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What Is It Like to Live in Macon-Bibb County?

What it costs to live in Macon-Bibb County, and how it compares with other Georgia cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

51

40th best value in Georgia

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Georgia cities.

Overall livability

42

58th overall in Georgia

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Macon-Bibb County is home to about 156,711 people. A typical home runs $131,400 and a household earns around $43,900, a price-to-income ratio of 3.0. Among Georgia's largest cities, it ranks 40th for value and 58th overall.

Macon-Bibb County at a glance

Median home price

$131,400

23rd in GA of 82

Median rent

$879/mo

Median household income

$43,900

Home price to income

3.0x

Unemployment

7.7%

68th in GA of 82

School rating

2/10

71st in GA of 82

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in GA of 82

Walk score

18/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Georgia only. Updated 2026.