Rents are 11% below what Dallas'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 $2,159 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
January. Asking rents in Dallas usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in September, about $43 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in Dallas is 0% below its high of $2,159 in August 2026, at $2,159 as of September 2026.
Rent in Dallas changed +1.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent in Dallas is 45.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($75,545) is $1,889 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,735); a 3-bedroom is $2,090.
Rockmart, 11 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,747/mo), about $4,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Dallas. 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
Dallas, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 23.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dallas, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Dallas, GA has shifted from $1,728 to $2,159, up 24.9% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $50,245 in 2021 to $75,545 more recently. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Dallas, GA adding about 1,010 residents over the five-year window, up 7.4% on net. The renter share has eased from 54.5% to 42.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 16.9% to 23.4% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Dallas, GA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Dallas is $2,159/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,510/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,735/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,570/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,090/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($75,545/yr), Dallas ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.7% over the past year.
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At $2,159/mo, rent takes ~34% of Dallas's median household income ($75,545/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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