ZIP 30127
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 30127 usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.6% above it in September, about $25 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30127 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 30127 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 30127 rose 45.7% while median household income rose 38.6% ($79,993 to $110,904). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30127 is 54.1% 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 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($110,904) is $2,773 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,530); a 4-bedroom is $3,020.
ZIP 30106, 5 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,811/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30127. 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 30127 (Powder Springs, GA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 40.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30127 in Powder Springs, GA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 30127 in Powder Springs, GA has increased from $1,562 to $2,116, a 35.5% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $110,904 today, compared with $88,981 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 2.3% since 2021, moving from about 73,312 residents to roughly 71,626. Renters now make up 14.6% of households, compared with 19% five years ago. 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 30127 covers Powder Springs, GA. The median rent here is $2,116/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,920/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,110/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($110,904/yr), ZIP 30127 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.7% over the past year.
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At $2,116/mo, rent takes ~23% of ZIP 30127's median household income ($110,904/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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