ZIP 15203
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in ZIP 15203 usually run 1.1% below trend in October and 0.8% above it in March, about $34 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 15203 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in October 2015.
Rent in ZIP 15203 changed +2.5% 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 15203 rose 17.2% while median household income rose 25.3% ($53,766 to $67,345). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 15203 is 21.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($67,345) is $1,684 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,530); a 2-bedroom is $1,850.
24th cheapest of 30 ZIP codes in Pittsburgh.
ZIP 15210, 1 mile away, rents for 28% less ($1,301/mo), about $6,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 15203. 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 15203 (Pittsburgh, PA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 57.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 15203 in Pittsburgh, PA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 15203 in Pittsburgh, PA paid around $1,518 a month. That figure now sits near $1,811, up 19.3% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $67,345 today, compared with $56,435 five years earlier. Census counts show ZIP 15203 in Pittsburgh, PA adding about 163 residents over the five-year window, up 1.6% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 61.2% to 57.2% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 15203 covers Pittsburgh, PA. The median rent here is $1,811/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,530/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,850/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($67,345/yr), ZIP 15203 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.5% over the past year.
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