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Atlanta median rent is $1,672

Census median gross rent is $1,672 (margin of error $7). The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,806.

HUD Fair Market Rent, Census rent, value, and income, and building permits for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.

2-bedroom FMR
$1,806
FY2026
Census rent
$1,672
ACS B25064
Gross yield
5.46%
Rent times 12 / value
2025 permits
33,670
Units authorized
Population
6,482,182
July 1, 2025
Median value
$367,600
ACS B25077
Renter income
$58,686
ACS B25119
Rent-to-income
34.19%
Annual rent / renter income

Median rent in Atlanta

Census median gross rent in the Atlanta metro is $1,672 (margin of error $7). That median is the ACS 2024 5-year figure for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, table B25064. The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,806, the population-weighted mean of the county Fair Market Rents.

Census median rent by bedroom is studio $1,554 (margin of error $37), 1-bedroom $1,524 (margin of error $15), 2-bedroom $1,632 (margin of error $11), 3-bedroom $1,764 (margin of error $13), 4-bedroom $2,139 (margin of error $35), and 5 or more bedrooms $2,366 (margin of error $75). FY2026 Fair Market Rent is studio $1,572, 1-bedroom $1,646, 2-bedroom $1,806, 3-bedroom $2,167, and 4-bedroom $2,590.

Most counties on this page list a 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,820. The exceptions in the county table are Lumpkin County at $1,245, Morgan County at $1,442, Haralson County at $1,107, Butts County at $1,075, and Meriwether County at $1,001.

ZIP Small Area FMRs run from $830 to $2,380 for a studio, $840 to $2,490 for 1 bedroom, $970 to $2,730 for 2 bedrooms, $1,170 to $3,270 for 3 bedrooms, and $1,390 to $3,910 for 4 bedrooms. Gross yield is 5.46%, from median gross rent $1,672 and median home value $367,600. Rent-to-income is 34.19%, from renter income $58,686. Population is 6,482,182 as of July 1, 2025. Rental vacancy is 7.45%, from 63,054 vacant-for-rent units and 783,586 renter-occupied units. Permits authorized 33,670 housing units in 2025.

FY2026 ZIP Small Area FMRs

ZIPCountyStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BR
30002DeKalb County$1,110$1,160$1,270$1,520$1,820
30003Gwinnett County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30004Fulton County$1,840$1,920$2,110$2,530$3,020
30005Fulton County$1,980$2,070$2,270$2,720$3,250
30006Cobb County$1,660$1,730$1,900$2,280$2,720
30007Cobb County$1,660$1,730$1,900$2,280$2,720
30008Cobb County$1,450$1,510$1,660$1,990$2,380
30009Fulton County$2,060$2,150$2,360$2,830$3,380
30010Gwinnett County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30011Barrow County$1,790$1,880$2,060$2,470$2,950
30012Rockdale County$1,210$1,270$1,390$1,670$1,990
30013Rockdale County$1,450$1,520$1,670$2,000$2,390
30014Newton County$1,250$1,300$1,430$1,710$2,050
30015Newton County$1,370$1,430$1,570$1,880$2,250
30016Newton County$1,610$1,690$1,850$2,220$2,650
30017Gwinnett County$1,940$2,030$2,230$2,670$3,190
30018Walton County$1,250$1,300$1,430$1,710$2,050
30019Gwinnett County$2,060$2,150$2,360$2,830$3,380
30021DeKalb County$1,380$1,440$1,580$1,890$2,260
30022Fulton County$2,000$2,100$2,300$2,760$3,290
30023Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30024Gwinnett County$1,990$2,080$2,280$2,730$3,260
30025Walton County$1,150$1,200$1,320$1,580$1,890
30028Forsyth County$2,040$2,130$2,340$2,810$3,350
30030DeKalb County$2,030$2,130$2,330$2,790$3,340
30031DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
30032DeKalb County$1,350$1,410$1,550$1,860$2,220
30033DeKalb County$1,680$1,760$1,930$2,310$2,760
30034DeKalb County$1,390$1,450$1,590$1,910$2,280
30035DeKalb County$1,510$1,580$1,730$2,070$2,480
30036DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
30037DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
30038DeKalb County$1,520$1,600$1,750$2,100$2,500
30039Gwinnett County$1,850$1,930$2,120$2,540$3,030
30040Forsyth County$1,880$1,970$2,160$2,590$3,090
30041Forsyth County$1,870$1,960$2,150$2,580$3,080
30042Gwinnett County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30043Gwinnett County$1,780$1,860$2,040$2,450$2,920
30044Gwinnett County$1,840$1,920$2,110$2,530$3,020
30045Gwinnett County$2,300$2,410$2,640$3,170$3,780
30046Gwinnett County$1,470$1,540$1,690$2,030$2,420
30047Gwinnett County$1,710$1,790$1,960$2,350$2,810
30048Gwinnett County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30049Gwinnett County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30052Walton County$1,720$1,810$1,980$2,370$2,830
30054Newton County$1,270$1,330$1,460$1,750$2,090
30055Jasper County$1,520$1,590$1,750$2,090$2,530
30056Jasper County$1,050$1,100$1,210$1,440$1,760
30058DeKalb County$1,500$1,570$1,720$2,060$2,460
30060Cobb County$1,450$1,510$1,660$1,990$2,380
30061Cobb County$1,660$1,730$1,900$2,280$2,720
30062Cobb County$1,790$1,870$2,050$2,460$2,930
30064Cobb County$1,610$1,690$1,850$2,220$2,650
30065Cobb County$1,660$1,730$1,900$2,280$2,720
30066Cobb County$1,810$1,900$2,080$2,490$2,980
30067Cobb County$1,800$1,890$2,070$2,480$2,960
30068Cobb County$1,700$1,780$1,950$2,340$2,790
30070Newton County$1,250$1,300$1,430$1,710$2,050
30071Gwinnett County$1,590$1,660$1,820$2,180$2,610
30072DeKalb County$1,320$1,390$1,520$1,820$2,180
30074DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
30075Fulton County$1,870$1,960$2,150$2,580$3,080
30076Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,760
30077Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30078Gwinnett County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30079DeKalb County$1,190$1,250$1,370$1,640$1,960
30080Cobb County$1,800$1,890$2,070$2,480$2,960
30081Cobb County$1,660$1,730$1,900$2,280$2,720
30082Cobb County$1,760$1,840$2,020$2,420$2,890
30083DeKalb County$1,480$1,550$1,700$2,040$2,430
30084DeKalb County$1,630$1,710$1,870$2,240$2,680
30085DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
30086DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
30087DeKalb County$1,760$1,840$2,020$2,420$2,890
30088DeKalb County$1,450$1,520$1,670$2,000$2,390
30090Cobb County$1,660$1,730$1,900$2,280$2,720
30091Gwinnett County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30092Gwinnett County$1,810$1,900$2,080$2,490$2,980
30093Gwinnett County$1,700$1,780$1,950$2,340$2,790
30094Rockdale County$1,600$1,680$1,840$2,210$2,630
30095Gwinnett County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30096Gwinnett County$1,930$2,020$2,210$2,650$3,160
30097Gwinnett County$1,890$1,980$2,170$2,600$3,110
30101Cobb County$1,720$1,810$1,980$2,370$2,830
30102Cherokee County$1,460$1,530$1,680$2,010$2,400
30103Bartow County$1,080$1,150$1,290$1,600$1,880
30106Cobb County$1,450$1,510$1,660$1,990$2,380
30107Cherokee County$1,150$1,200$1,320$1,580$1,890
30108Carroll County$850$890$970$1,170$1,390
30109Carroll County$1,170$1,220$1,340$1,610$1,920
30110Haralson County$830$840$1,090$1,320$1,680
30111Cobb County$1,660$1,730$1,900$2,280$2,720
30112Carroll County$1,170$1,220$1,340$1,610$1,920
30114Cherokee County$1,660$1,730$1,900$2,280$2,720
30115Cherokee County$1,700$1,780$1,950$2,340$2,790
30116Carroll County$1,170$1,220$1,340$1,610$1,920
30117Carroll County$1,120$1,180$1,290$1,550$1,850
30118Carroll County$1,120$1,180$1,290$1,550$1,850
30119Carroll County$1,170$1,220$1,340$1,610$1,920
30120Bartow County$1,190$1,250$1,370$1,640$1,960
30121Bartow County$1,230$1,290$1,410$1,690$2,020
30122Douglas County$1,480$1,550$1,700$2,040$2,430
30123Bartow County$1,190$1,250$1,370$1,640$1,960
30126Cobb County$1,500$1,570$1,720$2,060$2,460
30127Cobb County$1,840$1,920$2,110$2,530$3,020
30132Paulding County$1,450$1,510$1,660$1,990$2,380
30133Douglas County$1,450$1,510$1,660$1,990$2,380
30134Douglas County$1,290$1,350$1,480$1,770$2,120
30135Douglas County$1,560$1,630$1,790$2,150$2,560
30137Bartow County$1,250$1,310$1,440$1,730$2,060
30141Paulding County$1,690$1,770$1,940$2,330$2,780
30142Cherokee County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30143Pickens County$1,110$1,160$1,270$1,520$1,820
30144Cobb County$1,930$2,030$2,220$2,660$3,180
30145Bartow County$940$1,000$1,140$1,390$1,610
30146Cherokee County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30148Pickens County$1,320$1,380$1,520$1,820$2,190
30150Carroll County$1,170$1,220$1,340$1,610$1,920
30151Cherokee County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30152Cobb County$1,750$1,830$2,010$2,410$2,880
30154Douglas County$1,450$1,510$1,660$1,990$2,380
30156Cobb County$1,660$1,730$1,900$2,280$2,720
30157Paulding County$1,550$1,620$1,780$2,130$2,550
30160Cobb County$1,660$1,730$1,900$2,280$2,720
30168Cobb County$1,380$1,440$1,580$1,890$2,260
30169Cherokee County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30170Carroll County$1,020$1,070$1,170$1,400$1,670
30171Bartow County$1,420$1,490$1,640$1,990$2,360
30175Pickens County$1,000$1,070$1,210$1,470$1,790
30177Pickens County$850$890$970$1,170$1,390
30178Bartow County$1,010$1,060$1,260$1,550$1,750
30179Carroll County$1,140$1,190$1,340$1,610$1,940
30180Carroll County$1,460$1,530$1,680$2,010$2,400
30182Haralson County$840$870$1,030$1,250$1,540
30183Cherokee County$1,360$1,420$1,570$1,890$2,300
30184Bartow County$1,010$1,060$1,160$1,390$1,660
30185Carroll County$900$920$1,040$1,260$1,520
30187Douglas County$1,020$1,070$1,170$1,410$1,710
30188Cherokee County$1,790$1,880$2,060$2,470$2,950
30189Cherokee County$1,790$1,880$2,060$2,470$2,950
30205Fayette County$1,350$1,410$1,550$1,860$2,220
30206Pike County$1,050$1,100$1,210$1,450$1,730
30212Spalding County$1,110$1,160$1,270$1,520$1,820
30213Fulton County$1,780$1,860$2,040$2,450$2,920
30214Fayette County$1,630$1,710$1,870$2,240$2,680
30215Fayette County$1,790$1,880$2,060$2,470$2,950
30217Heard County$890$940$1,030$1,240$1,470
30220Coweta County$1,270$1,320$1,500$1,850$2,160
30223Spalding County$1,070$1,120$1,230$1,470$1,760
30224Spalding County$1,180$1,230$1,360$1,630$1,940
30228Henry County$1,590$1,660$1,820$2,180$2,610
30229Coweta County$1,310$1,370$1,510$1,810$2,160
30233Butts County$970$1,010$1,120$1,460$1,810
30234Butts County$1,120$1,130$1,350$1,800$2,140
30236Clayton County$1,280$1,340$1,470$1,760$2,100
30237Clayton County$1,320$1,380$1,510$1,810$2,160
30238Clayton County$1,470$1,540$1,690$2,030$2,420
30248Henry County$1,470$1,540$1,690$2,030$2,420
30250Clayton County$1,590$1,660$1,820$2,180$2,610
30252Henry County$1,810$1,900$2,080$2,490$2,980
30253Henry County$1,580$1,650$1,810$2,170$2,590
30256Pike County$870$900$1,030$1,290$1,430
30258Pike County$1,260$1,330$1,460$1,800$2,040
30259Coweta County$1,260$1,320$1,450$1,740$2,080
30260Clayton County$1,380$1,440$1,580$1,890$2,260
30263Coweta County$1,370$1,430$1,570$1,880$2,250
30264Coweta County$1,450$1,510$1,660$1,990$2,380
30265Coweta County$1,720$1,810$1,980$2,370$2,830
30266Spalding County$1,110$1,160$1,270$1,520$1,820
30268Fulton County$1,230$1,290$1,410$1,690$2,020
30269Fayette County$1,990$2,080$2,280$2,730$3,260
30271Coweta County$1,450$1,510$1,660$1,990$2,380
30272Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30273Clayton County$1,380$1,440$1,580$1,890$2,260
30274Clayton County$1,280$1,340$1,470$1,760$2,100
30275Coweta County$1,370$1,430$1,570$1,880$2,250
30276Coweta County$1,310$1,370$1,510$1,810$2,160
30277Coweta County$1,370$1,430$1,570$1,880$2,270
30281Henry County$1,520$1,590$1,740$2,090$2,490
30284Spalding County$1,310$1,370$1,510$1,800$2,160
30287Clayton County$1,320$1,380$1,510$1,810$2,160
30288DeKalb County$1,130$1,190$1,300$1,560$1,860
30289Coweta County$1,340$1,390$1,530$1,850$2,220
30290Fayette County$1,140$1,200$1,310$1,570$1,880
30291Fulton County$1,300$1,360$1,490$1,790$2,130
30292Pike County$970$1,010$1,110$1,330$1,590
30294DeKalb County$1,650$1,720$1,890$2,270$2,710
30295Pike County$1,010$1,060$1,160$1,390$1,660
30296Clayton County$1,540$1,610$1,770$2,120$2,530
30297Clayton County$1,150$1,200$1,320$1,580$1,890
30298Clayton County$1,320$1,380$1,510$1,810$2,160
30301Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30302Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30303Fulton County$1,760$1,840$2,020$2,420$2,890
30304Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30305Fulton County$2,120$2,220$2,430$2,910$3,480
30306Fulton County$2,060$2,150$2,360$2,830$3,380
30307DeKalb County$2,030$2,130$2,330$2,790$3,340
30308Fulton County$2,150$2,250$2,470$2,960$3,540
30309Fulton County$2,380$2,490$2,730$3,270$3,910
30310Fulton County$1,250$1,300$1,440$1,730$2,080
30311Fulton County$1,190$1,250$1,370$1,640$1,960
30312Fulton County$1,870$1,960$2,150$2,580$3,080
30313Fulton County$1,650$1,720$1,890$2,270$2,710
30314Fulton County$1,120$1,170$1,280$1,530$1,830
30315Fulton County$1,060$1,110$1,220$1,470$1,770
30316DeKalb County$1,640$1,720$1,880$2,250$2,690
30317DeKalb County$1,680$1,760$1,930$2,310$2,760
30318Fulton County$1,790$1,870$2,050$2,460$2,930
30319DeKalb County$2,280$2,390$2,620$3,140$3,750
30320Clayton County$1,320$1,380$1,510$1,810$2,160
30321Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30322DeKalb County$2,030$2,120$2,330$2,790$3,330
30324Fulton County$2,310$2,420$2,650$3,180$3,790
30325Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30326Fulton County$2,130$2,230$2,450$2,940$3,510
30327Fulton County$2,040$2,130$2,340$2,810$3,350
30328Fulton County$2,230$2,340$2,560$3,070$3,660
30329DeKalb County$2,050$2,140$2,350$2,820$3,360
30331Fulton County$1,390$1,460$1,600$1,920$2,290
30332Fulton County$1,750$1,830$2,010$2,410$2,870
30333DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
30334Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30336Fulton County$1,420$1,490$1,630$1,960$2,330
30337Fulton County$1,170$1,220$1,340$1,610$1,920
30338DeKalb County$2,160$2,260$2,480$2,970$3,550
30339Cobb County$2,140$2,240$2,460$2,950$3,520
30340DeKalb County$1,530$1,610$1,760$2,110$2,520
30341DeKalb County$2,010$2,110$2,310$2,770$3,310
30342Fulton County$1,860$1,940$2,130$2,550$3,070
30343Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30344Fulton County$1,460$1,530$1,680$2,010$2,400
30345DeKalb County$1,790$1,870$2,050$2,460$2,930
30346DeKalb County$1,980$2,070$2,270$2,720$3,250
30349Fulton County$1,390$1,460$1,600$1,920$2,290
30350Fulton County$1,960$2,050$2,250$2,700$3,220
30354Fulton County$1,280$1,340$1,470$1,760$2,100
30355Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30356DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
30357Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30358Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30359DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
30360DeKalb County$1,630$1,710$1,870$2,240$2,680
30361Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30362DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
30363Fulton County$2,070$2,170$2,380$2,850$3,410
30364Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30366DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
30368Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30377Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30380Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30385Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30388Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30396Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30398Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
30515Gwinnett County$1,720$1,800$1,970$2,360$2,820
30518Gwinnett County$1,610$1,700$1,860$2,240$2,660
30519Gwinnett County$1,930$2,040$2,230$2,680$3,190
30533Lumpkin County$1,090$1,140$1,250$1,580$2,090
30534Dawson County$1,480$1,550$1,700$2,050$2,470
30620Barrow County$1,640$1,720$1,880$2,250$2,690
30641Walton County$1,110$1,170$1,280$1,530$1,890
30650Morgan County$1,270$1,320$1,450$1,750$2,430
30655Walton County$1,160$1,210$1,330$1,590$1,900
30656Walton County$1,310$1,370$1,500$1,800$2,150
30663Morgan County$1,270$1,330$1,460$1,750$2,450
30666Barrow County$1,230$1,280$1,410$1,720$2,010
30680Barrow County$1,250$1,310$1,440$1,730$2,060
31038Jasper County$1,040$1,090$1,230$1,490$1,710
31064Jasper County$1,110$1,160$1,270$1,520$1,820
31085Jasper County$1,090$1,140$1,250$1,500$1,790
31106Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
31107DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
31119DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
31126Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
31131Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
31139Cobb County$1,660$1,730$1,900$2,280$2,720
31141DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
31145DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
31146DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620
31150Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
31156Fulton County$1,670$1,750$1,920$2,300$2,750
39901DeKalb County$1,590$1,670$1,830$2,190$2,620

Dallas HUD rental rates by ZIP code use the same layout for a larger metro.

Apply the Atlanta median to a unit

Census median gross rent is $1,672. The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,806. Open the rent estimator, then the cap rate calculator.

Rent by bedroom

BedroomsFair Market RentCensus medianMargin of error
Studio$1,572$1,554$37
1 BR$1,646$1,524$15
2 BR$1,806$1,632$11
3 BR$2,167$1,764$13
4 BR$2,590$2,139$35
5+ BR$2,366$75

Small Area FMR range

BedroomsSmall Area FMR
Studio$830 to $2,380
1 BR$840 to $2,490
2 BR$970 to $2,730
3 BR$1,170 to $3,270
4 BR$1,390 to $3,910

Rental vacancy is 7.45%, from 63,054 vacant-for-rent units and 783,586 renter-occupied units.

Counties

CountyPopulation2BR FMRSection 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Fulton County1,098,791$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Gwinnett County1,018,099$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Cobb County793,345$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
DeKalb County774,394$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Cherokee County299,273$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Clayton County297,471$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Forsyth County282,805$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Henry County264,922$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Paulding County190,996$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Coweta County160,240$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Douglas County154,293$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Carroll County131,036$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Newton County125,583$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Fayette County125,156$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Bartow County120,800$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Walton County112,696$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Barrow County99,773$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Rockdale County98,416$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Spalding County70,775$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Pickens County37,167$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Lumpkin County36,178$1,245Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Dawson County35,365$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Haralson County33,066$1,107Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Butts County27,218$1,075Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Morgan County22,095$1,442Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Meriwether County21,516$1,001Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Pike County20,932$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Jasper County17,632$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield
Heard County12,149$1,820Section 8Voucher premiumRent-to-incomeGross yield

Building permits, 2025

StructureBuildingsUnitsValuation, thousands of dollars
1 unit22,06522,0656,821,477
2 units9418837,209
3 and 4 units9836554,853
5 or more units58511,0521,785,514
Total33,6708,699,053

Method

The 100 metros are the 100 metropolitan statistical areas with the largest POPESTIMATE2025 in the Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates. Component counties are the county rows in that file. The metro Fair Market Rent by bedroom is the July 1, 2025 population-weighted mean of the FY2026 county Fair Market Rent, rounded half up. A county with town schedules uses the population-weighted mean of those town rents. Census median rent, home value, and renter income are the ACS 2024 5-year estimates for the metropolitan statistical area. Gross rent yield equals median gross rent (B25064) times 12, divided by median home value (B25077), in percent rounded half up to 0.01. Rent-to-income equals median gross rent times 12, divided by renter median household income (B25119 renter column), on the same rounding. Rental vacancy equals vacant-for-rent units (B25004) divided by renter-occupied units (B25003) plus vacant-for-rent units, on the same rounding. Building permits are housing units authorized in the Census Building Permits Survey 2025 annual CBSA file, survey date 202599. Units are the sum of 1-unit, 2-unit, 3-and-4-unit, and 5-or-more-unit units. Valuation is the sum of the published values, which the survey reports in thousands of dollars. The Small Area FMR range is the lowest and highest ZIP Small Area FMR among component counties that have one.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html; U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Vintage 2025, as of 2025-07-01, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/metro/totals/cbsa-est2025-alldata.csv; American Community Survey 2024 5-year tables B25031, B25064, B25077, B25119, B25003, and B25004, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25064; and the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey 2025 annual CBSA file, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/CBSA%20(beginning%20Jan%202024)/cbsa2025a.txt.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the median rent in Atlanta?

Census median gross rent is $1,672 (margin of error $7), ACS 2024 5-year table B25064 for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.

What should a 2026 Atlanta rent search use?

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,806. The median on this page is the ACS figure of $1,672, not a separate 2026 median.

What is Atlanta median rent by bedroom?

Studio $1,554 (margin of error $37), 1-bedroom $1,524 (margin of error $15), 2-bedroom $1,632 (margin of error $11), 3-bedroom $1,764 (margin of error $13), 4-bedroom $2,139 (margin of error $35), and 5 or more bedrooms $2,366 (margin of error $75).

What is the FY2026 HUD rent in Atlanta?

The metro 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,806. Most counties on this page are $1,820. Lumpkin County is $1,245, Morgan County is $1,442, Haralson County is $1,107, Butts County is $1,075, and Meriwether County is $1,001.

What is the Atlanta ZIP HUD range for a 2-bedroom?

FY2026 2-bedroom Small Area FMRs run from $970 to $2,730. Gross yield is 5.46%, from median gross rent $1,672 and median home value $367,600.