ZIP 15232
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in ZIP 15232 usually run 1.2% below trend in October and 0.9% above it in April, about $34 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 15232 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2016.
Rent in ZIP 15232 changed +3.4% 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 15232 rose 21.2% while median household income rose 12.6% ($59,110 to $66,582). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 15232 is 25.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($66,582) is $1,665 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,620); a 2-bedroom is $1,950.
21st cheapest of 30 ZIP codes in Pittsburgh.
ZIP 15218, 3 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,277/mo), about $4,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 15232. 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 15232 (Pittsburgh, PA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 81.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 15232 in Pittsburgh, PA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 15232 in Pittsburgh, PA has climbed from $1,322 to $1,626, a 23.0% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $61,938 to $66,582 across the same window, up 7.5% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 4.7% since 2021, moving from about 11,905 residents to roughly 11,349. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 15232 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 15232 covers Pittsburgh, PA. The median rent here is $1,626/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,620/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,950/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($66,582/yr), ZIP 15232 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.4% over the past year.
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At $1,626/mo, rent takes ~29% of ZIP 15232's median household income ($66,582/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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