What percentage of people rent in Blue Ridge, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Blue Ridge, GA, 2020–2024
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66.2% (±10.5 points) of the occupied homes in Blue Ridge, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 430 renting households against 220 that own their home.

In Blue Ridge, the share of households that rent went from 45.8% in 2015–2019 to 66.2% in 2020–2024 (+20.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 66.2% (±10.5 points)
Renting households: 430 (±162)
Median renter income: $37,182 (±$17,638)

Who rents and who owns in Blue Ridge

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Blue Ridge	Fannin County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	66.2% (±10.5 points)	21.4% (±4.0 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	430 (±162)	2,548 (±523)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	220 (±88)	9,342 (±582)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,182 (±$17,638)	$46,080 (±$9,965)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$53,000 (±$26,171)	$65,032 (±$5,250)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Blue Ridge, the renter share is higher than in Fannin County (21.4%).

It is also higher than in Georgia (34.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Fannin County, Blue Ridge ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 19 of 602.

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

How renting in Blue Ridge has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	45.8% (±11.2 points)	66.2% (±10.5 points)	+20.4 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$670 (±$110)	$851 (±$90)	+27.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$30,192 (±$11,742)	$44,773 (±$16,915)	+48.3%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Blue Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blue Ridge
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Blue Ridge	—	66.2% (±10.5 points)	—
Morganton	4.4 mi	23.2% (±17.7 points)	Lower
Epworth	6.7 mi	52.6% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different
McCaysville	8.5 mi	37.5% (±12.8 points)	Lower
Copperhill	10.0 mi	24.0% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Ducktown	12 mi	47.7% (±34.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ellijay	15 mi	64.6% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
East Ellijay	17 mi	50.7% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Blairsville	21 mi	81.0% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Morganton, GA (23.2%), McCaysville, GA (37.5%), Copperhill, TN (24.0%).

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

Households that rent across Fannin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Blue Ridge	66.2% (±10.5 points)
2	Epworth	52.6% (±19.9 points)
3	McCaysville	37.5% (±12.8 points)
4	Morganton	23.2% (±17.7 points)

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 Blue Ridge

How many renters are there in Blue Ridge?

Blue Ridge has an estimated 430 (±162) renting households, 66.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Blue Ridge?

In Blue Ridge, the share of households that rent went from 45.8% in 2015–2019 to 66.2% in 2020–2024 (+20.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Blue Ridge?

A renting household in Blue Ridge has 1.8 people on average, against 1.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Blue Ridge?

The median renting household in Blue Ridge, GA has an income of $37,182 (±$17,638) a year, against $53,000 for households that own their home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Blue Ridge city, Georgia (place:08928, in state:13).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.