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Cost of living in Alpharetta
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,874/mo
39% above US
Median home value
$605,700
100% above US
Median household income
$146,581
87% above US
Rent as share of income
15%
US 21%
Home price to income
4.1×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
7.75%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Alpharetta compares
- Alpharetta$1,874
- Georgia$1,306
- United States$1,348
- Johns Creek$2,173
- Roswell$1,707
- Sandy Springs$1,789
- Marietta$1,491
- Alpharetta$605,700
- Georgia$272,900
- United States$303,400
- Johns Creek$583,700
- Roswell$520,500
- Sandy Springs$583,900
- Marietta$401,100
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Life in Alpharetta
Questions
Is Alpharetta expensive to live in?
Housing in Alpharetta is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $1,874 (39% above US) and the median home value is $605,700 (100% above US).
How much is rent in Alpharetta?
The median gross rent is $1,874 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,554, 1 bedroom $1,619, 2 bedrooms $1,762, 3 bedrooms $2,099, 4 bedrooms $2,493.
How much of their income do renters spend in Alpharetta?
At the median, a year’s rent ($22,488) equals about 15% of the median household income ($146,581); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Alpharetta?
Sales tax is 7.75% and property taxes run about 0.87% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Georgia Department of Revenue - Sales and Use Tax Rate Chart effective October 1, 2026 (LATP Rate Report - General 10-01-26).