The Georgia rental market
Georgia tracks median rent across 133 cities, ranging from Albany at $1,023/mo to Saint Simons Island at $2,971/mo. The state average of $1,822/mo runs about 7% below the national median of $1,962/mo.
Across Georgia cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +2.9% over the past year. 44 of 143 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 99 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta.
143 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
Saint Simons Island
$2,971/mo
+17.9%
→2
Tyrone
Pop. 7,896
$2,693/mo
—
→3
Johns Creek
Pop. 81,988
$2,618/mo
+14.2%
→4
Statham
Pop. 3,018
$2,588/mo
—
→5
Dacula
Pop. 7,444
$2,557/mo
+4.4%
→6
Braselton
Pop. 15,178
$2,458/mo
+3.6%
→7
Senoia
Pop. 5,589
$2,450/mo
—
→8
Guyton
Pop. 2,740
$2,431/mo
—
→9
Auburn
Pop. 8,711
$2,391/mo
+4.8%
→10
Peachtree City
Pop. 39,576
$2,358/mo
+16.0%
→11
Fayetteville
Pop. 19,719
$2,314/mo
+1.1%
→12
Loganville
Pop. 15,527
$2,296/mo
+1.3%
→13
Cumming
Pop. 8,469
$2,290/mo
+5.2%
→14
Richmond Hill
Pop. 18,181
$2,269/mo
+12.0%
→15
Locust Grove
Pop. 10,532
$2,259/mo
+8.6%
→16
Hoschton
Pop. 4,534
$2,218/mo
-2.9%
→17
Lilburn
Pop. 15,390
$2,215/mo
+13.7%
→18
Buford
Pop. 17,997
$2,156/mo
+7.2%
→19
Dawsonville
Pop. 4,403
$2,150/mo
+5.4%
→20
Alpharetta
Pop. 66,855
$2,148/mo
+4.8%
→21
Woodstock
Pop. 37,381
$2,141/mo
+8.3%
→22
Snellville
Pop. 21,620
$2,129/mo
+1.5%
→23
Milton
Pop. 41,546
$2,127/mo
+6.5%
→24
Dallas
Pop. 14,714
$2,125/mo
+4.5%
→25
Ball Ground
Pop. 2,856
$2,125/mo
—
→26
Ludowici
Pop. 1,897
$2,123/mo
—
→27
Acworth
Pop. 22,473
$2,112/mo
+2.4%
→28
Rincon
Pop. 11,332
$2,099/mo
+6.0%
→29
Canton
Pop. 35,741
$2,096/mo
+0.5%
→30
Palmetto
Pop. 4,797
$2,095/mo
—
→31
Kathleen
$2,085/mo
—
→32
Powder Springs
Pop. 18,009
$2,083/mo
+0.1%
→33
Fairburn
Pop. 16,831
$2,078/mo
+1.7%
→34
Ellenwood
$2,076/mo
-1.4%
→35
Bethlehem
Pop. 707
$2,070/mo
+12.1%
→36
Winder
Pop. 19,437
$2,068/mo
+0.5%
→37
Holly Springs
Pop. 18,627
$2,023/mo
-2.0%
→38
Sugar Hill
Pop. 26,128
$2,004/mo
+5.6%
→39
Hiram
Pop. 5,231
$1,995/mo
-0.1%
→40
Grayson
Pop. 4,858
$1,983/mo
-10.4%
→41
Bogart
Pop. 1,403
$1,969/mo
—
→42
Hampton
Pop. 8,687
$1,968/mo
+0.6%
→43
Pendergrass
Pop. 3,435
$1,965/mo
—
→44
Mableton
Pop. 77,678
$1,963/mo
+6.2%
→45
Atlanta
Pop. 505,268
$1,936/mo
+4.1%
→46
Rex
$1,932/mo
+5.2%
→47
Hahira
Pop. 3,451
$1,931/mo
—
→48
Springfield
Pop. 2,974
$1,931/mo
—
→49
Chamblee
Pop. 30,895
$1,917/mo
+7.0%
→50
Ellijay
Pop. 1,927
$1,901/mo
—
→51
Bonanza
Pop. 3,279
$1,891/mo
—
→52
Lawrenceville
Pop. 30,954
$1,889/mo
+1.2%
→53
Dahlonega
Pop. 7,299
$1,888/mo
—
→54
Douglasville
Pop. 37,536
$1,882/mo
-0.9%
→55
Suwanee
Pop. 22,349
$1,878/mo
-0.8%
→56
Villa Rica
Pop. 18,551
$1,876/mo
+0.1%
→57
Temple
Pop. 5,901
$1,872/mo
+8.5%
→58
Rockmart
Pop. 5,204
$1,866/mo
—
→59
Hapeville
Pop. 6,630
$1,860/mo
+22.6%
→60
Brookhaven
Pop. 57,855
$1,849/mo
+1.4%
→61
Covington
Pop. 14,584
$1,849/mo
+1.1%
→62
Port Wentworth
Pop. 12,892
$1,848/mo
+1.1%
→63
Conley
Pop. 5,822
$1,846/mo
+0.4%
→64
Doraville
Pop. 11,134
$1,844/mo
+14.3%
→65
Evans
Pop. 36,998
$1,843/mo
+4.7%
→66
Bonaire
$1,839/mo
+3.5%
→67
McDonough
Pop. 30,947
$1,822/mo
+2.8%
→68
Union City
Pop. 27,728
$1,813/mo
+0.7%
→69
Vinings
Pop. 14,390
$1,810/mo
+4.8%
→70
Centerville
Pop. 8,505
$1,800/mo
—
→71
Austell
Pop. 8,447
$1,800/mo
-3.4%
→72
Savannah
Pop. 147,898
$1,798/mo
+2.3%
→73
Newnan
Pop. 44,235
$1,790/mo
+0.3%
→74
Grovetown
Pop. 17,014
$1,790/mo
-0.8%
→75
Adairsville
Pop. 4,999
$1,789/mo
—
→76
Dunwoody
Pop. 51,758
$1,774/mo
+6.7%
→77
Flowery Branch
Pop. 10,925
$1,772/mo
-3.5%
→78
Decatur
Pop. 24,518
$1,763/mo
+0.4%
→79
Kennesaw
Pop. 34,605
$1,762/mo
-3.6%
→80
Thomasville
Pop. 18,666
$1,750/mo
+6.8%
→81
Pooler
Pop. 28,466
$1,741/mo
-3.5%
→82
Martinez
Pop. 33,750
$1,736/mo
+5.2%
→83
Roswell
Pop. 92,621
$1,733/mo
+5.2%
→84
Perry
Pop. 23,001
$1,733/mo
—
→85
Sandy Springs
Pop. 107,087
$1,727/mo
+1.9%
→86
Hinesville
Pop. 35,679
$1,726/mo
+6.0%
→87
Harlem
Pop. 3,885
$1,725/mo
—
→88
Cartersville
Pop. 24,074
$1,712/mo
-2.1%
→89
Calhoun
Pop. 18,183
$1,706/mo
+3.9%
→90
Conyers
Pop. 18,512
$1,705/mo
+0.8%
→91
Kingsland
Pop. 19,627
$1,698/mo
+8.6%
→92
Monroe
Pop. 15,648
$1,698/mo
+3.4%
→93
Marietta
Pop. 62,263
$1,691/mo
-0.4%
→94
Jefferson
Pop. 14,990
$1,685/mo
-7.4%
→95
Ringgold
Pop. 3,435
$1,678/mo
+1.3%
→96
Duluth
Pop. 32,426
$1,672/mo
+3.5%
→97
Tucker
Pop. 37,123
$1,655/mo
-5.1%
→98
Gresham Park
Pop. 6,935
$1,654/mo
+6.6%
→99
Lithonia
Pop. 2,622
$1,653/mo
-0.2%
→100
Saint Marys
$1,637/mo
+11.3%
→101
Smyrna
Pop. 56,633
$1,631/mo
+1.0%
→102
Oakwood
Pop. 5,862
$1,630/mo
+2.7%
→103
Athens
Pop. 127,345
$1,629/mo
-3.0%
→104
Gainesville
Pop. 45,032
$1,619/mo
-0.1%
→105
Stockbridge
Pop. 35,737
$1,618/mo
+1.9%
→106
Jonesboro
Pop. 6,143
$1,613/mo
+0.8%
→107
East Point
Pop. 38,335
$1,598/mo
+7.6%
→108
Riverdale
Pop. 14,792
$1,587/mo
-3.2%
→109
Emerson
Pop. 1,573
$1,585/mo
—
→110
Stone Mountain
Pop. 6,623
$1,581/mo
-5.2%
→111
Brunswick
Pop. 15,307
$1,566/mo
-4.2%
→112
Lithia Springs
Pop. 16,875
$1,565/mo
+0.3%
→113
Dalton
Pop. 34,538
$1,559/mo
-1.1%
→114
College Park
Pop. 14,712
$1,549/mo
-4.0%
→115
Commerce
Pop. 8,013
$1,549/mo
+2.6%
→116
Hephzibah
Pop. 3,747
$1,500/mo
+0.1%
→117
Leesburg
Pop. 3,542
$1,497/mo
-1.3%
→118
Peachtree Corners
Pop. 42,373
$1,496/mo
-0.1%
→119
Warner Robins
Pop. 82,990
$1,464/mo
-0.9%
→120
Rossville
Pop. 3,978
$1,459/mo
+4.5%
→121
Carrollton
Pop. 27,392
$1,446/mo
+1.6%
→122
Statesboro
Pop. 34,149
$1,430/mo
-6.2%
→123
Norcross
Pop. 18,007
$1,422/mo
-7.0%
→124
Clarkston
Pop. 14,557
$1,408/mo
-8.4%
→125
Lagrange
Pop. 32,078
$1,380/mo
+8.5%
→126
Augusta
Pop. 201,528
$1,378/mo
+2.2%
→127
Valdosta
Pop. 55,252
$1,363/mo
+1.7%
→128
Lafayette
Pop. 6,967
$1,343/mo
—
→129
Rome
Pop. 38,189
$1,323/mo
+12.4%
→130
Columbus
Pop. 203,711
$1,314/mo
+9.9%
→131
Griffin
Pop. 23,761
$1,311/mo
-3.7%
→132
Jesup
Pop. 9,942
$1,300/mo
—
→133
Bremen
Pop. 7,488
$1,295/mo
—
→134
Macon
Pop. 156,578
$1,249/mo
+5.2%
→135
Milledgeville
Pop. 16,748
$1,236/mo
+7.8%
→136
Forest Park
Pop. 19,504
$1,207/mo
-0.7%
→137
Moultrie
Pop. 14,588
$1,195/mo
—
→138
Fort Oglethorpe
Pop. 10,416
$1,166/mo
—
→139
Dublin
Pop. 16,136
$1,096/mo
+11.2%
→140
Waycross
Pop. 13,756
$1,075/mo
—
→141
Albany
Pop. 67,224
$1,023/mo
+15.3%
→142
Americus
Pop. 15,813
$958/mo
—
→143
Chatsworth
Pop. 4,893
$930/mo
—
→Georgia rent questions
What is the average rent in Georgia?
The average median rent across 133 tracked cities in Georgia is $1,822/mo, about 7% below the national median of $1,962/mo.
Which Georgia city has the highest rent?
Saint Simons Island has the highest median rent in Georgia at $2,971/mo.
Which Georgia city has the most affordable rent?
Albany is the most affordable tracked city in Georgia, with a median rent of $1,023/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in Georgia?
Across Georgia cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +2.9% over the past year.
How does Georgia rent compare to the rest of the country?
44 of 143 tracked Georgia cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,962/mo, and 99 fall below it.
What are the largest rental markets in Georgia?
By population, the largest rental markets in Georgia are Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta. Each has its own rent data, trends, and ZIP-level breakdowns on RentDataNow.
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