ZIP 30605
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
April. Asking rents in ZIP 30605 usually run 0.6% below trend in April and 0.9% above it in October, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 30605 is 0.3% below its high of $1,783 in March 2026, at $1,777 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 30605 changed +1.5% 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 30605 rose 57.4% while median household income rose 35.1% ($37,063 to $50,062). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 30605 is 58.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($50,062) is $1,252 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,140); a 2-bedroom is $1,280.
3rd cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Athens.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 30605. 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 30605 (Athens, GA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 50.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 30605 in Athens, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 30605 in Athens, GA has shifted from $1,253 to $1,777, up 41.8% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $44,252 in 2021 to $50,062 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 30605 in Athens, GA losing about 929 residents over the five-year window, down 2.2% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 53.6% to 50.2% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 30605 in Athens, GA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 30605 covers Athens, GA. The median rent here is $1,777/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,140/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,280/mo.
At 43% of local median household income ($50,062/yr), ZIP 30605 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.5% over the past year.
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At $1,777/mo, rent takes ~43% of ZIP 30605's median household income ($50,062/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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