Renting in Dunwoody
Renting in Dunwoody shows a real, disclosed spread across trackers on both level and recent direction -- most readings cluster in a $1,400-$1,800/month range for an average unit, with at least one source showing a sharp recent year-over-year jump.
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Learn moreWhat rent costs -- a real, disclosed spread
Average rent figures for Dunwoody vary meaningfully by source: the median rent per the July 2026 Apartment List Rent Report is cited at $1,712; a separate source cites $1,803; another cites a lower $1,491. Zumper specifically cited average rent up 6.9% month-over-month and up 19.54% year-over-year as of June 2026 -- a much sharper recent increase than the roughly flat-to-2.4%-YoY reading cited elsewhere. These are genuinely different reads, not a rounding difference, and are disclosed together rather than picked.
Rent by unit size
By unit size, one tracker cites roughly $1,289-$1,457 for a one-bedroom and $1,843 for a two-bedroom, with four-bedroom units reaching around $2,029/month -- broadly consistent with the average-rent range above, though not identical across every source.
How that compares to owning
Given Dunwoody's roughly $673K-$712K median home sale price (see housing-market) and current mortgage rates, renting a comparable unit remains, on most readings, a substantially lower monthly commitment than owning at Dunwoody's price point -- a similar pattern to Sandy Springs in this dataset.
New apartment supply from High Street may be a factor in the diverging trend readings
The High Street redevelopment's first phase (2024) added 598 new apartments near the MARTA station, with more residential units planned in later phases -- a real, ongoing supply addition that may help explain why rent-trend readings diverge across trackers measuring different points in that supply cycle, similar to the dynamic Katy's ongoing new-construction pipeline creates in this dataset.
Key takeaways
- Average rent in Dunwoody is cited across a real spread: $1,712 (Apartment List, July 2026), $1,803 (a second source), and $1,491 (a third) -- with Zumper separately citing a sharp 19.54% YoY increase as of June 2026, in tension with a more modest 2.4% YoY figure cited elsewhere.
- By unit size, one tracker cites roughly $1,289-$1,457 for a 1BR and $1,843 for a 2BR, with 4BR units reaching around $2,029/month.
- Renting a comparable unit generally runs well below the monthly cost of owning at Dunwoody's current median home price.
- High Street's first phase added 598 new apartments in 2024 near the MARTA station, with more planned -- a real, ongoing supply factor that may help explain the diverging rent-trend readings across trackers.
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