ZIP 30318
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 30318 usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 1% above it in July, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30318 is 0.1% below its high of $1,816 in August 2026, at $1,815 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 30318 changed +2.0% 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 30318 rose 23.8% while median household income rose 59.1% ($52,245 to $83,116). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 30318 is 26.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($83,116) is $2,078 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,050); a 3-bedroom is $2,460.
8th cheapest of 25 ZIP codes in Atlanta.
ZIP 30344, 8 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,505/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30318. 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 30318 (Atlanta, GA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 56.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30318 in Atlanta, GA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 30318 in Atlanta, GA has increased by $317 per month, settling near $1,815 after starting the period at $1,498. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 30318 in Atlanta, GA now reports about $83,116, up from $60,033 in 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 17.3 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 58,839 to 59,609 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.3% change. About 58.6% of households rent today, against 61.3% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 49.7% to 56.9%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 30318 in Atlanta, GA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 30318 covers Atlanta, GA. The median rent here is $1,815/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,870/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,050/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($83,116/yr), ZIP 30318 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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