Columbia County, GA

2025 Fair Market Rents

Tags: 2025 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area

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The top four largest cities in Columbia County are Augusta, Evans, Grovetown, and Thomson. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Columbia County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Columbia County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Columbia County compare?

Columbia County ($1,175) has a 2.1% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Georgia ($1,151) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Columbia County is rank 47th out of 159 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 112 other counties. Columbia County is the 47th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Columbia County, GA

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$868
studio
$1,039
1-Bedroom
$1,175
2-Bedroom
$1,545
3-Bedroom
$1,890
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$932
studio
$1,115
1-Bedroom
$1,261
2-Bedroom
$1,658
3-Bedroom
$2,028
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
30802 $850 $1,020 $1,150 $1,510 $1,850
30809 $1,300 $1,560 $1,760 $2,310 $2,830
30813 $1,170 $1,410 $1,590 $2,090 $2,560
30814 $730 $870 $990 $1,320 $1,610
30824 $730 $870 $990 $1,320 $1,610
30907 $1,000 $1,190 $1,350 $1,780 $2,170
30909 $980 $1,170 $1,320 $1,740 $2,120
30917 $1,100 $1,320 $1,490 $1,960 $2,400
30824 $730 $870 $990 $1,320 $1,610
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
30802 $765 $918 $1,035 $1,359 $1,665
30809 $1,170 $1,404 $1,584 $2,079 $2,547
30813 $1,053 $1,269 $1,431 $1,881 $2,304
30814 $657 $783 $891 $1,188 $1,449
30824 $657 $783 $891 $1,188 $1,449
30907 $900 $1,071 $1,215 $1,602 $1,953
30909 $882 $1,053 $1,188 $1,566 $1,908
30917 $990 $1,188 $1,341 $1,764 $2,160
30824 $657 $783 $891 $1,188 $1,449
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
30802 $935 $1,122 $1,265 $1,661 $2,035
30809 $1,430 $1,716 $1,936 $2,541 $3,113
30813 $1,287 $1,551 $1,749 $2,299 $2,816
30814 $803 $957 $1,089 $1,452 $1,771
30824 $803 $957 $1,089 $1,452 $1,771
30907 $1,100 $1,309 $1,485 $1,958 $2,387
30909 $1,078 $1,287 $1,452 $1,914 $2,332
30917 $1,210 $1,452 $1,639 $2,156 $2,640
30824 $803 $957 $1,089 $1,452 $1,771

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Columbia County, Georgia: Augusta, Evans, Grovetown, Thomson, Harlem, and Appling.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Columbia County, Georgia: 30907, 30809, 30909, 30813, 30824, 30814, 30802, and 30917.

Columbia County, GA is considered part of the following metro FMR area: AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY, GA-SC HUD METRO FMR AREA.

Other counties in the same metro FMR area are: Burke County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, and Richmond County, GA.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.