Rents are 7% below what Dacula'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 $2,503 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
December. Asking rents in Dacula usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 1.2% above it in July, about $50 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Dacula is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Dacula changed +3.1% 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 Dacula rose 43.9% while median household income rose 25.7% ($80,192 to $100,821). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Dacula is 49.6% 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 ($100,821) is $2,521 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,480); a 3-bedroom is $2,990.
Auburn, 4 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,237/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Dacula. 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
Dacula, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 24.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dacula, GA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Dacula, GA paid around $1,884 a month. That figure now sits near $2,503, up 32.9% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $87,666 in 2021 to $100,821 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Dacula, GA adding about 748 residents over the five-year window, up 11.2% on net. The renter share has eased from 20% to 16.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 19.6% to 24.5% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Dacula, GA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Dacula is $2,503/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,160/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,480/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,240/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,990/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($100,821/yr), Dacula ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.1% over the past year.
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