ZIP 15201
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 15201 usually run 1.8% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in March, about $51 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 15201 is 0.3% below its high of $1,893 in March 2026, at $1,887 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 15201 changed +2.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 205 Pennsylvania ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 15201 rose 28.9% while median household income rose 40.6% ($66,316 to $93,231). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 15201 is 34.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($93,231) is $2,331 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,260); a 4-bedroom is $2,440.
28th cheapest of 30 ZIP codes in Pittsburgh.
ZIP 15224, 1 mile away, rents for 21% less ($1,494/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 15201. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 15201 (Pittsburgh, PA) is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 66.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 15201 in Pittsburgh, PA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 15201 in Pittsburgh, PA paid around $1,475 a month. That figure now sits near $1,887, up 27.9% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $74,983 in 2021 to $93,231 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 15201 in Pittsburgh, PA adding about 276 residents over the five-year window, up 2.1% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 57.6% to 66.5% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 15201 in Pittsburgh, PA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 15201 covers Pittsburgh, PA. The median rent here is $1,887/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,470/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,770/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($93,231/yr), ZIP 15201 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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