Rent rising fastest in Georgia

Cities in Georgia with the largest year-over-year rent increases. Cities with 15,000+ residents. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Lagrange ranks first, with +11.2% over the past year.
Across all 65 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,755/mo.
Braselton moved from #63 to #10 compared with a year ago.

Data as of September 2026. Change in Zillow's rent index over the past 12 months. Rank a year ago uses the change over the 12 months before that. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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65 cities

Rank	City	1-yr change	Median rent	5-yr change	Vs. a year ago
01	LagrangeGA Pop. 32KCompare →	+11.2%	$1,359/mo	--	↑36 from #37
02	DublinGA Pop. 16KCompare →	+10.1%	$1,168/mo	--	--
03	CalhounGA Pop. 18KCompare →	+6.0%	$1,605/mo	--	↑38 from #41
04	FayettevilleGA Pop. 20KCompare →	+5.7%	$2,205/mo	+24.4%	↑21 from #25
05	MilledgevilleGA Pop. 17KCompare →	+5.6%	$1,458/mo	--	↓2 from #3
06	ColumbusGA Pop. 204KCompare →	+5.3%	$1,331/mo	+26.3%	↑8 from #14
07	Powder SpringsGA Pop. 18KCompare →	+5.1%	$2,113/mo	+27.4%	↑14 from #21
08	ThomasvilleGA Pop. 19KCompare →	+5.0%	$1,661/mo	--	--
09	KingslandGA Pop. 20KCompare →	+4.8%	$1,727/mo	--	↓4 from #5
10	BraseltonGA Pop. 15KCompare →	+4.8%	$2,406/mo	--	↑53 from #63
11	AugustaGA Pop. 202KCompare →	+4.5%	$1,344/mo	+25.1%	↓5 from #6
12	AlbanyGA Pop. 67KCompare →	+4.2%	$985/mo	+31.2%	↑23 from #35
13	East PointGA Pop. 38KCompare →	+4.2%	$1,516/mo	+30.4%	↓5 from #8
14	DaltonGA Pop. 35KCompare →	+4.0%	$1,451/mo	--	↑17 from #31
15	ValdostaGA Pop. 55KCompare →	+3.9%	$1,296/mo	+37.9%	↓13 from #2
16	Warner RobinsGA Pop. 83KCompare →	+3.9%	$1,421/mo	+35.3%	↑10 from #26
17	SmyrnaGA Pop. 57KCompare →	+3.9%	$1,663/mo	+6.2%	↑44 from #61
18	WinderGA Pop. 19KCompare →	+3.8%	$2,081/mo	--	↑9 from #27
19	MaconGA Pop. 157KCompare →	+3.6%	$1,210/mo	+18.2%	↑25 from #44
20	CarrolltonGA Pop. 27KCompare →	+3.6%	$1,501/mo	--	↓1 from #19
21	EvansGA Pop. 37KCompare →	+3.6%	$1,856/mo	--	↓4 from #17
22	Union CityGA Pop. 28KCompare →	+3.5%	$1,870/mo	+28.6%	↓6 from #16
23	AtlantaGA Pop. 505KCompare →	+3.5%	$1,942/mo	+10.8%	↓1 from #22
24	Peachtree CityGA Pop. 40KCompare →	+3.4%	$2,365/mo	+18.1%	↑35 from #59
25	StockbridgeGA Pop. 36KCompare →	+3.4%	$1,684/mo	+20.1%	↓21 from #4
26	HinesvilleGA Pop. 36KCompare →	+3.3%	$1,748/mo	+30.9%	↑23 from #49
27	GainesvilleGA Pop. 45KCompare →	+3.2%	$1,662/mo	+14.4%	↑30 from #57
28	MiltonGA Pop. 42KCompare →	+3.2%	$2,337/mo	+10.7%	↑17 from #45
29	WoodstockGA Pop. 37KCompare →	+3.1%	$2,074/mo	+20.3%	↑19 from #48
30	NewnanGA Pop. 44KCompare →	+3.0%	$1,770/mo	+15.8%	↑3 from #33
31	AthensGA Pop. 127KCompare →	+2.9%	$1,782/mo	+31.7%	↓1 from #30
32	Lithia SpringsGA Pop. 17KCompare →	+2.8%	$1,582/mo	+14.8%	↓4 from #28
33	TuckerGA Pop. 37KCompare →	+2.8%	$1,638/mo	--	↑25 from #58
34	BrookhavenGA Pop. 58KCompare →	+2.7%	$1,843/mo	+4.2%	↑2 from #36
35	SnellvilleGA Pop. 22KCompare →	+2.7%	$2,124/mo	+21.3%	↓22 from #13
36	MonroeGA Pop. 16KCompare →	+2.6%	$1,777/mo	--	↓24 from #12
37	LoganvilleGA Pop. 16KCompare →	+2.5%	$2,389/mo	+21.6%	↓5 from #32
38	LilburnGA Pop. 15KCompare →	+2.5%	$2,175/mo	--	↓23 from #15
39	GriffinGA Pop. 24KCompare →	+2.4%	$1,330/mo	+27.3%	↑1 from #40
40	DunwoodyGA Pop. 52KCompare →	+2.3%	$1,754/mo	+1.4%	↓1 from #39
41	Villa RicaGA Pop. 19KCompare →	+2.3%	$1,844/mo	+20.1%	↓3 from #38
42	CartersvilleGA Pop. 24KCompare →	+2.1%	$1,747/mo	+24.4%	↓8 from #34
43	MabletonGA Pop. 78KCompare →	+2.0%	$1,900/mo	+25.1%	↑3 from #46
44	DouglasvilleGA Pop. 38KCompare →	+1.9%	$1,947/mo	+20.7%	↓24 from #20
45	MariettaGA Pop. 62KCompare →	+1.9%	$1,687/mo	+12.7%	↑7 from #52
46	DecaturGA Pop. 25KCompare →	+1.9%	$1,755/mo	+19.5%	↓28 from #18
47	BrunswickGA Pop. 15KCompare →	+1.8%	$1,568/mo	--	↓36 from #11
48	GrovetownGA Pop. 17KCompare →	+1.7%	$1,775/mo	+24.2%	↓41 from #7
49	Peachtree CornersGA Pop. 42KCompare →	+1.6%	$1,450/mo	+6.9%	↑6 from #55
50	Sugar HillGA Pop. 26KCompare →	+1.6%	$1,991/mo	+20.6%	↑12 from #62