So you think your rent is high.
Or maybe not. But one way or another, a report out today will give you a bit of perspective.
The city of Atlanta has the highest median rent in the metro area, but within the city prices run a dramatic gamut.
The median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta is $1,660, according to according to a monthly report released today by Apartment List, a San Francisco-based company that describes itself as an "apartment rental marketplace."
But within the city, there is wide variation.
At the top is Poncey-Highland, in the southeast corner of the city, with a median, two-bedroom rent of $2,620 a month.
The least expensive areas to rent are West End and Mechanicsville, where the median monthly rent is just $980.
In contrast, the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Savannah is $1,000, in Athens it’s $800, in Macon, $750, and in Valdosta, a very reasonable sounding $580 a month.
On its website, Apartment List provides rental information and provides a blog on rentals.
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Rents in the city of Atlanta
For the city of Atlanta, median rents by area and how that median has changed in the past year:
Atlantic Station ……………………………………. $2,060
Berkeley Park ………………………………………..$1,830
Blandtown …………………………………………….$1,550
Brookwood ………………………………………….. $1,640
Collier Hills …………………………………………..$1,780
English Ave.–Knight Park–Howell Station $1,180
Grant Park-Peoplestown ………………………. $1,980
Inman Park-Candler Park …………………….. $2,110
Lindbergh-Morosgo ………………………………$1,530
Lindridge-Martin Manor ……………………….. $1,530
Loring Heights ……………………………………..$1,920
Midtown ………………………………………………$2,260
Morningside-Lenox Park ………………………. $2,020
Old Fourth Ward ………………………………….. $1,790
Ormewood Park-East Atlanta ………………… $1,760
Peachtree Battle…………………………………….. $1,870
Peachtree Hills ……………………………………… $2,340
Piedmont Heights-Ansley Park ……………….$1,830
Poncey-Highland …………………………………..$2,620
Sweet Auburn ………………………………………..$1,540
West Midtown ……………………………………… $1,950
Underwood Hills ………………………………….. $1,490
West Midtown ……………………………………… $1,950
Vine City-Washington Park ………………………$1,250
Virginia Highland ………………………………….. $1,790
West End-Mechanicsville ………………………….$980
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Suburban rents
As for the suburbs, rents are generally lower than in the city, but in a number of areas, they are climbing.
City………………Median rent……. Change in past year
Alpharetta ………. $1,380 …………..up 5.6 percent
Athens ………………$800 ………….. up 2.3 percent
College Park ………$780 …………… up 3.2 percent
Conyers …………….$800 ……………..down 1.5 percent
Decatur …………. $1,060…………… up 5.4 percent
Duluth …………….$1,130 …………… up 9.4 percent
Dunwoody …….. $1,620 …………… up 5.0 percent
Kennesaw ………..$1,150 …………….. up 6.7 percent
Lawrenceville ….. $1,050 …………… up 6.3 percent
Macon ……………..$750 ………………. up 5.5 percent
Marietta …………..$1,000 …………… up 4.9 percent
Norcross …………..$950 ……………… up 7.8 percent
Roswell …………….$1,140 ……………. up 10.9 percent
Sandy Spring …….$1,400 …………….up 3.4 percent
Savannah ………….$1,000 ………….. up 0.5 percent
Smyrna ……………….$1,210 …………. up 7.1 percent
Valdosta ……………….$580 …………. no change
Vinings ………………..$1,790 …………. up 2.0 percent
Source: Apartment List
