Rents are 12% below what Suwanee'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 Suwanee'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: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Suwanee usually run 1.4% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in July, about $45 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Suwanee is 0.2% below its high of $1,955 in March 2024, at $1,952 as of September 2026.
Rent in Suwanee changed +1.4% 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 Suwanee rose 35.2% while median household income rose 14.2% ($90,436 to $103,260). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Suwanee is 34.5% 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 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($103,260) is $2,582 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,420); a 3-bedroom is $2,920.
Duluth, 5 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,648/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Suwanee. 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
Suwanee, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 62.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Suwanee, GA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Suwanee, GA paid around $1,631 a month. That figure now sits near $1,952, up 19.7% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in Suwanee, GA now reports about $103,260, up from $99,022 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Suwanee, GA adding about 1,720 residents over the five-year window, up 8.3% on net. The renter share has risen from 33.3% to 41%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Suwanee, GA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Suwanee is $1,952/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,591/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,834/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,660/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,213/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($103,260/yr), Suwanee ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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