Posted on: July 17, 2017
In keeping with the housing affordability theme, today’s Monday Mapday explores metro Atlanta’s rental market. Though rents are on the rise throughout the metro area, rental increases are greatest in the suburbs (as shown in the map below). Areas shaded in dark blue in North Fulton County show the highest percentage change in average monthly rent from 2011-2016 – in some instances increasing by over 40 percent.
Percentage Change in Average Monthly Rent, 2011-2016
-7.0% – 0%
0% – 5.0%
5.0% – 13.4%
13.4% – 21.2%
21.2% – 42.6%
Source: Zillow, via Neighborhood Nexus (external link)
Stay tuned for the July Regional Snapshot (released at the end of the month), where we will further explore housing affordability in metro Atlanta.
