Rents are 2% below what Monroeville'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 $1,354 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 Monroeville is 2% below its high of $1,381 in February 2026, at $1,354 as of September 2026.
Rent in Monroeville changed +0.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
30% of the median household income ($79,218) is $1,980 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,900); a 4-bedroom is $2,050.
Turtle Creek, 3 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,108/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Monroeville. 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
Monroeville, PA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 46.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Monroeville, PA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Monroeville, PA stood at $1,168 in 2022 and currently runs about $1,354, reflecting a 15.9% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $74,845 to $79,218 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.8% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.1% since 2021, moving from about 28,607 residents to roughly 28,295. Renters now make up 31.3% of households, compared with 28.8% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 46.4% of adults here, versus 44% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Monroeville, 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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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Monroeville is $1,354/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,160/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,490/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,240/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,900/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($79,218/yr), Monroeville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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At $1,354/mo, rent takes ~21% of Monroeville's median household income ($79,218/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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