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Pittsburgh PA
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the recent monthly signals are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 3,600 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 3,600 searches in July 2026, for Pittsburgh on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Mixed
Pulling both ways, asking rents are climbing and job growth has cooled, as of Aug 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+3.4%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +3.7% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,083/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · PittsburghNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 3 weeks ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
Thousands of affordable housing subsidies in Pennsylvania end in the next 5 years. A new database helps get in front of the issue.Thousands of affordable housing subsidies in Pennsylvania end in the next 5 years. A new database helps get in front of the issue.As some companies downsize in Downtown, First Commonwealth Bank renews lease at Union Trust BuildingView all 6 Pittsburgh news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs0%
Migration 2025+0.68/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+26.8%
Vacancy 20246.1%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$613/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,083 · own $1,696
$1,083RENT
$1,696OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
+0.68/1k
▲ Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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