Rents are 10% below what Ellenwood'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 $2,045 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 Ellenwood usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in September, about $37 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Ellenwood is 1.3% below its high of $2,072 in July 2026, at $2,045 as of September 2026.
Rent in Ellenwood changed +1.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent in Ellenwood is 59.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
Conley, 4 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,768/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Ellenwood. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Ellenwood, GA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Ellenwood, GA stood at $1,481 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,045, reflecting a 38.1% increase over the period. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Ellenwood, GA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Ellenwood is $2,045/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,650/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,900/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,720/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,290/mo.
At 34% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Ellenwood ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.5% over the past year.
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