ZIP 30126
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 30126 usually run 0.6% below trend in November and 1.1% above it in July, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30126 is 0.7% below its high of $1,874 in January 2026, at $1,860 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 30126 changed +2.6% 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 30126 rose 48.9% while median household income rose 21.4% ($83,934 to $101,891). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30126 is 48.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($101,891) is $2,547 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,460).
ZIP 30168, 3 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,600/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30126. 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 30126 (Mableton, GA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 46.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30126 in Mableton, GA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 30126 in Mableton, GA paid around $1,418 a month. That figure now sits near $1,860, up 31.2% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $101,891 today, compared with $84,756 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 30126 in Mableton, GA losing about 1,305 residents over the five-year window, down 3.0% on net. The renter share has eased from 27.4% to 21.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 42.5% to 46.2% 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 30126 covers Mableton, GA. The median rent here is $1,860/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,570/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,720/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($101,891/yr), ZIP 30126 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.6% over the past year.
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At $1,860/mo, rent takes ~22% of ZIP 30126's median household income ($101,891/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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