Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA (2026)

Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 30303 Atlanta, GA $204,981 $2,016 7.67% -2.0%
2 30311 Atlanta, GA $233,756 $1,983 6.62% -0.7%
3 30273 Rex, GA $234,358 $1,936 6.44% 3.9%
4 31816 Manchester, GA $122,797 $1,008 6.40% 6.4%
5 30238 Jonesboro, GA $229,110 $1,839 6.26% 3.9%
6 30296 Riverdale, GA $231,078 $1,846 6.23% 4.1%
7 30035 Decatur, GA $223,871 $1,771 6.17% 1.9%
8 30354 Atlanta, GA $232,721 $1,835 6.15% 0.2%
9 30288 Conley, GA $212,043 $1,649 6.06% 2.4%
10 30363 Atlanta, GA $295,307 $2,270 6.00% -0.4%
11 30260 Morrow, GA $215,318 $1,643 5.95% 3.8%
12 30315 Atlanta, GA $248,762 $1,884 5.91% -0.4%
13 30294 Ellenwood, GA $279,406 $2,083 5.81% 4.0%
14 30291 Union City, GA $242,032 $1,779 5.73% 3.8%
15 30297 Forest Park, GA $164,193 $1,206 5.73% 2.2%
16 30034 Decatur, GA $237,322 $1,729 5.68% 2.3%
17 30310 Atlanta, GA $267,788 $1,940 5.65% -1.2%
18 30220 Grantville, GA $282,386 $2,010 5.55% 6.7%
19 30274 Riverdale, GA $200,520 $1,411 5.49% 3.9%
20 30058 Lithonia, GA $247,458 $1,736 5.47% 3.5%
21 30314 Atlanta, GA $229,778 $1,610 5.47% -0.2%
22 30268 Palmetto, GA $323,244 $2,224 5.37% 3.9%
23 30032 Decatur, GA $239,082 $1,631 5.32% -0.3%
24 30344 East Point, GA $228,290 $1,538 5.25% 1.3%
25 30016 Covington, GA $288,678 $1,937 5.23% 4.8%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →