Rents are 16% below what Duluth's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Duluth'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 Duluth usually run 0.4% below trend in January and 0.5% above it in July, about $15 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Duluth is 3.7% below its high of $1,712 in May 2022, at $1,648 as of September 2026.
Rent in Duluth changed -0.4% 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 Duluth rose 34.4% while median household income rose 33.9% ($71,220 to $95,331). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Duluth is 28.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($95,331) is $2,383 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,210); a 3-bedroom is $2,660.
Peachtree Corners, 5 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,450/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Duluth. 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
Duluth, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 53.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Duluth, GA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Duluth, GA has increased by $220 per month, settling near $1,648 after starting the period at $1,428. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $77,516 in 2021 to $95,331 more recently. Income growth outran rent by about 7.6 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 31,506 to 32,426 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.9% change. About 43.5% of households rent today, against 41.3% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Duluth, GA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Duluth is $1,648/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,346/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,550/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,399/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,865/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($95,331/yr), Duluth ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.4% over the past year.
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