/mo | $12,010/mo | $389,800 | 2 |
| Cleveland | White | $4,840/mo | $5,900/mo | $7,480/mo | $262,200 | 2 |
| Commerce | Banks | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $251,700 | 2 |
| Conyers | Rockdale | $5,800/mo | $7,080/mo | $8,960/mo | $256,600 | 2 |
| Cordele | Crisp | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $120,800 | 2 |
| Covington | Newton | $5,810/mo | $7,090/mo | $8,980/mo | $233,300 | 2 |
| Cumming | Forsyth | $9,380/mo | $11,440/mo | $14,500/mo | $493,800 | 2 |
| Dahlonega | Lumpkin | $5,120/mo | $6,250/mo | $7,910/mo | $277,200 | 2 |
| Eastman | Dodge | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $108,700 | 2 |
| Evans | Columbia | $6,480/mo | $7,910/mo | $10,020/mo | $287,400 | 2 |
| Fairburn | Fulton | $7,160/mo | $8,740/mo | $11,070/mo | $431,200 | 2 |
| Fitzgerald | Ben Hill | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $114,600 | 2 |
| Forsyth | Monroe | $4,870/mo | $5,940/mo | $7,530/mo | $243,200 | 2 |
| Fort Oglethorpe | Catoosa | $4,750/mo | $5,800/mo | $7,340/mo | $214,200 | 2 |
| Fort Valley | Peach | $4,490/mo | $5,480/mo | $6,940/mo | $186,100 | 2 |
| Gray | Jones | $4,530/mo | $5,530/mo | $7,000/mo | $174,600 | 2 |
| Hartwell | Hart | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $206,500 | 2 |
| Jasper | Pickens | $5,180/mo | $6,320/mo | $8,000/mo | $289,600 | 2 |
| Jonesboro | Clayton | $5,290/mo | $6,450/mo | $8,170/mo | $194,500 | 2 |
| Metter | Candler | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $135,600 | 2 |
| Ocilla | Irwin | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $105,300 | 2 |
| Rockmart | Polk | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $163,500 | 2 |
| Rossville | Walker | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $173,900 | 2 |
| Saint Simons Island | Glynn | $4,920/mo | $6,000/mo | $7,610/mo | $268,300 | 2 |
| Snellville | Gwinnett | $7,170/mo | $8,750/mo | $11,090/mo | $345,700 | 2 |
| Sparta | Hancock | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $87,400 | 2 |
| Stone Mountain | Dekalb | $6,630/mo | $8,090/mo | $10,240/mo | $331,400 | 2 |
| Swainsboro | Emanuel | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $88,200 | 2 |
| Tifton | Tift | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $143,100 | 2 |
| Tybee Island | Chatham | $5,820/mo | $7,100/mo | $9,000/mo | $273,300 | 2 |
| Vidalia | Toombs | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $127,100 | 2 |
| Abbeville | Wilcox | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $71,200 | 1 |
| Adel | Cook | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $123,000 | 1 |
| Adrian | Emanuel | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $88,200 | 1 |
| Alma | Bacon | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $104,100 | 1 |
| Americus | $5,870/mo | $7,160/mo | $9,080/mo | $281,138 | 1 | |
| Appling | Columbia | $6,480/mo | $7,910/mo | $10,020/mo | $287,400 | 1 |
| Ashburn | Turner | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $95,200 | 1 |
| Baldwin | Banks | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $251,700 | 1 |
| Barnesville | Lamar | $4,530/mo | $5,530/mo | $6,990/mo | $201,400 | 1 |
| Baxley | Appling | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $81,400 | 1 |
| Bishop | Oconee | $7,130/mo | $8,700/mo | $11,010/mo | $425,100 | 1 |
| Blairsville | Union | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $272,600 | 1 |
| Blakely | Early | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $130,100 | 1 |