Rents are 13% below what Sandy Springs's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Sandy Springs's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: September 25, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in Sandy Springs usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.5% above it in August, about $20 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Sandy Springs is 4.9% below its high of $1,794 in July 2022, at $1,706 as of August 2026.
Rent in Sandy Springs changed +0.7% over the year to August 2026. Across the 113 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Sandy Springs rose 19.9% while median household income rose 32.7% ($78,613 to $104,340). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Sandy Springs is 16.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 36.8% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($104,340) is $2,609 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,367); a 3-bedroom is $2,853.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Sandy Springs, 30328 ($1,874/mo), costs 24% more than the cheapest, 30350 ($1,508/mo).
Peachtree Corners, 8 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,487/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Sandy 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
Sandy Springs, GA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 69.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Sandy Springs, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Sandy Springs, GA has shifted from $1,461 to $1,706, up 16.8% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $86,548 in 2021 to $104,340 more recently. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Sandy Springs, GA market of 2021.
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Last updated: September 25, 2026
The median rent in Sandy Springs is $1,706/mo as of September 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,394/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,604/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,448/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,933/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($104,340/yr), Sandy Springs ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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