What is the median rent in Stone Mountain, GA?

The median gross rent in Stone Mountain, GA is $1,540 (±$151) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,198 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Stone Mountain, the median gross rent went from $1,104 in 2015–2019 to $1,540 in 2020–2024 (+39.5%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$1,540 (±$151)
Rented homes
1,198 (±324)
$2,000 or more
6.4%
Since 2015–2019
+39.5%

How much rent costs in Stone Mountain

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentStone MountainDeKalb CountyGeorgiaUnited States
Less than $5007.3% (±4.8 points)2.9%5.7%6.3%
$500 to $9994.5% (±3.9 points)5.5%21.1%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49934.4% (±16.0 points)26.4%29.3%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99947.4% (±19.2 points)39.7%25.4%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4996.4% (±4.7 points)17.6%12.0%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±3.9 points)5.1%3.9%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±3.9 points)2.8%2.5%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 47.4% of renting households.

6.4% of rented homes in Stone Mountain cost $2,000 or more a month.

Stone Mountain against DeKalb County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Stone MountainDeKalb CountyGeorgiaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,540 (±$151)$1,692 (±$12)$1,393 (±$6)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent1,198 (±324)115,334 (±2,289)1,324,542 (±9,876)42,849,984

In Stone Mountain, median gross rent is lower than in 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, Stone Mountain ranks 15 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 87 of 543.

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

How rent in Stone Mountain has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,104 (±$45)$1,540 (±$151)+39.5%Up after inflation
Households that rent50.6% (±7.7 points)50.2% (±9.9 points)−0.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate3.3% (±3.6 points)5.7% (±7.0 points)+2.4 percentage pointsNot 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 Stone Mountain

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stone Mountain
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Stone Mountain—$1,540 (±$151)—
Pine Lake2.2 mi$1,429 (±$431)Not measurably different
Tucker3.3 mi$1,647 (±$70)Not measurably different
Mountain Park (community)3.7 mi$1,818 (±$82)Higher
Clarkston4.1 mi$1,422 (±$61)Not measurably different
Redan4.5 mi$1,566 (±$119)Not measurably different
Scottdale5.5 mi$1,583 (±$113)Not measurably different
Avondale Estates5.9 mi$1,557 (±$227)Not measurably different
Lilburn6.3 mi$1,778 (±$172)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mountain Park (community), GA ($1,818), Lilburn, GA ($1,778).

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

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
9Tucker$1,647 (±$70)
10Stonecrest$1,601 (±$62)
11Scottdale$1,583 (±$113)
12Redan$1,566 (±$119)
13Avondale Estates$1,557 (±$227)
14Gresham Park$1,542 (±$203)
15Stone Mountain$1,540 (±$151)
16Belvedere Park$1,534 (±$102)
17Candler-McAfee$1,498 (±$89)
18Pine Lake$1,429 (±$431)
19Clarkston$1,422 (±$61)
20Panthersville$1,401 (±$76)
21Lithonia$1,336 (±$90)

Showing 13 of 21 places in DeKalb 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 Stone Mountain

What is the average rent in Stone Mountain, GA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Stone Mountain is $1,540 (±$151) 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 Stone Mountain?

In Stone Mountain, the median gross rent went from $1,104 in 2015–2019 to $1,540 in 2020–2024 (+39.5%).

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 Stone Mountain cost more than $2,000 a month?

6.4% of rented homes in Stone Mountain have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Stone Mountain higher than in DeKalb County?

In Stone Mountain, median gross rent is lower than in 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 Stone Mountain city, Georgia (place:73816, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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