What is the cost of living in Savannah?

Savannah has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 95.2, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 86.0, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,680/month.

What is the median salary in Savannah?

The median salary in Savannah is $62,840 annually (mean: $66,126). Top occupations include Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Retail Salespersons, Fast Food and Counter Workers.

How safe is Savannah?

The violent crime rate in the Savannah area is 300 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1567 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Savannah?

The state of GA has 2,315 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Charter schools make up 4.2% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Savannah?

Infant center-based childcare in the Savannah area averages $6,591 per year. Preschool averages $6,034/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Savannah a good place to relocate?

Savannah has a Life Score of 44.5/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Savannah sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Savannah ranks #243 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Savannah, GA

LiveAbility 48/100 places Savannah #243 of 387 (middle third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

95.2
Cost index (US=100): $1,680
2BR rent / mo: $62,840
Median salary: 48
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Savannah ranks #243 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (48/100), with its strongest marks in climate and schools.

#243
of 387 US metros · Near median: 11,180,878
metro-area population: 300
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 2,315
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: housing (22/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Savannah ranks #243 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 95.2 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,680/mo, median salary $62,840; LiveAbility Score 48/100, strongest in climate and schools.

Signature: LiveAbility 48/100 places Savannah #243 of 387 (middle third).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 95.2 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,680/mo.

LiveAbility 48/100 keeps Savannah in the middle third (#243 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Savannah area is 180,810.

Savannah vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

48 Top 63% higher than 37% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Savannah housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Savannah MSA; housing RPP 86.0 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,680/mo.

Studio

$1,455

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,533

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,680

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,235

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,547

/month

Savannah wages and employment

Savannah posts 180,810 total employment with median salary $62,840.

Median Salary

$62,840

Mean Salary

$66,126

Total Employment

180,810

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,250
Retail Salespersons	$30,160
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,460
Waiters and Waitresses	$20,830
Cashiers	$29,140

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Savannah area from NCES.

Schools

2,315

Enrollment

1,738,641

Student:Teacher

14.4:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Savannah area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$6,591

per year

Toddler (Center)

$6,153

per year

Preschool (Center)

$6,034

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Savannah's composite Life Score is 44.5/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

42/100

Below average

Wages

40/100

Below average

Rent

22/100

Weak

Crime

53/100

Average

Schools

34/100

Weak

Childcare

95/100

Elite

Environment

40/100

Below average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Savannah ranks #243 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 48/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Climate (100/100)

Climate

100
Schools

66
Safety

53
Air quality

45
Low hazard

44
Cost of living

42
Job market

40
Housing

22

What this shows Savannah's strongest dimensions are climate and schools; its weakest among scored dims is housing at 22/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Savannah on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Savannah on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Savannah cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Savannah wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Thinking about Savannah?

Savannah runs a $62,840 median salary at a 95.2 cost index, ranking #243 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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