Rents are 7% below what Flowery Branch's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,849 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
February. Asking rents in Flowery Branch usually run 1.3% below trend in February and 0.8% above it in July, about $39 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Flowery Branch is 1.7% below its high of $1,881 in March 2025, at $1,849 as of September 2026.
Rent in Flowery Branch changed +1.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($103,942) is $2,599 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,470).
Oakwood, 4 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,629/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Flowery Branch. 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
Flowery Branch, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 40.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Flowery Branch, GA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Flowery Branch, GA has increased from $1,514 to $1,849, a 22.1% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Flowery Branch, GA now reports about $103,942, up from $83,100 in 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 18.8% since 2021, moving from about 9,194 residents to roughly 10,925. Renters now make up 33.3% of households, compared with 29.4% five years ago. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Flowery Branch, GA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Flowery Branch is $1,849/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,390/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,820/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,640/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,190/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($103,942/yr), Flowery Branch ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.6% over the past year.
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