Renters in Augusta saw apartment listing prices increase 8% from August 2025's median of $1,248, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows.
The typical apartment listed for rent at $1,350 in August. Median listing prices in Augusta are trending slightly upwards from the previous month's $1,320 price.
The data covers all bedroom sizes, ranging from studios to four-bedroom units, within the specified metropolitan area. It reflects the median rent for all listings that were active at any given point during the month, according to Russell Middleton, co-founder of Zumper. New construction is included in the data and listings that are currently occupied or no longer available are excluded.
Out of 937 rental
listings in Augusta, none are subsidized.
One-bedroom apartments listed to rent at a median of $1,000, nearly the same as July, when they were $1,010. Since August 2025, one-bedroom rental prices stayed the same.
Two-bedroom apartments listed for rent were basically flat to July at a central price of $1,140, compared to $1,150. Since August 2025, two-bedroom rental prices slightly dropped from $1,140.
Statewide, Georgia rental listing prices are very close to July's median of $1,868. One-bedroom rentals were listed for a typical price of $1,367, slightly lower than July's average of $1,393. Two-bedroom rental listing prices are trending slightly lower than July's central price of $1,540 at $1,503.
In Augusta, the typical apartment listed for rent is 28% below the state median. One-bedroom rentals were 27% below the state median, while two-bedrooms listed 24% below.
Nationwide, apartment rental listing prices are in line with the previous month's $1,900. One-bedroom rentals across the nation listed for a typical price of $1,550, the same as the previous month, while two-bedroom rental listing prices held steady to the previous month's median of $1,800.
In Augusta, the typical apartment listed for rent is 29% below the national median. One-bedroom apartment rentals listed 35% below the national median, with two-bedroom rentals listed 37% below.
The median apartment rental prices used in this report are gathered from Zumper, which aggregates over one million active listings posted by brokers and landlords to Zumper's Landlord Platform and third-party listings from MLS providers to calculate median asking rents. Read more about their rent estimate methodology here.
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This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Augusta apartments for rent saw price increases since last August
