Rents are 8% below what Mableton'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 $1,900 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
November. Asking rents in Mableton usually run 1.2% below trend in November and 1.4% above it in July, about $49 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Mableton is 0.1% below its high of $1,902 in August 2026, at $1,900 as of September 2026.
Rent in Mableton changed +2.0% 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 ($77,980) is $1,950 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,780); a 3-bedroom is $2,140.
Austell, 3 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,669/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Mableton. 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
Mableton, GA is majority owner-occupied, 38.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mableton, GA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Mableton, GA paid around $1,457 a month. That figure now sits near $1,900, up 30.4% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in Mableton, GA now reports about $77,980, up from $69,395 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Mableton, GA adding about 36,046 residents over the five-year window, up 86.6% on net. The renter share has risen from 28.3% to 35.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Mableton, GA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Mableton is $1,900/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,550/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,780/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,610/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,140/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($77,980/yr), Mableton ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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