ZIP 15216
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 15216 usually run 1.2% below trend in November and 0.6% above it in May, about $24 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 15216 is 0.1% below its high of $1,358 in August 2026, at $1,357 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 15216 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 15216 rose 28.3% while median household income rose 26% ($63,750 to $80,313). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 15216 is 34.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($80,313) is $2,008 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,830).
7th cheapest of 30 ZIP codes in Pittsburgh.
ZIP 15227, 4 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,155/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 15216. 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 15216 (Pittsburgh, PA) is majority owner-occupied, 49.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 15216 in Pittsburgh, PA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 15216 in Pittsburgh, PA has increased from $1,067 to $1,357, a 27.2% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 15216 in Pittsburgh, PA now reports about $80,313, up from $66,770 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 4.4% since 2021, moving from about 22,449 residents to roughly 21,471. Renters now make up 35.4% of households, compared with 38.1% five years ago. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 15216 in Pittsburgh, PA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 15216 covers Pittsburgh, PA. The median rent here is $1,357/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,100/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,330/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($80,313/yr), ZIP 15216 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.5% over the past year.
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