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Sandy Springs - Georgia - 4K Downtown Drive
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Living here
Average rent in Sandy Springs
What renters actually pay, by number of bedrooms, and how Sandy Springs compares with Georgia and the US.
Median rent
$1,789/mo
33% above US
1 bedroom
$1,612/mo
37% above US
2 bedrooms
$1,881/mo
41% above US
Renters paying 30%+ of income
43%
US 50%
Renter households
25,675
Rent by number of bedrooms
Studio$1,614a month36% above USIncome needed: $64,560/yr
1 bedroom$1,612a month37% above USIncome needed: $64,480/yr
2 bedrooms$1,881a month41% above USIncome needed: $75,240/yr
3 bedrooms$2,223a month48% above USIncome needed: $88,920/yr
4 bedrooms$2,847a month53% above USIncome needed: $113,880/yr
5+ bedrooms$3,501a month77% above USIncome needed: $140,040/yr
Median gross rent (contract rent plus utilities) for occupied rental units, by bedrooms. Income needed uses the 30% rule.
How Sandy Springs compares
- Sandy Springs$1,614
- Georgia$1,265
- United States$1,185
- Sandy Springs$1,612
- Georgia$1,237
- United States$1,180
- Sandy Springs$1,881
- Georgia$1,230
- United States$1,338
- Sandy Springs$2,223
- Georgia$1,338
- United States$1,500
Two-bedroom rent in nearby cities
- Sandy Springs$1,881
- Roswell$1,714
- Marietta$1,547
- Alpharetta$1,883
- Johns Creek$2,069
- Sandy Springs43%
- Roswell52%
- Marietta58%
- Alpharetta48%
- Johns Creek46%
Nearby cities are other Local City Network guides in Georgia, nearest first.
What rent can you afford?
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At 30% of income you can spend about $1,881 a month.
- Studio $1,614
- 1 bedroom $1,612
- 2 bedrooms $1,881
- 3 bedrooms $2,223
- 4 bedrooms $2,847
- 5+ bedrooms $3,501
Green means the median Sandy Springs rent for that size fits your budget. Landlords often ask for income of 2.5–3× the monthly rent.
How stretched are renters?
43% of Sandy Springs renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 22% spend half or more. The typical renter household puts 27.3% of its income toward rent (US: 50% and 25%).
Rent by zip code
30328$1,943/momedian rent30327$1,932/momedian rent30342$1,810/momedian rent30350$1,645/momedian rent
Median gross rent for each ZIP Code Tabulation Area that overlaps Sandy Springs.
HUD fair market rents
Studio$1,554
1 bedroom$1,619
2 bedrooms$1,762
3 bedrooms$2,099
4 bedrooms$2,493
HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area are the payment benchmarks for housing vouchers (about the 40th percentile of recent movers’ rents), so they often differ from the medians above.
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Questions
What is the average rent in Sandy Springs?
The median gross rent (rent plus utilities) is $1,789 a month, 37% above the Georgia median and 33% above the national median.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Sandy Springs?
The median one-bedroom rents for $1,612 a month (US: $1,180).
How much is a two-bedroom in Sandy Springs?
The median two-bedroom rents for $1,881 a month (US: $1,338).
How much do you need to make to rent in Sandy Springs?
Using the common 30% rule, a median two-bedroom ($1,881) takes a household income of about $75,240 a year, and a one-bedroom about $64,480.
Is rent affordable in Sandy Springs?
About 43% of Sandy Springs renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 22% spend at least half (US: 50% and 25%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates (tables B25031, B25070 and B25071). Estimates have margins of error; figures are in 2023 dollars.