Rents are 8% below what Powder Springs'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 $2,113 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 Powder Springs usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.6% above it in September, about $25 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Powder Springs is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Powder Springs changed +5.1% 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 Powder Springs rose 45.5% while median household income rose 50.5% ($69,807 to $105,070). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Powder Springs is 53.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($105,070) is $2,627 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,570); a 4-bedroom is $3,090.
Austell, 7 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,669/mo), about $5,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Powder 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
Powder Springs, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 41% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Powder Springs, GA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Powder Springs, GA stood at $1,566 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,113, reflecting a 34.9% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $78,912 in 2021 to $105,070 more recently. The population has grown by 7.9% since 2021, moving from about 16,698 residents to roughly 18,009. Renters now make up 17.6% of households, compared with 22.3% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 41% of adults here, versus 37% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Powder Springs, GA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Powder Springs is $2,113/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,850/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,130/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,920/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,570/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($105,070/yr), Powder Springs ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.1% over the past year.
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