Rents are 10% below what Chamblee's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Chamblee'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
January. Asking rents in Chamblee usually run 0.6% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in August, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Chamblee is 4.2% below its high of $1,999 in September 2022, at $1,916 as of September 2026.
Rent in Chamblee changed +0.9% 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 Chamblee rose 21.9% while median household income rose 36.7% ($61,797 to $84,452). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Chamblee is 22.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($84,452) is $2,111 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,070); a 2-bedroom is $2,290.
Tucker, 5 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,638/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Chamblee. 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
Chamblee, GA is majority renter-occupied, 47.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Chamblee, GA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Chamblee, GA stood at $1,666 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,916, reflecting a 15.0% increase over the period. Household income in the area moved from $72,960 to $84,452 across the same window, up 15.8% versus 2021. The population has grown by 3.3% since 2021, moving from about 29,894 residents to roughly 30,895. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Chamblee, 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 Chamblee is $1,916/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,565/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,801/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,628/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,170/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($84,452/yr), Chamblee ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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