Rents are 4% below what Lithia Springs'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 $1,582 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
December. Asking rents in Lithia Springs usually run 1% below trend in December and 1% above it in August, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Lithia Springs is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2021.
Rent in Lithia Springs changed +2.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($62,417) is $1,560 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,550); a 2-bedroom is $1,720.
Forest Park, 19 miles away, rents for 23% less ($1,226/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Lithia Springs. 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
Lithia Springs, GA is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 26% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lithia Springs, GA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Lithia Springs, GA has increased 23.3% since 2021, going from about $1,283 per month to roughly $1,582 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in Lithia Springs, GA now reports about $62,417, up from $49,568 in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 15,825 to 16,875 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.6% change. About 54.5% of households rent today, against 58.1% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher slipped from 28.3% to 26%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Lithia Springs, GA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Lithia Springs is $1,582/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,500/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,720/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,550/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,070/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($62,417/yr), Lithia Springs ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.8% over the past year.
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