Metro FMR · CBSA 38300 · HUD FY2026

Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 12% above the US average.

$1,077
1-bedroom FMR
$1,299
2-bedroom FMR
+0.8%
YoY change
+12%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,299 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 11% above the US average, higher than 50% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#194
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+11%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$51,960
income to afford it (30% rule)
+0.8%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Pittsburgh: #194 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $73,942, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 17.5% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Pittsburgh in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 2,451,408 residents, this is a large metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$1,001/mo

16.2% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,077/mo

17.5% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,299/mo

21.1% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,661/mo

27.0% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,789/mo

29.0% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·38300

Pittsburgh: $1,077/mo 1BR · #194 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 38300

  • CBSA 38300
  • 1BR-FMR $1,077
  • 2BR-FMR $1,299
  • RANK-MID #194
  • YOY-FLAT +0.8%
  • VSUS-ABOVE +12%
  • IN-ST-LOW #7 PA
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-MEGA 2.5M
  • PHOTO-NEAR Altoona
  • VOUCH-90-110 $969–$1,185
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Altoona ($129 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Pittsburgh sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,299 higher than 50% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 38300

Counties inside Pittsburgh

HUD publishes one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 38300, but county-level schedules inside Pittsburgh still diverge: 8 counties range from $1,002 (2BR in Armstrong) to $1,299 (Allegheny), a 30% spread. Allegheny is the largest county by population.

Allegheny County 2BR $1,299 · 1.2M Westmoreland County 2BR $1,299 · 354K Washington County 2BR $1,299 · 210K Butler County 2BR $1,299 · 195K Beaver County 2BR $1,299 · 168K Fayette County 2BR $1,299 · 128K

Showing the 6 largest of 8 HUD counties in this CBSA. County pages carry filing-level FMR detail.

Pittsburgh studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #194 nationally

1BR $1,077 (+12% vs US, +0.8% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 38300.

Studio
$1,001
US avg $893
↑0.3% YoY +12% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,077
US avg $959
↑0.8% YoY +12% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,299
US avg $1,175
↑1.5% YoY +11% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,661
US avg $1,525
↑1.8% YoY +9% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,789
US avg $1,756
↑1.7% YoY +2% vs US

How Pittsburgh compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other PA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Pittsburgh highlighted among 3 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Pittsburgh: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Pittsburgh with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside PA (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside PA

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Bloomington
IL · 2 BR $1,302/mo
Idaho Falls
ID · 2 BR $1,305/mo
Brunswick-St. Simons
GA · 2 BR $1,293/mo
South Bend-Mishawaka
IN · 2 BR $1,292/mo

Burden % · outside PA

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway
AR · 21.1% of income · 2 BR $1,147/mo
Youngstown-Warren
OH · 21.1% of income · 2 BR $973/mo
Alexandria
LA · 21.1% of income · 2 BR $994/mo
Columbus
IN · 21.1% of income · 2 BR $1,415/mo

Pittsburgh: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,077 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,299 and a studio is $1,001.
How does Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 12% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,077 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Pittsburgh rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,299 ranks #194 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Pittsburgh metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 38300, but 8 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,002–$1,299 for a 2-bedroom (30% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

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Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $1,077/mo · 1BR PA

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