ZIP 30294
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 30294 usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 1% above it in September, about $43 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30294 is 1.4% below its high of $2,085 in July 2026, at $2,056 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 30294 changed +1.1% 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 30294 rose 54.7% while median household income rose 24.5% ($64,044 to $79,762). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30294 is 58.6% 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 ($79,762) is $1,994 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,890); a 3-bedroom is $2,270.
ZIP 30288, 4 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,776/mo), about $3,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30294. 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 30294 (Ellenwood, GA) is majority owner-occupied, 30.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30294 in Ellenwood, GA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 30294 in Ellenwood, GA has increased 37.2% since 2021, going from about $1,498 per month to roughly $2,056 today. Census figures show median household income at $79,762 today, compared with $69,876 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 23.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 41,037 to 41,983 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.3% change. About 19.4% of households rent today, against 21.9% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 25.5% to 30.1%. 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 30294 covers Ellenwood, GA. The median rent here is $2,056/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,720/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,890/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($79,762/yr), ZIP 30294 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.1% over the past year.
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