What is the median rent in Young Harris, GA?

Name: Median rent in Young Harris, GA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Young Harris, GA is $767 (±$44) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 142 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Young Harris, the median gross rent went from $732 in 2015–2019 to $767 in 2020–2024 (+4.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $767 (±$44)
Rented homes: 142 (±52)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +4.8%

How much rent costs in Young Harris

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Young Harris	Towns County	Georgia	United States
Less than $500	4.2% (±5.5 points)	12.3%	5.7%	6.3%
$500 to $999	90.8% (±8.2 points)	60.7%	21.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	4.9% (±6.2 points)	17.2%	29.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±27.8 points)	4.6%	25.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±27.8 points)	0.7%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±27.8 points)	0.7%	3.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±27.8 points)	3.6%	2.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 90.8% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Young Harris cost $2,000 or more a month.

Young Harris against Towns County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Young Harris	Towns County	Georgia	United States
Median gross rent	$767 (±$44)	$808 (±$113)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	142 (±52)	802 (±211)	1,324,542 (±9,876)	42,849,984

In Young Harris, median gross rent is not measurably different from Towns County ($808).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 418 of 543.

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

How rent in Young Harris 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	$732 (±$74)	$767 (±$44)	+4.8%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	65.9% (±11.9 points)	61.2% (±13.3 points)	−4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±29.2 points)	0.7% (±2.1 points)	+0.7 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 Young Harris

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Young Harris
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Young Harris	—	$767 (±$44)	—
Hiawassee	5.8 mi	$1,072 (±$246)	Higher
Blairsville	7.1 mi	$788 (±$167)	Not measurably different
Hayesville	7.8 mi	$499 (±$281)	Not measurably different
Murphy	15 mi	$422 (±$272)	Lower
Helen	17 mi	$773 (±$282)	Not measurably different
Andrews	18 mi	$712 (±$54)	Not measurably different
Morganton	23 mi	$725 (±$604)	Not measurably different
Cleveland	24 mi	$1,099 (±$62)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Murphy, NC ($422).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hiawassee, GA ($1,072), Cleveland, GA ($1,099).

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

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 Young Harris

What is the average rent in Young Harris, GA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Young Harris is $767 (±$44) 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 Young Harris?

In Young Harris, the median gross rent went from $732 in 2015–2019 to $767 in 2020–2024 (+4.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

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

0.0% of rented homes in Young Harris have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Young Harris higher than in Towns County?

In Young Harris, median gross rent is not measurably different from Towns County ($808).

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 Young Harris city, Georgia (place:84960, 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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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.