Rents are 4% below what Hinesville'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 $1,748 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 Hinesville is 0.2% below its high of $1,752 in June 2026, at $1,748 as of September 2026.
Rent in Hinesville changed +3.3% 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 Hinesville rose 61.5% while median household income rose 26.2% ($47,563 to $60,028). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Hinesville is 67.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($60,028) is $1,501 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,290); a 3-bedroom is $1,740.
Jesup, 23 miles away, rents for 33% less ($1,175/mo), about $6,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hinesville. 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
Hinesville, GA is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 21% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hinesville, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Hinesville, GA has shifted from $1,163 to $1,748, up 50.3% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $60,028 today, compared with $49,363 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Hinesville, GA adding about 946 residents over the five-year window, up 2.7% on net. The renter share has eased from 55.5% to 52.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Hinesville is $1,748/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,120/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,290/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,170/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,740/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($60,028/yr), Hinesville ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.3% over the past year.
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