Moving from Florida to Georgia
Everyone compares rent and groceries. Almost nobody compares the two numbers that actually decide whether a move works: state income tax and property tax. Here is Florida and Georgia, side by side.
Moving to Georgia costs about
About the same
Florida and Georgia work out within $50/mo of each other
Worth knowing
State income tax is what separates these two states
Of everything that changes when you move from Florida to Georgia, state income tax moves the most: about $294 a month more, which is most of the whole difference.
Florida vs Georgia at a glance
| Florida | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $359,000 | $303,300 |
| Median rent | $1,669/mo | $1,393/mo |
| State income tax | No state income tax | Flat 5.19% |
| Property tax rate | 0.76% | 0.77% |
| Groceries, gas & goods | 98 | 99 |
| Utilities | 90 | 93 |
Price levels are indexes where 100 is the national average. They cover everyday spending only; housing is the two rows above.
What changes each month
| Monthly | FL | GA | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Housing (median rent) | $1,669 | $1,393 | -$276 |
| Taxes | |||
| State income tax | $0 | $294 | +$294 |
| Sales tax (on everyday spending) | $90 | $59 | -$31 |
| Everyday costs | |||
| Groceries, gas & goods | $1,798 | $1,814 | +$16 |
| Utilities | $368 | $379 | +$11 |
| Total | +$10 | ||
What the move itself costs
$1,500 to $3,600
From a container you load yourself up to full-service movers.
Shipping one car adds about $350 to $600, against roughly $50 in fuel and lodging to drive it the 1-day trip yourself.
These are statewide figures. Miami is not Florida-average and Atlanta is not Georgia-average, so a specific city can look nothing like its state. Compare metro areas instead to narrow it to 387 real places, including which side of a state line you would live on.
Run this with your own numbers
Estimates only, not advice. Housing and income figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2024); price levels from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024); tax rates are for the 2026 tax year, compiled from state revenue departments and the Tax Foundation. Moving costs are modelled from published ranges rather than quoted. Every figure is a statewide median or average and will not match any particular household.