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State data • Updated March 2026

Georgia rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Georgia cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Georgia at a glance

$1,774Median city rent (ZORI)
3.6%Unemployment
4,264Permits / month
20Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Georgia cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Eatonton $2,575
Blue Ridge $2,500
Dacula $2,490 +2.7%
Braselton $2,373 +0.7%
Loganville $2,345 +3.3%
Fayetteville $2,337 +3.0%
Grayson $2,325 +3.3%
Senoia $2,246
Johns Creek $2,240 -0.6%
Hoschton $2,230 -1.4%

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Albany $955 +7.7%
Macon $1,206 +0.2%
Columbus $1,246 +2.9%
Valdosta $1,379 +4.5%
Warner Robins $1,498 +2.2%
Roswell $1,636 +1.8%
Smyrna $1,637 +1.4%
Sandy Springs $1,677 -0.5%
Marietta $1,717 +2.1%
Dunwoody $1,719 +1.7%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Georgia cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Georgia

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