Rents are 16% below what Cartersville's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,747 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in Cartersville usually run 0.9% below trend in February and 1% above it in July, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Cartersville is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2015.
Rent in Cartersville changed +2.1% 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 Cartersville rose 58.5% while median household income rose 64.4% ($51,351 to $84,437). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Cartersville is 56.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($84,437) is $2,111 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,030).
Rome, 24 miles away, rents for 27% less ($1,278/mo), about $5,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Cartersville. 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
Cartersville, GA is majority owner-occupied, 28.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cartersville, GA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Cartersville, GA paid around $1,284 a month. That figure now sits near $1,747, up 36.1% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $62,510 to $84,437 between 2021 and 2024, a 35.1% shift. Census counts show Cartersville, GA adding about 1,448 residents over the five-year window, up 6.4% on net. The renter share has eased from 42.7% to 40.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 25% to 28.7% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Cartersville, GA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Cartersville is $1,747/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,215/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,400/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,265/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,685/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($84,437/yr), Cartersville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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