Perry vs Warner Robins

Which is the better fit for you?

Perry, GA
72
Area Score
Top 11% nationally
Warner Robins, GA
66
Area Score
Top 26% nationally

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Perry receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

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What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
About the same
Regional price level 91.8 against 91.8 (US = 100). Both places sit in the same price region, so the index cannot tell them apart.
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
The same
HUD benchmarks it at $1,362 in Warner Robins against $1,362 in Perry.
The median home
18% less
$185,700 in Warner Robins against $225,300 in Perry.
The weather you would swap
Similar winters
Normal January lows are 36°F in Warner Robins against 36°F in Perry; July highs are 94°F against 94°F (summers the same).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

Signals

Perry
Warner Robins
Opportunity: Perry is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
69 · Top 25%
vs
68 · Top 28%
Growth: Perry is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
78 · Top 6%
vs
52 · Top 46%
Climate
75 · Top 30%
vs
75 · Top 30%
Physical resilience: Warner Robins is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
80 · Top 23%
vs
81 · Top 22%
Housing affordability: Warner Robins is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
71 · Top 38%
vs
74 · Top 29%
Schools: Perry is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
73 · Top 21%
vs
56 · Top 41%
Access: Warner Robins is the more favorable of the two.
Access
40 · Bottom 2%
vs
43 · Bottom 2%
Economic stability: Perry is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
53 · Bottom 41%
vs
40 · Bottom 22%

Measured values

MetricPerryWarner RobinsSource period
Population23,00182,9902024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$76,909 ±$11,163$66,970 ±$3,3792024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income — the two are too close to separate$36,748 ±$3,278$33,172 ±$1,7232024 ACS 5-Year
Population density806/sq mi2,142/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$225,300$185,7002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent — the two are too close to separate$1,132 ±$85$1,212 ±$412024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$1,362$1,362FY2026
Cost of living index91.891.82023
Homeownership rate64.8%53.5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate2.9%2.8% — more favorableJuly 2026
Employment change (year over year)−0.5%−0.5%July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher — the two are too close to separate28.8% ±4%31.1% ±3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate13.4% ±4%14.5% ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)45337912 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents19.7 — more favorable4.612 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)+11.3% — more favorable−19.7%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high94°F94°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low36°F36°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation46.9"46.9"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport90 mi85 mi — more favorableNASR current cycle
Average commute — the two are too close to separate23.0 min ±2.1 min23.7 min ±0.9 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age36.231.92024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools10232024-25 school year
Students per teacher16.315.0 — more favorable2024-25 school year
Math proficiency58.1% — more favorable45.8%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency55.1% — more favorable45.1%2018-19 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility59.7%78.4%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

6 rows above show both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison.

Physical risk tradeoff

Perry

Elevated or high exposure: lightning.

Warner Robins

Elevated or high exposure: lightning.

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Perry
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Perry: Your Score
72
Area Score
Warner Robins
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Warner Robins: Your Score
66
Area Score

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