Rents are 5% below what Griffin'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 $1,330 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
Rent in Griffin is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in August 2021.
Rent in Griffin changed +2.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($43,632) is $1,091 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,220).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Griffin. 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
Griffin, GA is majority renter-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 15.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Griffin, GA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Griffin, GA stood at $1,148 in 2022 and currently runs about $1,330, reflecting a 15.9% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $38,972 to $43,632 between 2021 and 2024, a 12.0% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.0% since 2021, moving from about 23,300 residents to roughly 23,761. College-educated residents now make up 15.9% of adults here, versus 21.1% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Griffin, 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 Griffin is $1,330/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,220/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,410/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,270/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,700/mo.
At 37% of local median household income ($43,632/yr), Griffin ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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At $1,330/mo, rent takes ~37% of Griffin's median household income ($43,632/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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