ZIP 30331
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 30331 usually run 0.9% below trend in March and 1% above it in September, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30331 is 0.6% below its high of $1,765 in July 2025, at $1,754 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 30331 changed -0.1% 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 30331 rose 42.5% while median household income rose 29.5% ($48,347 to $62,623). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30331 is 39.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($62,623) is $1,566 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,460); a 2-bedroom is $1,600.
6th cheapest of 25 ZIP codes in Atlanta.
ZIP 30344, 5 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,505/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30331. 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 30331 (Atlanta, GA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 38.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30331 in Atlanta, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 30331 in Atlanta, GA has shifted from $1,433 to $1,754, up 22.4% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $56,780 to $62,623 between 2021 and 2024, a 10.3% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 30331 in Atlanta, GA losing about 763 residents over the five-year window, down 1.2% on net. The renter share has eased from 50.2% to 46.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 30331 in Atlanta, 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 30331 covers Atlanta, GA. The median rent here is $1,754/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,460/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,600/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($62,623/yr), ZIP 30331 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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At $1,754/mo, rent takes ~34% of ZIP 30331's median household income ($62,623/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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