ZIP 19131
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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March. Asking rents in ZIP 19131 usually run 1% below trend in March and 0.6% above it in October, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 19131 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in August 2016.
Rent in ZIP 19131 changed +5.2% 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 19131 rose 33.6% while median household income rose 29.6% ($37,345 to $48,393). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 19131 is 44.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($48,393) is $1,210 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,390).
25th cheapest of 43 ZIP codes in Philadelphia.
ZIP 19139, 2 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,431/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 19131. 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 19131 (Philadelphia, PA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 30.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 19131 in Philadelphia, PA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 19131 in Philadelphia, PA has climbed 29.9% since 2021, going from about $1,296 per month to roughly $1,683 today. Census figures show median household income at $48,393 today, compared with $42,309 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 15.5 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 44,791 to 43,776 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.3% change. About 55.6% of households rent today, against 52.6% in 2021. 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 19131 covers Philadelphia, PA. The median rent here is $1,683/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,510/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,800/mo.
At 42% of local median household income ($48,393/yr), ZIP 19131 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.2% over the past year.
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At $1,683/mo, rent takes ~42% of ZIP 19131's median household income ($48,393/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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