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Georgia - Local Standards: Housing and Utilities

Disclaimer: IRS Collection Financial Standards are intended for use in calculating repayment of delinquent taxes. These Standards are effective on March 27, 2017 for purposes of federal tax administration only. Expense information for use in bankruptcy calculations can be found on the website for the U.S. Trustee Program.

The housing and utilities standards are derived from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and are provided by state down to the county level. The standard for a particular county and family size includes both housing and utilities allowed for a taxpayer's primary place of residence. Generally, the total number of persons allowed for determining family size should be the same as those allowed as exemptions on the taxpayer's most recent year income tax return.

Housing and utilities standards include mortgage or rent, property taxes, interest, insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas, electric, water, heating oil, garbage collection, residential telephone service, cell phone service, cable television, and Internet service. The tables include five categories for one, two, three, four, and five or more persons in a household.

The taxpayer is allowed the standard amount, or the amount actually spent on housing and utilities, whichever is less. If the amount claimed is more than the total allowed by the housing and utilities standards, the taxpayer must provide documentation to substantiate those expenses are necessary living expenses.

Maximum Monthly Allowance

County

Housing and Utilities for a Family of 1

Housing and Utilities for a Family of 2

Housing and Utilities for a Family of 3

Housing and Utilities for a Family of 4

Housing and Utilities for a Family of 5 or more
Appling County

1,004

1,180

1,243

1,386

1,408
Atkinson County

962

1,129

1,190

1,327

1,348
Bacon County

896

1,052

1,109

1,237

1,256
Baker County

1,001

1,176

1,239

1,381

1,404
Baldwin County

1,271

1,493

1,573

1,754

1,782
Banks County

1,237

1,453

1,531

1,707

1,735
Barrow County

1,222

1,435

1,512

1,686

1,713
Bartow County

1,227

1,442

1,519

1,694

1,721
Ben Hill County

927

1,089

1,147

1,279

1,300
Berrien County

1,019

1,197

1,261

1,406

1,429
Bibb County

1,233

1,448

1,526

1,701

1,729
Bleckley County

1,089

1,279

1,348

1,503

1,527
Brantley County

1,037

1,218

1,283

1,431

1,454
Brooks County

1,088

1,277

1,346

1,501

1,525
Bryan County

1,536

1,804

1,901

2,120

2,154
Bulloch County

1,210

1,422

1,498

1,670

1,697
Burke County

1,026

1,205

1,270

1,416

1,439
Butts County

1,236

1,452

1,530

1,706

1,733
Calhoun County

1,008

1,183

1,247

1,390

1,413
Camden County

1,398

1,642

1,730

1,929

1,960
Candler County

1,150

1,350

1,423

1,587

1,612
Carroll County

1,201

1,411

1,487

1,658

1,685
Catoosa County

1,193

1,402

1,477

1,647

1,673
Charlton County

1,008

1,183

1,247

1,390

1,413
Chatham County

1,433

1,684

1,774

1,978

2,010
Chattahoochee County

894

1,051

1,107

1,234

1,254
Chattooga County

1,004

1,179

1,242

1,385

1,407
Cherokee County

1,509

1,773

1,868

2,083

2,116
Clarke County

1,265

1,486

1,566

1,746

1,774
Clay County

1,147

1,347

1,419

1,582

1,608
Clayton County

1,210

1,422

1,498

1,670

1,697
Clinch County

1,148

1,349

1,421

1,584

1,610
Cobb County

1,553

1,824

1,922

2,143

2,178
Coffee County

1,074

1,261

1,329

1,482

1,506
Colquitt County

1,032

1,212

1,277

1,424

1,447
Columbia County

1,389

1,631

1,719

1,917

1,948
Cook County

1,060

1,245

1,312

1,463

1,486
Coweta County

1,394

1,637

1,725

1,923

1,954
Crawford County

1,126

1,323

1,394

1,554

1,579
Crisp County

1,033

1,214

1,279

1,426

1,449
Dade County

1,123

1,319

1,390

1,550

1,575
Dawson County

1,458

1,713

1,805

2,013

2,045
Decatur County

1,114

1,309

1,379

1,538

1,562
DeKalb County

1,484

1,743

1,837

2,048

2,081
Dodge County

1,109

1,303

1,373

1,531

1,556
Dooly County

1,041

1,222

1,288

1,436

1,459
Dougherty County

1,188

1,395

1,470

1,639

1,666
Douglas County

1,336

1,569

1,653

1,843

1,873
Early County

1,088

1,277

1,346

1,501

1,525
Echols County

1,010

1,186

1,250

1,394

1,416
Effingham County

1,343

1,577

1,662

1,853

1,883
Elbert County

1,052

1,236

1,302

1,452

1,475
Emanuel County

989

1,162

1,224

1,365

1,387
Evans County

1,120

1,315

1,386

1,545

1,570
Fannin County

1,186

1,393

1,468

1,637

1,663
Fayette County

1,705

2,002

2,110

2,353

2,391
Floyd County

1,187

1,394

1,469

1,638

1,664
Forsyth County

1,733

2,036

2,145

2,392

2,430
Franklin County

1,160

1,363

1,436

1,601

1,627
Fulton County

1,749

2,054

2,164

2,413

2,452
Gilmer County

1,201

1,410

1,486

1,657

1,684
Glascock County

993

1,166

1,229

1,370

1,392
Glynn County

1,340

1,574

1,659

1,850

1,880
Gordon County

1,100

1,293

1,362

1,519

1,543
Grady County

1,134

1,331

1,403

1,564

1,590
Greene County

1,416

1,664

1,753

1,955

1,986
Gwinnett County

1,515

1,779

1,875

2,091

2,124
Habersham County

1,166

1,369

1,443

1,609

1,635
Hall County

1,337

1,571

1,655

1,845

1,875
Hancock County

1,065

1,251

1,318

1,470

1,493
Haralson County

1,179

1,385

1,459

1,627

1,653
Harris County

1,492

1,752

1,846

2,058

2,092
Hart County

1,155

1,357

1,430

1,594

1,620
Heard County

1,084

1,273

1,341

1,495

1,519
Henry County

1,386

1,628

1,715

1,912

1,943
Houston County

1,239

1,456

1,534

1,710

1,738
Irwin County

1,054

1,237

1,304

1,454

1,477
Jackson County

1,379

1,620

1,707

1,903

1,934
Jasper County

1,186

1,393

1,468

1,637

1,663
Jeff Davis County

935

1,098

1,157

1,290

1,311
Jefferson County

1,059

1,244

1,311

1,462

1,485
Jenkins County

1,074

1,261

1,329

1,482

1,506
Johnson County

1,029

1,208

1,273

1,419

1,442
Jones County

1,285

1,509

1,590

1,773

1,801
Lamar County

1,267

1,488

1,568

1,748

1,777
Lanier County

1,119

1,314

1,385

1,544

1,569
Laurens County

1,159

1,362

1,435

1,600

1,626
Lee County

1,339

1,572

1,657

1,848

1,877
Liberty County

1,231

1,445

1,523

1,698

1,726
Lincoln County

1,227

1,441

1,518

1,693

1,720
Long County

1,163

1,366

1,439

1,604

1,630
Lowndes County

1,201

1,410

1,486

1,657

1,684
Lumpkin County

1,280

1,503

1,584

1,766

1,795
Macon County

983

1,154

1,216

1,356

1,378
Madison County

1,122

1,318

1,389

1,549

1,574
Marion County

1,089

1,279

1,348

1,503

1,527
McDuffie County

1,161

1,364

1,437

1,602

1,628
McIntosh County

1,249

1,467

1,546

1,724

1,752
Meriwether County

1,126

1,322

1,393

1,553

1,578
Miller County

1,124

1,320

1,391

1,551

1,576
Mitchell County

1,048

1,231

1,297

1,446

1,470
Monroe County

1,294

1,519

1,601

1,785

1,814
Montgomery County

1,074

1,261

1,329

1,482

1,506
Morgan County

1,364

1,602

1,688

1,882

1,913
Murray County

1,054

1,238

1,305

1,455

1,479
Muscogee County

1,254

1,473

1,552

1,730

1,758
Newton County

1,246

1,463

1,542

1,719

1,747
Oconee County

1,605

1,886

1,987

2,216

2,251
Oglethorpe County

1,203

1,413

1,489

1,660

1,687
Paulding County

1,301

1,528

1,610

1,795

1,824
Peach County

1,219

1,432

1,509

1,683

1,710
Pickens County

1,315

1,545

1,628

1,815

1,845
Pierce County

1,117

1,312

1,383

1,542

1,567
Pike County

1,386

1,628

1,715

1,912

1,943
Polk County

1,195

1,404

1,479

1,649

1,676
Pulaski County

1,155

1,356

1,429

1,593

1,619
Putnam County

1,223

1,437

1,514

1,688

1,715
Quitman County

978

1,149

1,211

1,350

1,372
Rabun County

1,314

1,543

1,626

1,813

1,842
Randolph County

1,025

1,204

1,269

1,415

1,438
Richmond County

1,147

1,347

1,419

1,582

1,608
Rockdale County

1,300

1,527

1,609

1,794

1,823
Schley County

1,152

1,353

1,426

1,590

1,616
Screven County

1,076

1,264

1,332

1,485

1,509
Seminole County

1,050

1,233

1,299

1,448

1,472
Spalding County

1,225

1,439

1,516

1,690

1,718
Stephens County

1,147

1,348

1,420

1,583

1,609
Stewart County

859

1,009

1,063

1,185

1,204
Sumter County

1,109

1,303

1,373

1,531

1,556
Talbot County

1,098

1,290

1,359

1,515

1,540
Taliaferro County

1,048

1,231

1,297

1,446

1,470
Tattnall County

1,016

1,194

1,258

1,403

1,425
Taylor County

978

1,149

1,211

1,350

1,372
Telfair County

889

1,044

1,100

1,227

1,246
Terrell County

1,000

1,175

1,238

1,380

1,403
Thomas County

1,162

1,365

1,438

1,603

1,629
Tift County

1,133

1,330

1,402

1,563

1,588
Toombs County

1,080

1,269

1,337

1,491

1,515
Towns County

1,191

1,399

1,474

1,644

1,670
Treutlen County

896

1,052

1,109

1,237

1,256
Troup County

1,205

1,415

1,491

1,662

1,689
Turner County

1,132

1,330

1,401

1,562

1,587
Twiggs County

1,078

1,266

1,334

1,487

1,511
Union County

1,259

1,479

1,558

1,737

1,765
Upson County

1,058

1,242

1,309

1,460

1,483
Walker County

1,092

1,282

1,351

1,506

1,531
Walton County

1,352

1,588

1,673

1,865

1,896
Ware County

1,052

1,236

1,302

1,452

1,475
Warren County

1,007

1,182

1,246

1,389

1,412
Washington County

1,143

1,343

1,415

1,578

1,603
Wayne County

1,086

1,275

1,344

1,499

1,523
Webster County

1,035

1,216

1,281

1,428

1,451
Wheeler County

894

1,051

1,107

1,234

1,254
White County

1,203

1,413

1,489

1,660

1,687
Whitfield County

1,125

1,321

1,392

1,552

1,577
Wilcox County

1,017

1,195

1,259

1,404

1,426
Wilkes County

1,138

1,336

1,408

1,570

1,595
Wilkinson County

1,054

1,237

1,304

1,454

1,477
Worth County

1,059

1,244

1,311

1,462

1,485

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