Rents are 9% below what Dunwoody'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 Dunwoody'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
December. Asking rents in Dunwoody usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 1% above it in July, about $37 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Dunwoody is 4.6% below its high of $1,839 in June 2022, at $1,754 as of September 2026.
Rent in Dunwoody changed +2.3% 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 Dunwoody rose 20.7% while median household income rose 26.9% ($96,057 to $121,903). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Dunwoody is 21.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 10 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($121,903) is $3,048 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,693); a 4-bedroom is $3,243.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Dunwoody, 30346 ($1,809/mo), costs 7% more than the cheapest, 30360 ($1,691/mo).
Peachtree Corners, 5 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,450/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Dunwoody. 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
Dunwoody, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 72.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dunwoody, GA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Dunwoody, GA stood at $1,497 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,754, reflecting a 17.2% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $97,868 to $121,903 between 2021 and 2024, a 24.6% shift. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 1.3% since 2021, moving from about 51,103 residents to roughly 51,758. Renters now make up 43.8% of households, compared with 45.7% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in Dunwoody, GA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Dunwoody is $1,754/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,435/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,649/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,489/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,985/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($121,903/yr), Dunwoody ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.3% over the past year.
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