ZIP 15213
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
August. Asking rents in ZIP 15213 usually run 1.6% below trend in August and 1.9% above it in December, about $74 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 15213 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in October 2017.
Rent in ZIP 15213 changed +8.0% 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 15213 rose 28.5% while median household income rose 37.6% ($22,584 to $31,069). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 15213 is 39.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($31,069) is $777 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,290).
29th cheapest of 30 ZIP codes in Pittsburgh.
ZIP 15232, 1 mile away, rents for 23% less ($1,626/mo), about $5,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 15213. 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 15213 (Pittsburgh, PA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 62.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 15213 in Pittsburgh, PA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 15213 in Pittsburgh, PA has increased 37.1% since 2021, going from about $1,539 per month to roughly $2,110 today. Census figures show median household income at $31,069 today, compared with $26,994 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 22.0 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 28,172 to 30,466 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.1% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 57.3% to 62.6%. 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 15213 covers Pittsburgh, PA. The median rent here is $2,110/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,390/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,680/mo.
At 81% of local median household income ($31,069/yr), ZIP 15213 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 8.0% over the past year.
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At $2,110/mo, rent takes ~81% of ZIP 15213's median household income ($31,069/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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