Metro FMR · CBSA 12060 · HUD FY2026

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 73% above the US average.

$1,660
1-bedroom FMR
$1,820
2-bedroom FMR
+0.4%
YoY change
+73%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,820 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 55% above the US average, higher than 86% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#54
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+55%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$72,800
income to afford it (30% rule)
+0.4%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell: #54 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $86,338, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 23.1% of annual income. It remains below the 30% affordability guide, but is a material part of a median-income household's budget.

The 2-bedroom figure places Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell in the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 6,109,481 residents, this is a large metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population grew 6.9% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing metros nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents.

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 7.0%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $1,563/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,820 runs 16.4% above that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 50.3% of the 780,040 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$1,585/mo

22.0% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,660/mo

23.1% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,820/mo

25.3% of median income

3 Bedroom

$2,182/mo

30.3% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,605/mo

36.2% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·12060

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell: $1,660/mo 1BR · #54 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 12060

  • CBSA 12060
  • 1BR-FMR $1,660
  • 2BR-FMR $1,820
  • RANK-MID #54
  • YOY-FLAT +0.4%
  • VSUS-HIGH +73%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #14 GA
  • INC-MID 23%
  • POP-MEGA 6.1M
  • PHOTO-NEAR Albany
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,494–$1,826
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Albany ($654 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Where Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,820 Top 14% higher than 86% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Below this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Below this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). This entry sits in this band. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

What this shows #54 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 55% above the national 2-bedroom average. 25 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 12060

Counties inside Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell

Across 12 HUD counties in CBSA 12060, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,820–$1,820, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Fulton County 2BR $1,820 · 1.1M Gwinnett County 2BR $1,820 · 958K Cobb County 2BR $1,820 · 766K DeKalb County 2BR $1,820 · 761K Clayton County 2BR $1,820 · 296K Cherokee County 2BR $1,820 · 269K

Showing the 6 largest of 12 HUD counties in this CBSA. County pages carry filing-level FMR detail.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #54 nationally

1BR $1,660 (+73% vs US, +0.4% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 12060.

Studio
$1,585
US avg $893
↓0.4% YoY +77% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,660
US avg $959
↑0.4% YoY +73% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,820
US avg $1,175
↓0.5% YoY +55% vs US
3 Bedroom
$2,182
US avg $1,525
↓1.0% YoY +43% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,605
US avg $1,756
↓1.8% YoY +48% vs US

How Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other GA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside GA (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside GA

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Kingston
NY · 2 BR $1,818/mo
Charlottesville
VA · 2 BR $1,824/mo
Beaufort County
SC · 2 BR $1,816/mo
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
PA · 2 BR $1,810/mo

Burden % · outside GA

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Greensboro-High Point
NC · 25.3% of income · 2 BR $1,330/mo
Knoxville
TN · 25.3% of income · 2 BR $1,471/mo
Durham-Chapel Hill
NC · 25.3% of income · 2 BR $1,711/mo
Rochester
NY · 25.4% of income · 2 BR $1,573/mo

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,660 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,820 and a studio is $1,585.
How does Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 73% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,660 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,820 ranks #54 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 12060, but 12 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,820–$1,820 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population grew 6.9% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing metros nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents. The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 7.0%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell vs Albany →

What this means for renters

Treat Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell's FY2026 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2026 1-bedroom FMR of $1,660 implies about $66,400/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Albany
  • See where Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 12 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $1,660/mo · 1BR GA

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