At $1,906/mo, rent takes about 21% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
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 $1,906 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 Jefferson is 0.1% below its high of $1,907 in August 2026, at $1,906 as of September 2026.
Rent in Jefferson changed +2.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($109,828) is $2,746 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,880).
Commerce, 9 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,592/mo), about $3,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Jefferson. 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
Jefferson, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 34.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Jefferson, GA has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in Jefferson, GA has climbed from $1,739 to $1,906, a 9.6% change over five years. Median household income rose from $82,692 to $109,828 between 2021 and 2024, a 32.8% shift. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 17.8% since 2021, moving from about 12,727 residents to roughly 14,990. Renters now make up 20.4% of households, compared with 22.8% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 34.9% of adults here, versus 32.1% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Jefferson, 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 Jefferson is $1,906/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $940/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,120/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $940/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,470/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($109,828/yr), Jefferson ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.3% over the past year.
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