Clarke County housing stock & renter economics

Clarke County apartment-building and small-multifamily investors concentrate in ZIPs where HUD Fair Market Rents sit above or beside ACS median gross rent. The table below is ZCTA housing stock and voucher benchmarks for commercial residential income underwriting, linked to each ZIP housing profile. Live FMLS set on this page: 3 buildings.

9 ZCTAs · 9 with ACS. Medians across ACS ZIPs; totals for stock. Not a listing feed.

Population: 157,471
Households: 64,529
Housing units: 68,173
2-unit stock: 3,652
3–4 unit stock: 3,206
2–4 unit stock: 6,858
5–49 unit stock: 12,904
50+ unit stock: 3,714
Median renter share: 27.3%
ACS median rent: $1,063
Contract rent: $824
1BR SAFMR: $1,070
2BR SAFMR: $1,220
3BR SAFMR: $1,570
SAFMR / ACS rent: 1.16×
Vacancy (ACS): 5.9%
Pop Δ 2018–2023: +4.4%
Median HH income: $61,397
Rent burden ≥30%: 51.5%
Rent burden ≥50%: 19.2%
LIHTC projects / units: 19 / 2,297
HUD assisted MF: 10 / 815
Alloc. 5+ permits: 3,445

Clarke County: median renter share 27.3%; ACS median gross rent $1,063; FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,220; 2BR SAFMR is 1.16× ACS median gross rent; 3,652 units in 2-unit structures, 3,206 in 3–4-unit structures, and 12,904 in 5–49-unit structures; population up +4.4% between ACS 2018 and 2023; 19 LIHTC projects (2,297 units); 3,445 allocated 5+ unit permits (county BPS × ZCTA share). Census / HUD stock — not a rent roll and not a buy/sell score.

ZIPPlaceRentersMed. rent2BR SAFMR2–49 unitsPop Δ

30605Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA66.1%$1,104$1,2208,309+0.8%30606Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA56.3%$1,222$1,3907,339+10.2%30601Jackson County, GA64.4%$1,198$1,4303,103+2.5%30607Jackson County, GA34.6%$1,012$1,200690+4.4%30622Bogart19.1%$1,603$1,860161-5.5%30646Jackson County, GA27.3%$953$1,20080+25.4%30683Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA24.8%$1,063$1,20080+18.6%30602Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA0.0%$0$1,2300-49.3%30609Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA0.0%$0$1,2200+50.4%

Georgia ZIP housing directory·All Georgia ZCTAs·SAFMR directory·Voucher Spread™

ZCTA ≈ USPS ZIP. ACS 5-year 2023 lags construction. Units-in-structure is Census standing stock (2-unit vs 3–4 vs 5–49 vs 50+), not the live FMLS card. SAFMR is a bedroom-specific HUD voucher benchmark, not asking rent. LIHTC / assisted-MF are inventory of record and belong on apartment pages. 5+ permits are county BPS 2025 allocated by ZCTA housing-unit share. Brokerage is Georgia-only.

3 Multifamily Investment Properties for Sale in Clarke County

As of today, 3 active small multifamily listings in Clarke County · median $167,500/door · median estimated cap 6.3% (n=2). Clarke County (Athens) is driven by the University of Georgia and a strong student and local rental market. Multifamily inventory can include small multi-unit properties and occasional larger assets attractive to investors comfortable with student or young-professional tenants.

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