ZIP 30238
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 30238 usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in August, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30238 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 30238 changed +5.0% 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 30238 rose 63% while median household income rose 18.7% ($52,390 to $62,185). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30238 is 66.2% 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 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($62,185) is $1,555 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,540); a 2-bedroom is $1,690.
ZIP 30236, 4 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,480/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30238. 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 30238 (Jonesboro, GA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 24% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30238 in Jonesboro, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 30238 in Jonesboro, GA has shifted from $1,287 to $1,788, up 38.9% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $55,999 in 2021 to $62,185 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 30238 in Jonesboro, GA adding about 1,225 residents over the five-year window, up 2.9% on net. The renter share has eased from 41.3% to 36.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 21% to 24% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 30238 in Jonesboro, GA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 30238 covers Jonesboro, GA. The median rent here is $1,788/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,540/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,690/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($62,185/yr), ZIP 30238 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.0% over the past year.
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At $1,788/mo, rent takes ~35% of ZIP 30238's median household income ($62,185/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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