What is the median rent in Johns Creek, GA?

Name: Median rent in Johns Creek, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Johns Creek, GA is $2,257 (±$41) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 5,567 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Johns Creek, the median gross rent went from $1,677 in 2015–2019 to $2,257 in 2020–2024 (+34.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,257 (±$41)
Rented homes: 5,567 (±598)
$2,000 or more: 73.1%
Since 2015–2019: +34.6%

How much rent costs in Johns Creek

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Johns Creek	Fulton County	Georgia	United States
Less than $500	0.2% (±0.2 points)	6.3%	5.7%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.6% (±1.0 points)	7.6%	21.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	4.0% (±2.7 points)	21.6%	29.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.1% (±4.9 points)	31.2%	25.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	44.9% (±8.4 points)	19.8%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	21.6% (±4.7 points)	7.5%	3.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.6% (±2.7 points)	5.9%	2.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 44.9% of renting households.

73.1% of rented homes in Johns Creek cost $2,000 or more a month.

Johns Creek against Fulton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Johns Creek	Fulton County	Georgia	United States
Median gross rent	$2,257 (±$41)	$1,732 (±$16)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	5,567 (±598)	206,905 (±3,589)	1,324,542 (±9,876)	42,849,984

In Johns Creek, median gross rent is higher than in Fulton County ($1,732).

It is also higher than in Georgia ($1,393).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Fulton County, Johns Creek ranks 1 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 5 of 543.

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

How rent in Johns Creek 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	$1,677 (±$48)	$2,257 (±$41)	+34.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	23.6% (±1.7 points)	19.6% (±2.0 points)	−4.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	9.2% (±3.0 points)	4.3% (±2.3 points)	−4.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Johns Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Johns Creek
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Johns Creek	—	$2,257 (±$41)	—
Berkeley Lake	3.7 mi	$2,267 (±$207)	Not measurably different
Duluth	3.7 mi	$1,828 (±$41)	Lower
Alpharetta	4.7 mi	$1,948 (±$50)	Lower
Peachtree Corners	4.8 mi	$1,701 (±$62)	Lower
Norcross	6.6 mi	$1,715 (±$52)	Lower
Suwanee	8.0 mi	$1,885 (±$102)	Lower
Roswell	8.4 mi	$1,810 (±$34)	Lower
Dunwoody	8.9 mi	$1,859 (±$44)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Duluth, GA ($1,828), Alpharetta, GA ($1,948), Peachtree Corners, GA ($1,701).

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

Median gross rent across Fulton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Johns Creek	$2,257 (±$41)
2	Milton	$2,065 (±$130)
3	Alpharetta	$1,948 (±$50)
4	Sandy Springs	$1,870 (±$38)
5	Mountain Park	$1,818 (±$417)
6	Roswell	$1,810 (±$34)
7	Atlanta	$1,711 (±$22)

Showing 7 of 14 places in Fulton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Johns Creek

What is the average rent in Johns Creek, GA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Johns Creek is $2,257 (±$41) 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 Johns Creek?

In Johns Creek, the median gross rent went from $1,677 in 2015–2019 to $2,257 in 2020–2024 (+34.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Johns Creek cost more than $2,000 a month?

73.1% of rented homes in Johns Creek have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Johns Creek higher than in Fulton County?

In Johns Creek, median gross rent is higher than in Fulton County ($1,732).

It is also higher than in Georgia ($1,393).

It is higher than 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 Johns Creek city, Georgia (place:42425, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.