ZIP 30045
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 30045 usually run 0.7% below trend in February and 0.5% above it in August, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30045 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in ZIP 30045 changed +5.7% 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 30045 rose 47.5% while median household income rose 40.6% ($74,219 to $104,350). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30045 is 55.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($104,350) is $2,609 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,410); a 2-bedroom is $2,640.
4th cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Lawrenceville.
ZIP 30017, 4 miles away, rents for 13% less ($2,025/mo), about $3,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30045. 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 30045 (Lawrenceville, GA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 34.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30045 in Lawrenceville, GA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 30045 in Lawrenceville, GA stood at $1,710 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,317, reflecting a 35.5% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $104,350 today, compared with $81,867 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.0% since 2021, moving from about 45,465 residents to roughly 44,993. College-educated residents now make up 34.2% of adults here, versus 32.2% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 30045 covers Lawrenceville, GA. The median rent here is $2,317/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,410/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,640/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($104,350/yr), ZIP 30045 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.7% over the past year.
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At $2,317/mo, rent takes ~27% of ZIP 30045's median household income ($104,350/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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