Rents are right about where Grayson's 10-year trend predicts.
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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 $1,926 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 Grayson usually run 1.3% below trend in January and 1.3% above it in July, about $50 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Grayson is 0.1% below its high of $1,928 in August 2026, at $1,926 as of September 2026.
Rent in Grayson changed +2.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($131,293) is $3,282 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,160).
Duluth, 13 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,648/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Grayson. 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
Grayson, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 33.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Grayson, GA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Grayson, GA stood at $1,729 in 2022 and currently runs about $1,926, reflecting a 11.4% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $131,293 today, compared with $113,652 five years earlier. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 8.5% since 2021, moving from about 4,478 residents to roughly 4,858. Renters now make up 12.1% of households, compared with 4.4% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 33.1% of adults here, versus 42.5% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Grayson is $1,926/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,900/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,180/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,970/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,630/mo.
At 18% of local median household income ($131,293/yr), Grayson ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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