ZIP 30040
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 30040 usually run 1.2% below trend in December and 1% above it in June, about $51 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30040 is 0.6% below its high of $2,314 in November 2025, at $2,299 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 30040 changed +0.2% 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 30040 rose 42.8% while median household income rose 35.6% ($101,181 to $137,211). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30040 is 42.4% 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 ($137,211) is $3,430 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,090).
3rd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Cumming.
ZIP 30028, 6 miles away, rents for 10% less ($2,063/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30040. 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 30040 (Cumming, GA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 56% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30040 in Cumming, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 30040 in Cumming, GA has shifted from $1,767 to $2,299, up 30.1% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 30040 in Cumming, GA now reports about $137,211, up from $114,900 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 30040 in Cumming, GA adding about 7,381 residents over the five-year window, up 9.8% on net. The renter share has eased from 17.6% to 15.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 30040 in Cumming, GA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 30040 covers Cumming, GA. The median rent here is $2,299/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,970/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,160/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($137,211/yr), ZIP 30040 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.2% over the past year.
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