Rents are right about where Dawsonville's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $2,135 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
Rent in Dawsonville is 0.2% below its high of $2,139 in August 2026, at $2,135 as of September 2026.
Rent in Dawsonville changed +2.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($90,929) is $2,273 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,970); a 4-bedroom is $2,400.
Dahlonega, 12 miles away, rents for 24% less ($1,620/mo), about $6,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Dawsonville. 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
Dawsonville, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 36% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dawsonville, GA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2023, rent in Dawsonville, GA has increased by $137 per month, settling near $2,135 after starting the period at $1,998. On the earnings side, the typical household in Dawsonville, GA now reports about $90,929, up from $75,234 in 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 14.0 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 3,594 to 4,403 between 2021 and 2024, a 22.5% change. About 27.5% of households rent today, against 31.2% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 27.2% to 36%. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Dawsonville, GA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Dawsonville is $2,135/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,420/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,630/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,470/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,970/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($90,929/yr), Dawsonville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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