What is the median rent in Bainbridge, GA?

Name: Median rent in Bainbridge, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Bainbridge, GA is $791 (±$54) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,233 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Bainbridge, the median gross rent went from $661 in 2015–2019 to $791 in 2020–2024 (+19.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $791 (±$54)
Rented homes: 2,233 (±361)
$2,000 or more: 2.3%
Since 2015–2019: +19.7%

How much rent costs in Bainbridge

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Bainbridge	Decatur County	Georgia	United States
Less than $500	11.7% (±7.5 points)	8.6%	5.7%	6.3%
$500 to $999	58.9% (±9.6 points)	58.6%	21.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	24.0% (±7.6 points)	28.1%	29.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3.0% (±2.7 points)	2.8%	25.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.8% (±3.1 points)	1.5%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.1 points)	0.0%	3.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.5% (±0.8 points)	0.3%	2.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 58.9% of renting households.

2.3% of rented homes in Bainbridge cost $2,000 or more a month.

Bainbridge against Decatur County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bainbridge	Decatur County	Georgia	United States
Median gross rent	$791 (±$54)	$838 (±$55)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,233 (±361)	3,429 (±469)	1,324,542 (±9,876)	42,849,984

In Bainbridge, median gross rent is not measurably different from Decatur County ($838).

It is also lower than in Georgia ($1,393).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Decatur County, Bainbridge ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 394 of 543.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Bainbridge has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$661 (±$22)	$791 (±$54)	+19.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	57.1% (±5.3 points)	44.3% (±5.7 points)	−12.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	5.7% (±4.4 points)	10.5% (±6.0 points)	+4.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Bainbridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bainbridge
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Bainbridge	—	$791 (±$54)	—
Climax	8.7 mi	$698 (±$245)	Not measurably different
Attapulgus	12 mi	$717 (±$563)	Not measurably different
Whigham	15 mi	$950 (±$290)	Not measurably different
Iron City	16 mi	$728 (±$179)	Not measurably different
Donalsonville	20 mi	$914 (±$131)	Not measurably different
Colquitt	21 mi	$699 (±$238)	Not measurably different
Chattahoochee	21 mi	$613 (±$235)	Not measurably different
Havana	21 mi	$774 (±$314)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Decatur County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Bainbridge	$791 (±$54)
2	Attapulgus	$717 (±$563)
3	Climax	$698 (±$245)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bainbridge

What is the average rent in Bainbridge, GA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Bainbridge is $791 (±$54) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Bainbridge?

In Bainbridge, the median gross rent went from $661 in 2015–2019 to $791 in 2020–2024 (+19.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Bainbridge cost more than $2,000 a month?

2.3% of rented homes in Bainbridge have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 11.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Bainbridge higher than in Decatur County?

In Bainbridge, median gross rent is not measurably different from Decatur County ($838).

It is also lower than in Georgia ($1,393).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bainbridge city, Georgia (place:04896, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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