ZIP 30088
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 30088 usually run 1.4% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in August, about $41 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30088 is 1.5% below its high of $1,645 in August 2026, at $1,621 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 30088 changed -0.4% 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 30088 rose 52.2% while median household income rose 43.1% ($49,129 to $70,325). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30088 is 50.8% 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 ($70,325) is $1,758 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,670); a 3-bedroom is $2,000.
2nd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Stone Mountain.
ZIP 30083, 3 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,425/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30088. 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 30088 (Stone Mountain, GA) is majority owner-occupied, 30.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30088 in Stone Mountain, GA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 30088 in Stone Mountain, GA stood at $1,290 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,621, reflecting a 25.7% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $53,508 in 2021 to $70,325 more recently. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has contracted by 4.9% since 2021, moving from about 30,762 residents to roughly 29,240. Renters now make up 39.2% of households, compared with 44.3% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 30.2% of adults here, versus 27% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 30088 in Stone Mountain, GA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 30088 covers Stone Mountain, GA. The median rent here is $1,621/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,520/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,670/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($70,325/yr), ZIP 30088 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.4% over the past year.
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At $1,621/mo, rent takes ~28% of ZIP 30088's median household income ($70,325/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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