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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 $1,247 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 Carnegie is 0.2% below its high of $1,250 in July 2026, at $1,247 as of September 2026.
Rent in Carnegie changed +5.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($67,656) is $1,691 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,650).
Millvale, 9 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,061/mo), about $2,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Carnegie. 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
Carnegie, PA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, 36.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Carnegie, PA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Carnegie, PA stood at $985 in 2022 and currently runs about $1,247, reflecting a 26.6% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in Carnegie, PA now reports about $67,656, up from $54,067 in 2021. The population has contracted by 1.5% since 2021, moving from about 8,100 residents to roughly 7,978. Renters now make up 46.5% of households, compared with 41.5% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 36.6% of adults here, versus 32.3% in 2021. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Carnegie, PA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Carnegie is $1,247/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $940/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,200/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,000/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,530/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($67,656/yr), Carnegie ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.0% over the past year.
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At $1,247/mo, rent takes ~22% of Carnegie's median household income ($67,656/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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