At $931/mo, rent takes about 25% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $931 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Butler changed +10.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($44,247) is $1,106 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($980); a 2-bedroom is $1,170.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Butler. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Butler, PA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 23% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Butler, PA has changed in 5 years
Census figures show median household income at $44,247 today, compared with $36,570 five years earlier. The population has contracted by 1.8% since 2021, moving from about 13,452 residents to roughly 13,212.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Butler is $931/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $910/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,170/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $980/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,490/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($44,247/yr), Butler ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 10.1% over the past year.
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