Rents are 3% below what Winder'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 $2,081 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
Rent in Winder is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2022.
Rent in Winder changed +3.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($63,779) is $1,594 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,500); a 3-bedroom is $1,810.
Monroe, 15 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,777/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Winder. 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
Winder, GA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 19.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Winder, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Winder, GA has shifted from $1,732 to $2,081, up 20.2% since 2022. Median household income climbed from $57,708 to $63,779 between 2021 and 2024, a 10.5% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Winder, GA adding about 1,669 residents over the five-year window, up 9.4% on net. The renter share has risen from 31.1% to 33.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in Winder, GA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Winder is $2,081/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,300/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,500/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,350/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,810/mo.
At 39% of local median household income ($63,779/yr), Winder ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.8% over the past year.
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At $2,081/mo, rent takes ~39% of Winder's median household income ($63,779/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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