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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 30101 usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 1.1% above it in July, about $41 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30101 is 1.5% below its high of $2,210 in January 2026, at $2,177 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 30101 changed -0.3% 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 30101 rose 43.4% while median household income rose 20.7% ($91,786 to $110,774). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30101 is 43.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($110,774) is $2,769 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,370); a 4-bedroom is $2,830.
ZIP 30144, 7 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,766/mo), about $4,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30101. 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 30101 (Acworth, GA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 44.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30101 in Acworth, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 30101 in Acworth, GA has shifted from $1,747 to $2,177, up 24.6% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $110,774 today, compared with $93,591 five years earlier. 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 41.8% to 44.3% across the same window. 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 30101 covers Acworth, GA. The median rent here is $2,177/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,810/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,980/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($110,774/yr), ZIP 30101 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.3% over the past year.
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