ACS 2023 · HUD FY2027 · 3 ZCTAs with ACS
Kennesaw apartment-building stock & renter economics
Kennesaw apartment pages lead with 5–49 and 50+ unit stock, LIHTC, HUD-assisted multifamily, and allocated 5+ permits. 2-unit stock lives on the duplex page.
3 ZCTAs · 3 with ACS. Medians across ACS ZIPs; totals for stock. Not a listing feed.
- Population
- 128,702
- Households
- 46,485
- Housing units
- 48,968
- 5–49 unit stock
- 6,970
- 50+ unit stock
- 1,942
- Median renter share
- 28.5%
- ACS median rent
- $1,706
- Contract rent
- $1,541
- 1BR SAFMR
- $1,740
- 2BR SAFMR
- $1,890
- SAFMR / ACS rent
- 1.11×
- Vacancy (ACS)
- 5.2%
- Pop Δ 2018–2023
- +4.6%
- Median HH income
- $84,724
- Rent burden ≥30%
- 53.1%
- Rent burden ≥50%
- 23.6%
- LIHTC projects / units
- 8 / 1,173
- HUD assisted MF
- 1 / 49
- Alloc. 5+ permits
- 1,652
LIHTC and HUD-assisted counts are inventory of record in these ZCTAs: typically 5+ unit buildings, not duplexes. 5+ permits are county BPS allocated by ZCTA housing-unit share.
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.
Apartment Buildings for Sale in Kennesaw
5+ unit product is scarce inside the city. Cobb and Georgia apartments are next. Kennesaw has KSU-driven demand and limited small multifamily. Student-adjacent turns belong in the model. Jeff Crowe CRE (Georgia license 355533, Century 21 The Avenues in Calhoun) represents buyers and sellers of this inventory.
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Apartment buildings trade on income. Start with the capitalization rate calculator to check the ask against NOI, test the loan with the multifamily investment calculator, and price per door on the gross rent multiplier calculator.
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- Cap rate · NOIcommercial cap rate calculatorBuild NOI from rents and expenses, then solve for cap rate, price, or value.
- DSCR · Cash-on-cash · Cash flowcash-on-cash return calculatorRent roll, expenses and the loan in one model: NOI, DSCR, cash-on-cash, cash flow, PDF.
- GRM · Price per unit · Income approachmultifamily property value calculatorIncome-approach value, price per door, and GRM with a cap rate sensitivity.
- Debt service · Balloon · Commercial mortgagemultifamily mortgage calculatorMonthly payment, annual debt service, and the balloon on a commercial loan.
- IRR · Equity multiplemultifamily IRR calculatorLevered IRR and equity multiple from cash flow growth and an exit cap.
- 1031 exchange · Boot1031 exchange replacement property calculatorDeferred gain, cash and mortgage boot, minimum replacement price, 45 and 180 day clock.
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How Kennesaw apartment buildings get financed
Five units and up is commercial lending: a bank, credit union or agency lender sizes the loan to the building's rent, not your W-2. Most want the net operating income to cover the payment at least 1.25 times, which is the test in our DSCR loans for apartment buildings guide. Down payments, terms and recourse by lender type are in apartment building financing in Georgia, and you can price the payment and any balloon on the apartment loan payment calculator.
- Selling a rental to buy bigger? Run the 1031 exchange into an apartment building numbers: deferred gain, boot and the 45 and 180 day clock.
- Looking at income-restricted units? Check county rent caps with the Georgia LIHTC rent limit calculator before you trust a rent roll.
- Holding ten years or more? See Opportunity Zone apartment buildings for listings in designated tracts.
- Benchmarking Kennesaw? Compare rents and price per door with apartment buildings for sale in Atlanta and statewide apartment buildings for sale in Georgia.
- Converting instead of buying stabilized? Some buyers turn former churches for sale in Georgia into apartments, with a rezoning and a construction loan.
- Spreading money across property types? Compare apartment cap rates with commercial properties for sale in Georgia, where lease length and tenant credit drive the price.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Kennesaw Apartment Buildings
How do you finance an apartment building in Kennesaw?
Five or more units is commercial lending, so a bank, credit union or agency lender sizes the loan to the building's net operating income rather than your personal income. Most want the NOI to cover the annual payment at least 1.25 times. We model 30% down on a 25-year amortization; terms of 5 to 10 years with a balloon are common at banks, while agency loans can run longer. Price the payment and balloon on the amortization calculator, and send me the listing if you want the debt sized before you offer.
Can I use a 1031 exchange to buy an apartment building in Kennesaw?
Yes. If you sell investment real estate, such as a rental house, duplex or commercial building, you can defer the capital gains tax by buying an apartment building of equal or greater value through a qualified intermediary. You have 45 days from the sale to identify the replacement and 180 days to close, and cash you take out or debt you do not replace is taxable boot. Line up the apartment search before you list the property you are selling, and confirm the plan with your tax advisor.
Are there apartment buildings for sale in Kennesaw?
This page is the live FMLS Residential Income set for apartment buildings in Kennesaw. Counts change with the MLS feed. If inventory is thin, open the statewide Georgia apartment buildings collection or the county page for a larger sample.
How does Kennesaw compare to Georgia overall for apartment buildings?
Use the statewide inventory at /multifamily-for-sale/georgia/apartments for the full Georgia apartment buildings set, then compare $/door and published cap estimates against this city. Smaller markets often have one or two live listings; that is not a full comp set.
Do apartment buildings in Kennesaw still qualify for residential financing?
5+ unit buildings are typically treated as commercial. Confirm DSCR, reserves, and lender appetite before you underwrite a residential close.
Why is the estimated cap rate missing on some Kennesaw listings?
Yields on this site are independent screening models, not MLS fields. A listing is left out of the cap sample when we cannot publish a number. That is not a zero cap: pull the rent roll.
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