Rents are 8% below what Brookhaven's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Brookhaven's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in Brookhaven usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 1.1% above it in August, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Brookhaven is 0.1% below its high of $1,845 in March 2022, at $1,843 as of September 2026.
Rent in Brookhaven changed +2.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Brookhaven rose 19.8% while median household income rose 27.1% ($92,604 to $117,663). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Brookhaven is 20.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($117,663) is $2,942 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,640); a 3-bedroom is $3,180.
Tucker, 7 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,638/mo), about $2,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Brookhaven. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Brookhaven, GA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 70.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Brookhaven, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Brookhaven, GA has shifted from $1,568 to $1,843, up 17.5% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $105,464 to $117,663 across the same window, up 11.6% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Brookhaven, GA adding about 2,953 residents over the five-year window, up 5.4% on net. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Brookhaven, GA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Brookhaven is $1,843/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,510/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,733/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,562/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,087/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($117,663/yr), Brookhaven ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.7% over the past year.
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