Rents are 9% below what Hiram'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 $2,001 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 Hiram usually run 1% below trend in February and 1.2% above it in September, about $44 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in Hiram is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2020.
Rent in Hiram changed +4.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent in Hiram is 58.2% 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 ($85,119) is $2,128 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,910); a 3-bedroom is $2,300.
Lithia Springs, 10 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,582/mo), about $5,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hiram. 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
Hiram, GA is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 40.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hiram, GA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Hiram, GA stood at $1,515 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,001, reflecting a 32.1% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $77,547 to $85,119 between 2021 and 2024, a 9.8% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 9.8% since 2021, moving from about 4,763 residents to roughly 5,231. Renters now make up 35.6% of households, compared with 27.3% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in Hiram, 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 Hiram is $2,001/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,660/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,910/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,730/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,300/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($85,119/yr), Hiram ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.8% over the past year.
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