ZIP 30009
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 30009 usually run 1.7% below trend in December and 2.2% above it in July, about $89 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30009 is 2.1% below its high of $2,327 in January 2025, at $2,278 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 30009 changed -0.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 216 Georgia ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 30009 rose 42.3% while median household income rose 19.5% ($105,890 to $126,510). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30009 is 42.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($126,510) is $3,163 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,830); a 4-bedroom is $3,380.
ZIP 30076, 4 miles away, rents for 27% less ($1,655/mo), about $7,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30009. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 30009 (Alpharetta, GA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 66.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30009 in Alpharetta, GA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 30009 in Alpharetta, GA has climbed by $502 per month, settling near $2,278 after starting the period at $1,776. Median household income fell from $136,384 to $126,510 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.2% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 35.5 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 19,922 to 21,095 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.9% change. About 38.4% of households rent today, against 36.3% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 30009 in Alpharetta, 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
ZIP code 30009 covers Alpharetta, GA. The median rent here is $2,278/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,150/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,360/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($126,510/yr), ZIP 30009 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.3% over the past year.
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At $2,278/mo, rent takes ~22% of ZIP 30009's median household income ($126,510/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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