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 June 29, 2026, 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
County2026 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 12026 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 22026 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 32026 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 42026 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 5
Appling County$1,314$1,543$1,626$1,813$1,842
Atkinson County$1,157$1,359$1,432$1,597$1,622
Bacon County$1,280$1,503$1,584$1,766$1,795
Baker County$1,273$1,495$1,575$1,756$1,784
Baldwin County$1,496$1,758$1,852$2,065$2,098
Banks County$1,581$1,857$1,957$2,182$2,217
Barrow County$1,686$1,981$2,087$2,327$2,365
Bartow County$1,736$2,039$2,149$2,396$2,435
Ben Hill County$1,332$1,565$1,649$1,839$1,868
Berrien County$1,330$1,562$1,646$1,835$1,865
Bibb County$1,555$1,826$1,924$2,145$2,180
Bleckley County$1,614$1,896$1,998$2,228$2,264
Brantley County$1,265$1,486$1,566$1,746$1,774
Brooks County$1,408$1,654$1,743$1,943$1,975
Bryan County$2,132$2,504$2,639$2,942$2,990
Bulloch County$1,584$1,861$1,961$2,187$2,222
Burke County$1,526$1,793$1,889$2,106$2,140
Butts County$1,516$1,780$1,876$2,092$2,126
Calhoun County$1,334$1,567$1,651$1,841$1,871
Camden County$1,673$1,964$2,070$2,308$2,345
Candler County$1,360$1,597$1,683$1,877$1,907
Carroll County$1,593$1,870$1,971$2,198$2,233
Catoosa County$1,513$1,777$1,872$2,087$2,121
Charlton County$1,483$1,741$1,835$2,046$2,079
Chatham County$1,837$2,157$2,273$2,534$2,575
Chattahoochee County$1,578$1,853$1,953$2,178$2,213
Chattooga County$1,367$1,606$1,692$1,887$1,917
Cherokee County$2,064$2,424$2,554$2,848$2,894
Clarke County$1,713$2,012$2,120$2,364$2,402
Clay County$1,429$1,679$1,769$1,972$2,004
Clayton County$1,572$1,847$1,946$2,170$2,205
Clinch County$1,260$1,479$1,559$1,738$1,766
Cobb County$2,108$2,476$2,609$2,909$2,956
Coffee County$1,397$1,641$1,729$1,928$1,959
Colquitt County$1,340$1,573$1,658$1,849$1,879
Columbia County$1,922$2,258$2,379$2,653$2,695
Cook County$1,458$1,712$1,804$2,011$2,044
Coweta County$1,924$2,260$2,381$2,655$2,698
Crawford County$1,375$1,615$1,702$1,898$1,928
Crisp County$1,560$1,833$1,931$2,153$2,188
Dade County$1,523$1,789$1,885$2,102$2,136
Dawson County$1,948$2,288$2,411$2,688$2,732
Decatur County$1,429$1,679$1,769$1,972$2,004
DeKalb County$2,019$2,372$2,499$2,786$2,831
Dodge County$1,474$1,731$1,824$2,034$2,067
Dooly County$1,450$1,703$1,795$2,001$2,034
Dougherty County$1,492$1,753$1,847$2,059$2,093
Douglas County$1,786$2,097$2,210$2,464$2,504
Early County$1,487$1,746$1,840$2,052$2,085
Echols County$1,342$1,576$1,661$1,852$1,882
Effingham County$1,801$2,115$2,229$2,485$2,525
Elbert County$1,490$1,750$1,844$2,056$2,089
Emanuel County$1,329$1,561$1,645$1,834$1,864
Evans County$1,380$1,621$1,708$1,904$1,935
Fannin County$1,601$1,881$1,982$2,210$2,246
Fayette County$2,310$2,713$2,859$3,188$3,239
Floyd County$1,627$1,911$2,014$2,246$2,282
Forsyth County$2,482$2,915$3,072$3,425$3,481
Franklin County$1,559$1,832$1,930$2,152$2,187
Fulton County$2,354$2,764$2,913$3,248$3,300
Gilmer County$1,601$1,881$1,982$2,210$2,246
Glascock County$1,850$2,172$2,289$2,552$2,593
Glynn County$1,791$2,104$2,217$2,472$2,512
Gordon County$1,521$1,786$1,882$2,098$2,132
Grady County$1,490$1,750$1,844$2,056$2,089
Greene County$2,137$2,510$2,645$2,949$2,997
Gwinnett County$2,079$2,442$2,573$2,869$2,915
Habersham County$1,586$1,863$1,963$2,189$2,224
Hall County$1,823$2,141$2,256$2,515$2,556
Hancock County$1,549$1,819$1,917$2,137$2,172
Haralson County$1,759$2,066$2,177$2,427$2,467
Harris County$1,940$2,279$2,401$2,677$2,720
Hart County$1,542$1,812$1,909$2,129$2,163
Heard County$1,661$1,951$2,056$2,292$2,329
Henry County$1,856$2,180$2,297$2,561$2,603
Houston County$1,663$1,953$2,058$2,295$2,332
Irwin County$1,306$1,534$1,616$1,802$1,831
Jackson County$1,928$2,264$2,386$2,660$2,703
Jasper County$1,579$1,854$1,954$2,179$2,214
Jeff Davis County$1,286$1,510$1,591$1,774$1,803
Jefferson County$1,340$1,573$1,658$1,849$1,879
Jenkins County$1,420$1,668$1,758$1,960$1,992
Johnson County$1,356$1,592$1,678$1,871$1,901
Jones County$1,602$1,882$1,983$2,211$2,247
Lamar County$1,590$1,868$1,968$2,194$2,230
Lanier County$1,610$1,890$1,992$2,221$2,257
Laurens County$1,487$1,746$1,840$2,052$2,085
Lee County$1,706$2,004$2,112$2,355$2,393
Liberty County$1,617$1,899$2,001$2,231$2,267
Lincoln County$1,699$1,996$2,103$2,345$2,383
Long County$1,633$1,918$2,021$2,253$2,290
Lowndes County$1,565$1,838$1,937$2,160$2,195
Lumpkin County$1,644$1,931$2,035$2,269$2,306
McDuffie County$1,501$1,763$1,858$2,072$2,105
McIntosh County$1,545$1,814$1,912$2,132$2,166
Macon County$1,306$1,534$1,616$1,802$1,831
Madison County$1,555$1,826$1,924$2,145$2,180
Marion County$1,440$1,691$1,782$1,987$2,019
Meriwether County$1,512$1,776$1,871$2,086$2,120
Miller County$1,519$1,784$1,880$2,096$2,130
Mitchell County$1,407$1,652$1,741$1,941$1,973
Monroe County$1,891$2,221$2,340$2,609$2,651
Montgomery County$1,394$1,637$1,725$1,923$1,954
Morgan County$1,869$2,195$2,313$2,579$2,621
Murray County$1,383$1,625$1,712$1,909$1,940
Muscogee County$1,608$1,889$1,990$2,219$2,255
Newton County$1,692$1,987$2,094$2,335$2,373
Oconee County$2,231$2,620$2,761$3,079$3,128
Oglethorpe County$1,530$1,797$1,894$2,112$2,146
Paulding County$1,822$2,140$2,255$2,514$2,555
Peach County$1,713$2,012$2,120$2,364$2,402
Pickens County$1,750$2,056$2,166$2,415$2,454
Pierce County$1,429$1,679$1,769$1,972$2,004
Pike County$1,925$2,261$2,383$2,657$2,700
Polk County$1,555$1,827$1,925$2,146$2,181
Pulaski County$1,355$1,591$1,677$1,870$1,900
Putnam County$1,635$1,921$2,024$2,257$2,293
Quitman County$1,170$1,374$1,448$1,615$1,641
Rabun County$1,601$1,880$1,981$2,209$2,244
Randolph County$1,298$1,524$1,606$1,791$1,820
Richmond County$1,517$1,781$1,877$2,093$2,127
Rockdale County$1,825$2,144$2,259$2,519$2,559
Schley County$1,620$1,903$2,005$2,236$2,272
Screven County$1,446$1,699$1,790$1,996$2,028
Seminole County$1,318$1,548$1,631$1,819$1,848
Spalding County$1,572$1,847$1,946$2,170$2,205
Stephens County$1,357$1,593$1,679$1,872$1,902
Stewart County$1,146$1,346$1,418$1,581$1,607
Sumter County$1,371$1,610$1,697$1,892$1,923
Talbot County$1,478$1,736$1,829$2,039$2,072
Taliaferro County$1,245$1,462$1,541$1,718$1,746
Tattnall County$1,436$1,686$1,777$1,981$2,013
Taylor County$1,330$1,562$1,646$1,835$1,865
Telfair County$1,633$1,918$2,021$2,253$2,290
Terrell County$1,405$1,650$1,739$1,939$1,970
Thomas County$1,576$1,851$1,951$2,175$2,210
Tift County$1,422$1,670$1,760$1,962$1,994
Toombs County$1,385$1,627$1,714$1,911$1,942
Towns County$1,558$1,830$1,928$2,150$2,184
Treutlen County$1,324$1,555$1,639$1,827$1,857
Troup County$1,634$1,919$2,022$2,255$2,291
Turner County$1,380$1,621$1,708$1,904$1,935
Twiggs County$1,365$1,603$1,689$1,883$1,914
Union County$1,605$1,885$1,986$2,214$2,250
Upson County$1,447$1,700$1,791$1,997$2,029
Walker County$1,471$1,727$1,820$2,029$2,062
Walton County$1,937$2,275$2,397$2,673$2,716
Ware County$1,309$1,537$1,620$1,806$1,835
Warren County$1,287$1,512$1,593$1,776$1,805
Washington County$1,382$1,624$1,711$1,908$1,939
Wayne County$1,488$1,747$1,841$2,053$2,086
Webster County$1,299$1,526$1,608$1,793$1,822
Wheeler County$1,144$1,344$1,416$1,579$1,604
White County$1,664$1,955$2,060$2,297$2,334
Whitfield County$1,490$1,750$1,844$2,056$2,089
Wilcox County$1,488$1,747$1,841$2,053$2,086
Wilkes County$1,488$1,747$1,841$2,053$2,086
Wilkinson County$1,223$1,436$1,513$1,687$1,714
Worth County$1,313$1,542$1,625$1,812$1,841