ZIP 30291
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 30291 usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in August, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30291 is 0% below its high of $1,791 in August 2026, at $1,791 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 30291 changed +2.9% 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 30291 rose 55.7% while median household income rose 11.2% ($43,337 to $48,184). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30291 is 55.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($48,184) is $1,205 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,300).
ZIP 30337, 7 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,327/mo), about $5,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30291. 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 30291 (Union City, GA) is majority renter-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 30.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30291 in Union City, GA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 30291 in Union City, GA stood at $1,312 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,791, reflecting a 36.5% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $38,268 to $48,184 between 2021 and 2024, a 25.9% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 6.1% since 2021, moving from about 23,693 residents to roughly 25,130. College-educated residents now make up 30.1% of adults here, versus 25.1% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 30291 in Union City, GA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 30291 covers Union City, GA. The median rent here is $1,791/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,360/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,490/mo.
At 45% of local median household income ($48,184/yr), ZIP 30291 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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At $1,791/mo, rent takes ~45% of ZIP 30291's median household income ($48,184/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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