ZIP 15212
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 15212 usually run 1.5% below trend in January and 1.5% above it in June, about $45 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 15212 is 0.5% below its high of $1,504 in July 2026, at $1,496 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 15212 changed +3.3% 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 15212 rose 26.8% while median household income rose 36.3% ($47,010 to $64,077). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 15212 is 33.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($64,077) is $1,602 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,350); a 3-bedroom is $1,730.
15th cheapest of 30 ZIP codes in Pittsburgh.
ZIP 15209, 3 miles away, rents for 29% less ($1,064/mo), about $5,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 15212. 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 15212 (Pittsburgh, PA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 37.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 15212 in Pittsburgh, PA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 15212 in Pittsburgh, PA paid around $1,137 a month. That figure now sits near $1,496, up 31.6% from the 2021 baseline. Household income in the area moved from $53,882 to $64,077 across the same window, up 18.9% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 15212 in Pittsburgh, PA losing about 809 residents over the five-year window, down 2.8% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 33.3% to 37.7% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 15212 in Pittsburgh, PA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 15212 covers Pittsburgh, PA. The median rent here is $1,496/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,120/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,350/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($64,077/yr), ZIP 15212 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.3% over the past year.
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At $1,496/mo, rent takes ~28% of ZIP 15212's median household income ($64,077/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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