ZIP 19148
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 19148 usually run 0.5% below trend in January and 0.6% above it in June, about $19 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 19148 is 0.3% below its high of $1,775 in July 2026, at $1,769 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 19148 changed +3.3% 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 19148 rose 24.3% while median household income rose 58.9% ($52,001 to $82,605). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 19148 is 30.1% 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 ($82,605) is $2,065 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,880); a 3-bedroom is $2,250.
29th cheapest of 43 ZIP codes in Philadelphia.
ZIP 08107, 4 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,486/mo), about $3,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 19148. 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 19148 (Philadelphia, PA) is majority owner-occupied, 40.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 19148 in Philadelphia, PA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 19148 in Philadelphia, PA has increased 25.0% since 2021, going from about $1,415 per month to roughly $1,769 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 19148 in Philadelphia, PA now reports about $82,605, up from $63,497 in 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 5.1 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 51,010 to 50,400 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.2% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 33.1% to 40.7%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 19148 in Philadelphia, PA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 19148 covers Philadelphia, PA. The median rent here is $1,769/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,580/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,880/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($82,605/yr), ZIP 19148 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.3% over the past year.
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