ZIP 15217
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 15217 usually run 1% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in May, about $26 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 15217 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2016.
Rent in ZIP 15217 changed +4.2% 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 15217 rose 26.9% while median household income rose 25.4% ($76,272 to $95,668). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 15217 is 33.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($95,668) is $2,392 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,230).
16th cheapest of 30 ZIP codes in Pittsburgh.
ZIP 15218, 2 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,277/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 15217. 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 15217 (Pittsburgh, PA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 77.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 15217 in Pittsburgh, PA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 15217 in Pittsburgh, PA has shifted from $1,164 to $1,516, up 30.2% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 15217 in Pittsburgh, PA now reports about $95,668, up from $79,279 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 15217 in Pittsburgh, PA losing about 614 residents over the five-year window, down 2.3% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 73.2% to 77.3% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 15217 in Pittsburgh, PA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 15217 covers Pittsburgh, PA. The median rent here is $1,516/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,340/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,620/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($95,668/yr), ZIP 15217 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.2% over the past year.
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