Rents are 2% below what Coraopolis'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 $1,500 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
January. Asking rents in Coraopolis usually run 1.8% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in July, about $45 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Coraopolis is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2020.
Rent in Coraopolis changed +3.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($63,828) is $1,596 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,360); a 3-bedroom is $1,730.
Ambridge, 7 miles away, rents for 33% less ($998/mo), about $6,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Coraopolis. 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
Coraopolis, PA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 32.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Coraopolis, PA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Coraopolis, PA has increased by $324 per month, settling near $1,500 after starting the period at $1,176. Median household income grew from $52,594 to $63,828 between 2021 and 2024, a 21.4% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 6.2 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 5,539 to 5,417 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.2% change. About 44.5% of households rent today, against 48.3% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 30% to 32.1%. Taken together, the five-year picture in Coraopolis, PA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Coraopolis rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Coraopolis is $1,500/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,060/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,360/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,130/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,730/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($63,828/yr), Coraopolis ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.7% over the past year.
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