Rents are 9% below what Locust Grove'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 $2,251 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 Locust Grove usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 1% above it in July, about $41 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Locust Grove is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in November 2016.
Rent in Locust Grove changed +4.9% 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 Locust Grove rose 47.7% while median household income rose 31.9% ($56,932 to $75,083). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Locust Grove is 55.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($75,083) is $1,877 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,740); a 3-bedroom is $2,100.
McDonough, 8 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,852/mo), about $4,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Locust Grove. 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
Locust Grove, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 30% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Locust Grove, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Locust Grove, GA has shifted from $1,684 to $2,251, up 33.7% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $57,799 to $75,083 between 2021 and 2024, a 29.9% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Locust Grove, GA adding about 1,716 residents over the five-year window, up 19.5% on net. The renter share has eased from 20.3% to 16.3%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 22.6% to 30% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Locust Grove, 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 Locust Grove is $2,251/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,510/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,740/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,570/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,100/mo.
At 36% of local median household income ($75,083/yr), Locust Grove ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.9% over the past year.
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