ZIP 30030
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 30030 usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in August, about $43 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30030 is 0.8% below its high of $1,875 in April 2026, at $1,860 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 30030 changed +0.9% 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 30030 rose 20.6% while median household income rose 46.3% ($86,698 to $126,830). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 30030 is 25.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($126,830) is $3,171 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,790); a 4-bedroom is $3,340.
5th cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Decatur.
ZIP 30021, 4 miles away, rents for 28% less ($1,346/mo), about $6,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30030. 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 30030 (Decatur, GA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 75.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30030 in Decatur, GA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 30030 in Decatur, GA paid around $1,539 a month. That figure now sits near $1,860, up 20.9% from the 2021 baseline. Household income in the area moved from $112,145 to $126,830 across the same window, up 13.1% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 72.9% to 75.6% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 30030 in Decatur, GA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 30030 covers Decatur, GA. The median rent here is $1,860/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,600/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,750/mo.
At 18% of local median household income ($126,830/yr), ZIP 30030 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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At $1,860/mo, rent takes ~18% of ZIP 30030's median household income ($126,830/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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