Rents are 9% below what Snellville'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 $2,124 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
January. Asking rents in Snellville usually run 0.6% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in August, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Snellville is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Snellville changed +2.7% 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 Snellville rose 43.4% while median household income rose 20.6% ($74,535 to $89,896). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Snellville is 47.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($89,896) is $2,247 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,115); a 3-bedroom is $2,550.
Lawrenceville, 9 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,878/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Snellville. 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
Snellville, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 36.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Snellville, GA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Snellville, GA paid around $1,638 a month. That figure now sits near $2,124, up 29.7% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $89,896 today, compared with $83,691 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Snellville, GA adding about 1,145 residents over the five-year window, up 5.6% on net. The renter share has risen from 18.6% to 21.7%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 38.7% to 36.2% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Snellville is $2,124/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,840/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,115/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,910/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,550/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($89,896/yr), Snellville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.7% over the past year.
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