ZIP 15211
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
August. Asking rents in ZIP 15211 usually run 0.8% below trend in August and 0.6% above it in May, about $22 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 15211 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2019.
Rent in ZIP 15211 changed +6.0% 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 15211 rose 29.7% while median household income rose 38.4% ($57,623 to $79,758). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 15211 is 37.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($79,758) is $1,994 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,590); a 3-bedroom is $2,030.
18th cheapest of 30 ZIP codes in Pittsburgh.
ZIP 15220, 2 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,370/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 15211. 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 15211 (Pittsburgh, PA) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, 56.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 15211 in Pittsburgh, PA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 15211 in Pittsburgh, PA stood at $1,205 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,586, reflecting a 31.6% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $66,705 in 2021 to $79,758 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.1% since 2021, moving from about 10,512 residents to roughly 10,728. College-educated residents now make up 56.3% of adults here, versus 53.8% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 15211 in Pittsburgh, PA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 15211 covers Pittsburgh, PA. The median rent here is $1,586/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,320/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,590/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($79,758/yr), ZIP 15211 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.0% over the past year.
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