Cusseta Industrial High School · Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Cusseta cost about 1.7 years of local pay, but renters are stretched more than prices suggest
More affordable than 52% of U.S. towns, #100 of 263 in Georgia. Up 6.2% in a year, 57% below the Georgia typical home.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Columbus, GA-AL metro area ($59K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
In dollars, Cusseta is one of the least expensive places in Georgia. But the grade compares costs with what households in the area earn, and Columbus-area incomes are lower too ($59K, against $74K for the typical U.S. town). Property tax takes 0.83% of a home’s value a year (Georgia: 0.77%), and 41% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $142Ktypical home, 57% below the Georgia typical homeZillow, September 2026
- $1,360a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 89prices across the Columbus metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 61)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 1.7 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$59K, Columbus-area income
- 27%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 41%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Georgia: 52%Census 2020–24
- 26%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
The short version on homes in Cusseta
Owning can cost less than renting
With 20% down at the calculator’s rate, the typical Cusseta home runs about $840 a month with tax and insurance. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,360. Can I afford it? ↓
Most Cusseta households rent
61% of households rent their home, 1,082 in all, against 34% across Georgia. Renting ↓
Still rising while Georgia slips
Over the past year the typical Cusseta home gained 6.2%, while the Georgia typical home lost 0.5%. Price trend ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; permits are Census figures through 2013; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Cusseta’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Cusseta is more affordable than 52% of U.S. towns, #100 of 263 in Georgia. Rent pulls the grade down most; home prices hold it up.
Prices here have kept pace with Georgia: up 16.2% in five years, against 20.9% statewide (Zillow).
Up 6.2% in a year
Faster than Georgia (-0.5%).
Show as a table
| January | Cusseta | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $100,000 | $172,000 |
| 2018 | $99,000 | $185,000 |
| 2019 | $106,000 | $201,000 |
| 2020 | $106,000 | $214,000 |
| 2021 | $121,000 | $239,000 |
| 2022 | $132,000 | $291,000 |
| 2023 | $121,000 | $321,000 |
| 2024 | $126,000 | $333,000 |
| 2025 | $137,000 | $337,000 |
| 2026 | $136,000 | $331,000 |
| September 2026 | $142,000 | $329,000 |
A typical Cusseta home worth $102K in October 2016 is worth about $142K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through September 2026.
A typical home costs 1.7 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Cusseta’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Cusseta home, with $90K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,360 a month here, $520 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Cusseta’s typical property tax (0.83% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,360
Renters already here pay a median of $1,348.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
1 new home permitted in 2013
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Cusseta in 2013. That's 0.1 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Georgia (4). Over the past 10 years, Cusseta has permitted 89 homes in all.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $130,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $466,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $466,000 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $827,000 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $397,000 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $596,000 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $980,000 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $475,000 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $525,000 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $500,000 |
Cusseta's permit office hasn't appeared in the Census permit files since 2013, so these are its newest figures.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Low tax bills, but a high tax rate
The median bill is $856, under the Georgia median of $2,341, because homes cost less. As a share of value it’s 0.83% a year, against 0.77% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Cusseta
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Columbus, GA-AL metro area, or Georgia. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 89 | GA 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 96 | GA 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 90 | GA 93 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 99 | GA 97 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Cusseta vs. its neighbors
Of the 2 towns here with a Zillow value, Cusseta has the lowest.
Questions about the cost of living in Cusseta
Is Cusseta expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Cusseta costs less than 52% of U.S. towns: a B− for cost of living, #100 of 263 in Georgia. The typical home costs 1.7 years of the median household income of the Columbus, GA-AL metro area ($59K).
How much does a house cost in Cusseta?
About $142K, Zillow’s typical value for September 2026, up 6.2% in a year. The Georgia typical home is $329K.
What salary do you need to live in Cusseta?
To buy the typical home with 20% down at 6.3%, about $36,000 a year, keeping the payment (about $840 a month with tax and insurance) at 28% of income. To rent a two-bedroom at 30% of income, about $54,000.
How much is rent in Cusseta?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,360 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,348 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Cusseta?
The median bill is $856 a year, 0.83% of the median home value (Georgia: $2,341, 0.77%), from the Census 2020–24.
Are home prices in Cusseta going up?
Yes: up 6.2% in the past year and 16.2% in five years, against 20.9% across Georgia (Zillow).
Neighbors talk housing
What Cusseta buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.