Rents are 2% below what Martinez'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 $1,672 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
Rent in Martinez is 0.4% below its high of $1,679 in August 2026, at $1,672 as of September 2026.
Rent in Martinez changed +0.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($81,602) is $2,040 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,780); a 4-bedroom is $2,170.
Augusta, 8 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,344/mo), about $3,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Martinez. 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
Martinez, GA is majority owner-occupied, 37.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Martinez, GA has changed in 5 years
Since 2022, the typical rent in Martinez, GA has increased from $1,406 to $1,672, a 18.9% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $80,243 in 2021 to $81,602 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 37.2% of adults here, versus 39.9% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Martinez, GA market of 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Martinez is $1,672/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,000/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,350/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,190/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,780/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($81,602/yr), Martinez ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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At $1,672/mo, rent takes ~25% of Martinez's median household income ($81,602/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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