Rents are 3% below what Mckees Rocks's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,374 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
February. Asking rents in Mckees Rocks usually run 1.4% below trend in February and 1.6% above it in June, about $41 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Mckees Rocks is 1.2% below its high of $1,391 in February 2026, at $1,374 as of September 2026.
Rent in Mckees Rocks changed +2.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($41,131) is $1,028 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($970); a 1-bedroom is $1,040.
Millvale, 7 miles away, rents for 23% less ($1,061/mo), about $3,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Mckees Rocks. 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
Mckees Rocks, PA is majority renter-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 9.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mckees Rocks, PA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Mckees Rocks, PA stood at $1,118 in 2022 and currently runs about $1,374, reflecting a 22.9% increase over the period. Household income in the area moved from $32,800 to $41,131 across the same window, up 25.4% versus 2021. The population has contracted by 2.4% since 2021, moving from about 5,930 residents to roughly 5,786. Renters now make up 58.6% of households, compared with 54.8% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 9.1% of adults here, versus 18.7% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Mckees Rocks, PA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Mckees Rocks is $1,374/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $970/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,250/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,040/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,590/mo.
At 40% of local median household income ($41,131/yr), Mckees Rocks ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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