Rents are 12% below what Kennesaw'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 $1,883 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 Kennesaw usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1.6% above it in August, about $53 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Kennesaw is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Kennesaw changed +1.3% 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 Kennesaw rose 37.6% while median household income rose 17.5% ($70,930 to $83,356). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Kennesaw is 37.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($83,356) is $2,084 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,905); a 2-bedroom is $2,105.
Marietta, 7 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,687/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Kennesaw. 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
Kennesaw, GA is majority owner-occupied, 47.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kennesaw, GA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Kennesaw, GA has increased by $311 per month, settling near $1,883 after starting the period at $1,572. Census figures show median household income at $83,356 today, compared with $73,977 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 7.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 33,036 to 34,605 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.7% change. About 35.4% of households rent today, against 31.2% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 44.7% to 47.3%. 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 Kennesaw is $1,883/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,830/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,105/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,905/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,535/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($83,356/yr), Kennesaw ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.3% over the past year.
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