Rents are right about where Tucker's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Tucker'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 Tucker usually run 2.6% below trend in January and 1.4% above it in October, about $66 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Tucker is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in October 2021.
Rent in Tucker changed +2.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($80,317) is $2,008 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,890); a 3-bedroom is $2,280.
Clarkston, 3 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,384/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Tucker. 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
Tucker, GA is majority owner-occupied, 44.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Tucker, GA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in Tucker, GA has increased by $169 per month, settling near $1,638 after starting the period at $1,469. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $75,377 in 2021 to $80,317 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 4.9 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 36,764 to 37,123 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.0% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher slipped from 47.6% to 44.7%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Tucker, GA market of 2022.
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Tucker rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Tucker is $1,638/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,335/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,539/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,392/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,857/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($80,317/yr), Tucker ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.8% over the past year.
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At $1,638/mo, rent takes ~24% of Tucker's median household income ($80,317/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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