What is the cost of living in Warner Robins?

Warner Robins has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 93.8, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 79.2, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,362/month.

What is the median salary in Warner Robins?

The median salary in Warner Robins is $62,960 annually (mean: $65,716). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Business Operations Specialists, All Other, Retail Salespersons.

How safe is Warner Robins?

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

What are the schools like in Warner Robins?

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 Warner Robins?

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

Is Warner Robins a good place to relocate?

Warner Robins has a Life Score of 50.2/100 (D), 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 Warner Robins sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Warner Robins ranks #165 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

Warner Robins, GA

LiveAbility 53.2/100 places Warner Robins #165 of 387 (middle third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

93.8
Cost index (US=100): $1,362
2BR rent / mo: $62,960
Median salary: 53.2
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Warner Robins ranks #165 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (53.2/100), with its strongest marks in climate and schools.

#165
of 387 US metros · Above median: 11,180,878
metro-area population: 300
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 2,315
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: housing (42/100). 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), Warner Robins ranks #165 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 93.8 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,362/mo, median salary $62,960; LiveAbility Score 53.2/100, strongest in climate and schools.

Signature: LiveAbility 53.2/100 places Warner Robins #165 of 387 (middle third).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 93.8 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,362/mo.

LiveAbility 53.2/100 keeps Warner Robins in the middle third (#165 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Warner Robins area is 66,490.

Warner Robins 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)

53 Top 43% higher than 57% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Warner Robins housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Warner Robins MSA; housing RPP 79.2 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,362/mo.

Studio

$1,106

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,221

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,362

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,821

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,148

/month

Warner Robins wages and employment

Warner Robins posts 66,490 total employment with median salary $62,960.

Median Salary

$62,960

Mean Salary

$65,716

Total Employment

66,490

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$26,610
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$95,060
Retail Salespersons	$30,650
Cashiers	$28,000
Logisticians	$96,800

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Warner Robins 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 Warner Robins area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$6,591

per year

Toddler (Center)

$6,153

per year

Preschool (Center)

$6,034

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Warner Robins's composite Life Score is 50.2/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

48/100

Average

Wages

47/100

Average

Rent

42/100

Below average

Crime

53/100

Average

Schools

35/100

Below average

Childcare

94/100

Elite

Environment

41/100

Below average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Warner Robins ranks #165 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 53.2/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Climate (93/100)

Climate

93
Schools

65
Safety

53
Air quality

53
Cost of living

48
Job market

47
Low hazard

44
Housing

42

What this shows Warner Robins's strongest dimensions are climate and schools; its weakest among scored dims is housing at 42/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Warner Robins on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Warner Robins 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

Warner Robins cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Warner Robins 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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Warner Robins runs a $62,960 median salary at a 93.8 cost index, ranking #165 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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