Rents are 5% below what Valdosta's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,296 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
March. Asking rents in Valdosta usually run 0.5% below trend in March and 0.5% above it in December, about $13 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Valdosta is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2021.
Rent in Valdosta changed +3.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($45,925) is $1,148 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($947); a 2-bedroom is $1,230.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Valdosta, 31605 ($1,587/mo), costs 36% more than the cheapest, 31601 ($1,169/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Valdosta. 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
Valdosta, GA is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 28.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Valdosta, GA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Valdosta, GA has climbed by $430 per month, settling near $1,296 after starting the period at $866. Household income in the area moved from $35,188 to $45,925 across the same window, up 30.5% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 19.2 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 58.3% of households rent today, against 61.3% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Valdosta, GA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Valdosta is $1,296/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $940/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,230/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $947/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,643/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($45,925/yr), Valdosta ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.9% over the past year.
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