ZIP 15206 fair market rent
Rent benchmarks by bedroom, with local comparisons and rental-housing estimates.
3-bedroom gross-rent benchmark
$2,140 / month
+2.9% from FY2025
FY2026 · current · effective Oct 1, 2025
Includes tenant-paid basic utilities. HUD benchmarks are not asking rents or approved voucher payments.
Published HUD schedules
Selected bedroom count. Schedule changes are not observed rent growth.
Rent by bedroom
| Bedrooms | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 · upcoming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,270 | $1,290 | $1,390 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,360 | $1,380 | $1,480 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,630 | $1,670 | $1,790 |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,080 | $2,140 | $2,280 |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,240 | $2,300 | $2,480 |
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Rental housing in ZCTA 15206
2020–2024 ACS 5-year. Census ZCTAs approximate postal ZIP codes; their boundaries are not identical.
Renter-occupied homes
8,518
59.1% of occupied homes are rented.
Rental home types
- Single-unit houses
- 20.0%
- Buildings with 2–4 units
- 22.8%
- Buildings with 5+ units
- 56.9%
- Other rental housing
- 0.4%
Rent as a share of income
47.4%
Spend at least 30% of household income on gross rent.
21.1% spend at least half.
Estimates, margins of error & definitions
These are pooled 2020–2024 survey estimates, not current listing data. Single-unit houses include detached and attached homes. Rent-burden percentages exclude households for which the ratio could not be calculated.
| Measure | Estimate | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|
| Renter-occupied homes | 8,518 | ± 667 |
| Renter share of occupied homes | 59.1% | ± 3.4 pp |
| Single-unit houses | 20.0% | ± 3.6 pp |
| Buildings with 2–4 units | 22.8% | ± 3.7 pp |
| Buildings with 5+ units | 56.9% | ± 4.7 pp |
| Other rental housing | 0.4% | ± 0.4 pp |
| Rent is 30% or more of income | 47.4% | ± 4.3 pp |
| Rent is 50% or more of income | 21.1% | ± 3.5 pp |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year tables B25003, B25032 and B25070. Statistical guidance.
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HUD sources, dates & coverage
HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents are monthly gross-rent benchmarks for postal ZIP codes. They include basic tenant-paid utilities, excluding phone, cable and internet. They do not determine an individual housing authority's payment standard, approved rent or a tenant's subsidy.
Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area. FY2025 ZIP schedule (effective Oct 1, 2024; source file revised Apr 28, 2025) · FY2026 ZIP schedule (effective Oct 1, 2025; source file revised May 21, 2026) · FY2027 ZIP schedule (effective Oct 1, 2026).
HUD data checked Sep 22, 2026. Census context: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year. How Census ZCTAs differ from postal ZIP codes.