Rents are 10% below what Johns Creek'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 $2,492 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 Johns Creek usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in August, about $60 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Johns Creek is 3.1% below its high of $2,573 in November 2025, at $2,492 as of September 2026.
Rent in Johns Creek changed -1.2% 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 Johns Creek rose 35.9% while median household income rose 30.7% ($122,514 to $160,093). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Johns Creek is 32% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($160,093) is $4,002 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,420).
Alpharetta, 4 miles away, rents for 16% less ($2,083/mo), about $4,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Johns Creek. 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
Johns Creek, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 72.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Johns Creek, GA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Johns Creek, GA has increased from $1,985 to $2,492, a 25.5% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $133,948 to $160,093 across the same window, up 19.5% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 19.6% of households, compared with 24% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 72.7% of adults here, versus 69.1% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Johns Creek, GA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Johns Creek is $2,492/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,050/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,360/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,130/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,840/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($160,093/yr), Johns Creek ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.2% over the past year.
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