Short-Term Rental Permits in Atlanta, 2026

Atlanta had 1,549 issued short-term rental licenses on October 23, 2026. Three west-side and southwest ZIP codes, 30310, 30314 and 30318, hold 32% of them.

Compiled by Cavmir from the City of Atlanta public permit register · Published October 23, 2026 · All city reports

Key findings

What the numbers say

The City of Atlanta's license register lists 1,549 short-term rental licenses with an issued status, across 26 ZIP codes.
The busiest ZIP code is 30310 with 204 licenses, followed by 30314 (156) and 30318 (143). Six ZIP codes have 100 or more licenses each and together hold 58%.
Atlanta's licensed rentals lean away from downtown: the three busiest ZIP codes, 30310, 30314 and 30318, are on the west and southwest sides of the city.
32% of licenses sit with someone who holds more than one: 223 names hold between 2 and 4 licenses (465 licenses in all), and 3 names hold 5 or more.

Licenses by ZIP code (top 12)

30310204 13%

30314156 10%

30318143 9%

30315143 9%

30312128 8%

30316126 8%

3030898 6%

3031194 6%

3030793 6%

3030660 4%

3033155 4%

3031755 4%

Show the numbers

	Licenses	Share
30310	204	13.2%
30314	156	10.1%
30318	143	9.2%
30315	143	9.2%
30312	128	8.3%
30316	126	8.1%
30308	98	6.3%
30311	94	6.1%
30307	93	6.0%
30306	60	3.9%
30331	55	3.6%
30317	55	3.6%

Licenses by how many licenses the same name holdsNames are grouped exactly as the register spells them; they are not published here.

Name holds 11,057 68%

Name holds 2 to 4465 30%

Name holds 5 to 918 1%

Show the numbers

	Licenses	Share
Name holds 1	1,057	68.2%
Name holds 2 to 4	465	30.0%
Name holds 5 to 9	18	1.2%

What it means if you rent in Atlanta

Atlanta's licensed rentals are spread across neighborhoods rather than packed into one tourist district, so guests choose by neighborhood: near the BeltLine, the stadiums, the airport or a college. A site that says where you are, and what is near, answers the question they are searching.

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How this report was made

Source

Compiled by Cavmir from the public permit register:

City of Atlanta, Short Term Rental Permits (public map layer)

Date range

Licenses with an issued status on the city's register on October 23, 2026 (1,549).

What we counted

Each issued license counts once, by the ZIP code the register gives. 11 records without a usable ZIP code count in the total only.

Limits

The layer has no issue dates, so this report shows the register as it stands, not its history.

Privacy

This report publishes totals only. No owner name, street address or map location from the register appears on this page or in the download.

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Common questions

How many short-term rental licenses has Atlanta issued?

1,549 licenses carried an issued status on the city's register on October 23, 2026.

Which Atlanta ZIP codes have the most short-term rentals?

30310 (204); 30314 (156); 30318 (143); 30315 (143); 30312 (128).

Do investors hold many of Atlanta's short-term rental licenses?

Few large ones. 68% of licenses sit with a name on only one license; 223 names hold 2 to 4 and only 3 hold 5 or more.

Where does this data come from?

From the City of Atlanta's public short-term rental permits map layer. Cavmir compiled it from the city's public permit register and publishes only totals.