ZIP 19144
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 19144 usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in June, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 19144 is 0.6% below its high of $1,444 in July 2026, at $1,436 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 19144 changed +1.5% 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 19144 rose 31.1% while median household income rose 56% ($34,075 to $53,161). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 19144 is 36.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($53,161) is $1,329 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($1,250); a 1-bedroom is $1,360.
8th cheapest of 43 ZIP codes in Philadelphia.
ZIP 19141, 2 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,206/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 19144. 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 19144 (Philadelphia, PA) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 36.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 19144 in Philadelphia, PA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 19144 in Philadelphia, PA has shifted from $1,137 to $1,436, up 26.3% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $53,161 today, compared with $37,322 five years earlier. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 19144 in Philadelphia, PA adding about 3,726 residents over the five-year window, up 8.0% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 33.2% to 36.7% across the same window. 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 19144 covers Philadelphia, PA. The median rent here is $1,436/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,360/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,620/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($53,161/yr), ZIP 19144 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.5% over the past year.
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