What is the median rent in Gresham Park, GA?

Name: Median rent in Gresham Park, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Gresham Park, GA is $1,542 (±$203) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 818 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Gresham Park, the median gross rent went from $1,186 in 2015–2019 to $1,542 in 2020–2024 (+30.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,542 (±$203)
Rented homes: 818 (±247)
$2,000 or more: 23.2%
Since 2015–2019: +30.0%

How much rent costs in Gresham Park

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Gresham Park	DeKalb County	Georgia	United States
Less than $500	13.0% (±10.5 points)	2.9%	5.7%	6.3%
$500 to $999	12.0% (±9.2 points)	5.5%	21.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	22.6% (±12.4 points)	26.4%	29.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	29.2% (±13.7 points)	39.7%	25.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	20.4% (±13.0 points)	17.6%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.8% (±4.2 points)	5.1%	3.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.6 points)	2.8%	2.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 29.2% of renting households.

23.2% of rented homes in Gresham Park cost $2,000 or more a month.

Gresham Park against DeKalb County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gresham Park	DeKalb County	Georgia	United States
Median gross rent	$1,542 (±$203)	$1,692 (±$12)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	818 (±247)	115,334 (±2,289)	1,324,542 (±9,876)	42,849,984

In Gresham Park, median gross rent is not measurably different from DeKalb County ($1,692).

It is not measurably different from Georgia ($1,393).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In DeKalb County, Gresham Park ranks 14 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 84 of 543.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Gresham Park has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,186 (±$75)	$1,542 (±$203)	+30.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	45.7% (±4.6 points)	34.3% (±7.5 points)	−11.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	3.8% (±3.5 points)	12.6% (±9.5 points)	+8.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Gresham Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gresham Park
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Gresham Park	—	$1,542 (±$203)	—
Panthersville	2.2 mi	$1,401 (±$76)	Not measurably different
Candler-McAfee	2.7 mi	$1,498 (±$89)	Not measurably different
Belvedere Park	4.2 mi	$1,534 (±$102)	Not measurably different
Decatur	4.5 mi	$1,655 (±$87)	Not measurably different
Conley	4.7 mi	$1,264 (±$170)	Lower
Avondale Estates	5.1 mi	$1,557 (±$227)	Not measurably different
Druid Hills	5.4 mi	$2,022 (±$129)	Higher
Hapeville	6.4 mi	$1,640 (±$208)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Conley, GA ($1,264).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Druid Hills, GA ($2,022).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across DeKalb County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
8	Decatur	$1,655 (±$87)
9	Tucker	$1,647 (±$70)
10	Stonecrest	$1,601 (±$62)
11	Scottdale	$1,583 (±$113)
12	Redan	$1,566 (±$119)
13	Avondale Estates	$1,557 (±$227)
14	Gresham Park	$1,542 (±$203)
15	Stone Mountain	$1,540 (±$151)
16	Belvedere Park	$1,534 (±$102)
17	Candler-McAfee	$1,498 (±$89)
18	Pine Lake	$1,429 (±$431)
19	Clarkston	$1,422 (±$61)
20	Panthersville	$1,401 (±$76)

Showing 13 of 21 places in DeKalb County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Gresham Park is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Gresham Park

What is the average rent in Gresham Park, GA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Gresham Park is $1,542 (±$203) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Gresham Park?

In Gresham Park, the median gross rent went from $1,186 in 2015–2019 to $1,542 in 2020–2024 (+30.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Gresham Park cost more than $2,000 a month?

23.2% of rented homes in Gresham Park have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 13.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Gresham Park higher than in DeKalb County?

In Gresham Park, median gross rent is not measurably different from DeKalb County ($1,692).

It is not measurably different from Georgia ($1,393).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Gresham Park CDP, Georgia (place:35240, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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