Rents are 11% below what Pooler'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 $1,827 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 Pooler usually run 1.3% below trend in December and 1.3% above it in August, about $48 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Pooler is 3.1% below its high of $1,886 in May 2024, at $1,827 as of September 2026.
Rent in Pooler changed -0.6% 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 Pooler rose 50.1% while median household income rose 15.5% ($79,426 to $91,766). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Pooler is 44.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($91,766) is $2,294 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,860); a 3-bedroom is $2,500.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Pooler. 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
Pooler, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 39.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Pooler, GA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Pooler, GA stood at $1,355 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,827, reflecting a 34.8% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $84,111 to $91,766 between 2021 and 2024, a 9.1% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 12.6% since 2021, moving from about 25,284 residents to roughly 28,466. Renters now make up 39.8% of households, compared with 42.5% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 39.7% of adults here, versus 42% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Pooler, 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 Pooler is $1,827/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,550/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,860/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,680/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,500/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($91,766/yr), Pooler ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.6% over the past year.
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