Rents are 11% below what Douglasville'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 $1,947 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
March. Asking rents in Douglasville usually run 0.7% below trend in March and 0.9% above it in August, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Douglasville is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Douglasville changed +1.9% 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 Douglasville rose 43.6% while median household income rose 35.1% ($58,560 to $79,107). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Douglasville is 44.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($79,107) is $1,978 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,670); a 3-bedroom is $2,010.
Lithia Springs, 7 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,582/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Douglasville. 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
Douglasville, GA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, 35.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Douglasville, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Douglasville, GA has shifted from $1,551 to $1,947, up 25.5% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in Douglasville, GA now reports about $79,107, up from $61,729 in 2021. Census counts show Douglasville, GA adding about 3,126 residents over the five-year window, up 9.1% on net. The renter share has eased from 53.3% to 51.7%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Douglasville, GA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Douglasville is $1,947/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,450/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,670/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,505/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,010/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($79,107/yr), Douglasville ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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