Rents are 3% below what Canonsburg's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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 $1,662 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
December. Asking rents in Canonsburg usually run 1.4% below trend in December and 1.6% above it in July, about $50 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Canonsburg is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2021.
Rent in Canonsburg changed +3.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($79,227) is $1,981 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,870); a 4-bedroom is $2,020.
Bridgeville, 5 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,413/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Canonsburg. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
Canonsburg, PA is majority owner-occupied, 35.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Canonsburg, PA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Canonsburg, PA has climbed 24.1% since 2021, going from about $1,339 per month to roughly $1,662 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $65,888 in 2021 to $79,227 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 3.9 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 44.4% of households rent today, against 41.6% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 31.1% to 35.5%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Canonsburg, PA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Canonsburg is $1,662/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,150/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,470/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,230/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,870/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($79,227/yr), Canonsburg ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.4% over the past year.
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