ZIP 30078
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 30078 usually run 0.7% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in August, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30078 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 30078 changed +4.3% 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 30078 rose 47.7% while median household income rose 38.3% ($71,071 to $98,257). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30078 is 52.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($98,257) is $2,456 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,360); a 4-bedroom is $2,820.
ZIP 30044, 5 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,777/mo), about $3,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30078. 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 30078 (Snellville, GA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 40.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30078 in Snellville, GA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 30078 in Snellville, GA paid around $1,524 a month. That figure now sits near $2,071, up 35.9% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $81,438 to $98,257 between 2021 and 2024, a 20.7% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has eased from 19.4% to 17.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 30078 in Snellville, 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 30078 covers Snellville, GA. The median rent here is $2,071/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,800/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,970/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($98,257/yr), ZIP 30078 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.3% over the past year.
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