FIPS 13089 · population 765,351 · part of Atlanta, GA
The latest county-level Zillow ZORI is $1,781 per month in 2026-06. It is a typical asking-rent index across rental types—not an arithmetic average, signed lease or quote for one property.
| Bedrooms | HUD monthly FMR | Geography | Measurement boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,585 | DeKalb County, GA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 1 bedroom | $1,660 | DeKalb County, GA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,820 | DeKalb County, GA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,182 | DeKalb County, GA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,605 | DeKalb County, GA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
Zillow asking rent, ACS gross rent and HUD FMR describe different housing universes. They remain separate and no metro, city or neighboring-county value replaces missing county evidence.Zillow pulled 2026-07-26 · HUD pulled 2026-07-26
Everything here joins on the county FIPS code, so each figure comes from the agency that publishes it with no name matching in between.
Zillow estimates a current home value. FHFA tracks repeat mortgage transactions. Their growth rates should be read side by side, not averaged.
Survey source: Census ACS 5-year — county housing value, tenure and stock · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30. These values describe different housing universes and are not combined into gross yield.
Workplace source: BLS QCEW — county employment and wages · annual county employment and wages 2021-2025; latest 2025 vs 2024 · pulled 2026-08-02. QCEW counts covered jobs located in the county, not employed residents or the metro score’s CES/LAUS series.
BEA per-capita personal income divides all personal income by the county population. It is broader than wages, but it is not household income or a measure of what renters can afford.
HUD CHAS separates renter households by income relative to local HAMFI. Moderate burden means housing costs above 30% through 50% of income; severe burden means more than 50%.
These Apartment List observations match the exact county Census code 13089. They are kept separate from Zillow asking rent, Census occupied-home rent and wider metro measures.
Monthly overall-rent index; missing observations are not filled from another geography.
DeKalb is a screening candidate for an income-focused buyer, but the tension is supportive rent against softer Zillow pricing and carrying risk. Zillow’s median home value was $339,259 in 2026-06, down 2.63% year over year, while median asking rent was $1,781, up 2.62%; supplied gross yield is 6.3% before costs. Investigate parcel flood and insurance evidence; buyers relying on appreciation or thin reserves should be cautious.
That yield is not a valuation conclusion. Market rent is asking-rent evidence; HUD’s $1,820 two-bedroom FMR is a payment standard, not market rent, and market rent is 97.9% of it. Effective property-tax rate is 0.93%, before insurance, repairs, vacancy, management, or financing. Zillow’s result should not be blended with FHFA’s 2025 repeat-transaction HPI: FHFA records 0.69% annual appreciation, an index—not a home value. Different vintages and methods leave price direction mixed, not a single growth rate.
Demand evidence is constructive but uneven. QCEW’s 2025 annual covered employment and covered-worker wages both grew, with education and health services the largest disclosed private supersector; this is workplace-based county evidence, not resident employment or the whole economy. Tax-return flows show net migration of -2,301, and incoming movers’ average AGI trails outgoing movers’ by $3,651; that weakens any assumption of broad-based local demand. Realtor.com’s MLS evidence shows active listings down 18.49%, while median marketing time is 54 days; these are visible supply and marketing measures, not closed-sale prices or proof of demand. Investor purchases were 693 of 7,843 total purchases, or 8.84%, indicating competition without market dominance.
Underwriting is limited by county aggregation. The modeled annual building-value loss ratio is 0.10%, but inland flood is the dominant hazard; that average does not establish a parcel’s flood zone, elevation, deductible, coverage, or premium. The record lacks operating expenses, vacancy, financing, property condition, unit mix, lease-level rents, closed-sale comparables, and subject insurance. Thus the gross yield can screen deals but cannot establish NOI, cash flow, or post-cost return. Next checks: parcel flood and insurance review; subject rent and expense underwriting; closed-sale and competing-rental verification. These county figures do not show that DeKalb represents Atlanta.
This view uses 12 direct Zillow ZIP markets matched to Census ZCTAs. Each ZIP is assigned by its largest HUD residential county share; this is not an exhaustive county inventory.
Across the selected direct-evidence ZIP/ZCTA set, Zillow’s June 2026 typical observed asking-rent index stretches from $1,435 in 30083 to $1,922 in 30316, a $487 gap. The county Zillow index lies inside that span, but this does not make the selected entries representative. For a household choosing among these ZIP labels, the relevant question is whether a currently listed unit at the needed size and terms falls within its rent budget, rather than whether a ZIP-level index is affordable. The spread means screening should begin with current asking rent and rental terms, then test individual properties against household income and size needs.
Changes in the Zillow index are not uniform: 30021 was up 9.1% year over year while 30083 was down 2.1%. Those are changes in a typical observed asking-rent index, not forecasts or quotes for a particular property. Keep that current series separate from ACS 2024 five-year ZCTA median gross rent, which ranges from $1,346 to $1,932 in the selected set and is a survey estimate rather than current asking rent. HUD’s two-bedroom Fair Market Rent standard ranges from $1,550 to $2,620. The displayed ZORI-to-HUD percentage ranges from 72.3% to 112.0%, but it is only a mechanical contrast: HUD is an administrative, bedroom-specific standard and should not be blended with either ZORI or ACS into a combined rent measure.
The ACS ZCTA rent-burden share, defined as renter households spending 30% or more of income on rent, ranges from 40.4% in 30319 to 66.8% in 30083. The ACS vacancy rate reaches a low of 7.2% in 30058, where the burden share is 61.7%, and a high of 22.6% in 30032. Neither indicator substitutes for the other. Treat burden as evidence about survey-era household cost pressure and vacancy as a separate stock condition, not a count of currently advertised units. Verify live availability and applicant qualification directly, because these data do not identify which units, sizes, or lease terms households can obtain.
The geography itself limits precision. ACS figures here belong to ZCTAs—statistical areas that are not the same as USPS delivery ZIPs—while Zillow reports ZIP-based index observations. ZIPs can also cross county lines; packet display assignment selects the county with the largest HUD residential-address share rather than claiming every address lies in DeKalb County. The direct-evidence selection shows 12 of 24 eligible matches, so it is not an exhaustive county inventory. Before acting on a ZIP comparison, confirm a property’s live asking rent, bedroom count, exact delivery ZIP and county location, availability date, lease term, deposits and fees, and income or other eligibility requirements. Those unit-level facts determine the actual choice; none is established by a ZORI index, ACS ZCTA estimate, or HUD standard.
24 ZIP profiles passed the county gate; the 12 with the most renter households are shown.
| ZIP / ZCTA | Zillow asking rent | ACS gross rent | HUD 2BR | Burden 30%+ | Vacancy | Income screen | HUD county share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30083 | $1,435 | $1,459 | $1,700 | 66.8% | 13.3% | $57k | 100.0% |
| 30319 | $1,893 | $1,932 | $2,620 | 40.4% | 10.0% | $76k | 85.8% |
| 30329 | $1,787 | $1,834 | $2,350 | 55.1% | 18.7% | $71k | 100.0% |
| 30058 | $1,813 | $1,556 | $1,720 | 61.7% | 7.2% | $73k | 99.9% |
| 30341 | $1,893 | $1,861 | $2,310 | 48.7% | 8.4% | $76k | 100.0% |
| 30032 | $1,582 | $1,486 | $1,550 | 58.5% | 22.6% | $63k | 100.0% |
| 30340 | $1,470 | $1,694 | $1,760 | 61.0% | 8.8% | $59k | 86.6% |
| 30316 | $1,922 | $1,717 | $1,880 | 48.9% | 13.9% | $77k | 64.3% |
| 30338 | $1,815 | $1,891 | $2,480 | 45.4% | 7.9% | $73k | 96.7% |
| 30021 | $1,445 | $1,346 | $1,580 | 59.3% | 16.5% | $58k | 100.0% |
| 30034 | $1,781 | $1,541 | $1,590 | 57.9% | 20.2% | $71k | 100.0% |
| 30038 | $1,584 | $1,685 | $1,750 | 48.8% | 14.5% | $63k | 100.0% |
Open a five-digit report for asking rent, affordability, rent history and resale liquidity. Each row keeps its ZIP/ZCTA measurement scope.
| ZIP report | City label | Zillow rent | 1Y change | ACS burden 30%+ | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 30307 rental reportDekalb County | Atlanta, GA | $2,090 | ▲ 3.8% | 48.2% | 21,709 |
| ZIP 30317 rental reportDekalb County | Atlanta, GA | $2,048 | ▲ 4.8% | 50.8% | 15,622 |
| ZIP 30316 rental reportDekalb County | Atlanta, GA | $1,922 | ▲ 3.8% | 48.9% | 35,107 |
| ZIP 30319 rental reportDekalb County | Brookhaven, GA | $1,893 | ▲ 2.7% | 40.4% | 45,985 |
| ZIP 30033 rental reportDekalb County | Decatur, GA | $1,868 | ▲ 1.5% | 54.3% | 31,310 |
| ZIP 30035 rental reportDekalb County | Decatur, GA | $1,823 | ▲ 3.4% | 63.0% | 21,569 |
| ZIP 30338 rental reportDekalb County | Dunwoody, GA | $1,815 | ▲ 3.8% | 45.4% | 39,465 |
| ZIP 30030 rental reportDekalb County | Decatur, GA | $1,809 | ▲ 2.2% | 47.3% | 31,756 |
| ZIP 30329 rental reportDekalb County | Atlanta, GA | $1,787 | ▲ 1.8% | 55.1% | 27,278 |
| ZIP 30034 rental reportDekalb County | Decatur, GA | $1,781 | ▲ 3.4% | 57.9% | 41,847 |
| ZIP 30032 rental reportDekalb County | Decatur, GA | $1,582 | ▲ 0.0% | 58.5% | 42,948 |
Zillow ZORI is an asking-rent index. ACS burden and population describe the Census ZCTA; missing observations remain n/a.
Census-recognized incorporated places and CDPs that intersect this county. The list does not pretend to include every neighborhood or informal community.
Population is the total place-wide ACS estimate, not an allocated county share. A place crossing a county line is labelled explicitly. Source: Census ACS 5-year — cities and communities · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30.
0.096% of building value expected lost per year
$3,310 median annual bill
32,260 in · 34,561 out
$68,598 arriving · $72,249 leaving
693 of 7,843 mortgages
Listing price is an asking price, not a closed sale. Quality-flagged county rows are withheld instead of displayed.
A metro is an average of these. Which side of a county line a property sits on can change the tax bill, the hazard profile and the tenant pool.
| County | Population | Price | Rent | Yield | Hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County | 765,351 | $339k | $1,781 | 6.3% | inland flooding |
| Fulton County | 1,076,561 | $421k | $1,907 | 5.4% | inland flooding |
| Gwinnett County | 979,864 | $411k | $1,848 | 5.4% | inland flooding |
| Cobb County | 775,208 | $429k | $1,752 | 4.9% | inland flooding |
| Clayton County | 298,924 | $231k | $1,596 | 8.3% | inland flooding |
| Cherokee County | 281,032 | $479k | $2,137 | 5.3% | inland flooding |
| Forsyth County | 267,287 | $620k | $2,312 | 4.5% | inland flooding |
| Henry County | 249,960 | $323k | $1,855 | 6.9% | inland flooding |
| Paulding County | 178,909 | $346k | $2,093 | 7.2% | inland flooding |
No. It is a two-bedroom payment standard; the record separately publishes median asking market rent.
It is a repeat-transaction appreciation index, not a home value or dollar price.
It measures annual covered jobs located at county workplaces, not resident employment or unemployment.