What is the median rent in Pitcairn, PA?

Name: Median rent in Pitcairn, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Pitcairn, PA is $772 (±$98) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 859 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Pitcairn, the median gross rent went from $687 in 2015–2019 to $772 in 2020–2024 (+12.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $772 (±$98)
Rented homes: 859 (±185)
$2,000 or more: 1.0%
Since 2015–2019: +12.4%

How much rent costs in Pitcairn

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Pitcairn	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	24.6% (±13.5 points)	9.2%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	54.9% (±15.6 points)	27.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	18.2% (±13.5 points)	36.1%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1.3% (±2.1 points)	15.9%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±3.7 points)	6.6%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±3.7 points)	2.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.0% (±1.6 points)	2.4%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 54.9% of renting households.

1.0% of rented homes in Pitcairn cost $2,000 or more a month.

Pitcairn against Allegheny County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pitcairn	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$772 (±$98)	$1,153 (±$10)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	859 (±185)	182,577 (±2,661)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Pitcairn, median gross rent is lower than in Allegheny County ($1,153).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania ($1,209).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Allegheny County, Pitcairn ranks 111 of 120 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1886 of 2,369.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Pitcairn has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$687 (±$52)	$772 (±$98)	+12.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	57.1% (±7.4 points)	60.8% (±8.7 points)	+3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.7% (±6.2 points)	0.0% (±3.6 points)	−4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Pitcairn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pitcairn
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Pitcairn	—	$772 (±$98)	—
Wall	1.2 mi	$1,160 (±$178)	Higher
Monroeville	1.5 mi	$1,175 (±$33)	Higher
Trafford	1.9 mi	$1,022 (±$395)	Not measurably different
Wilmerding	2.0 mi	$778 (±$59)	Not measurably different
East McKeesport	2.3 mi	$780 (±$26)	Not measurably different
Turtle Creek	2.4 mi	$682 (±$61)	Not measurably different
Wilkins Township	2.8 mi	$1,097 (±$41)	Higher
North Versailles Township	2.8 mi	$928 (±$80)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wall, PA ($1,160), Monroeville, PA ($1,175), Wilkins Township, PA ($1,097).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Allegheny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
105	Chalfant	$799 (±$128)
106 (tie)	East McKeesport	$780 (±$26)
106 (tie)	Munhall	$780 (±$73)
106 (tie)	West Mifflin	$780 (±$147)
109 (tie)	Brackenridge	$778 (±$216)
109 (tie)	Wilmerding	$778 (±$59)
111	Pitcairn	$772 (±$98)
112	Elizabeth	$758 (±$44)
113	Duquesne	$739 (±$92)
114	North Braddock	$695 (±$123)
115	Braddock	$689 (±$242)
116	Turtle Creek	$682 (±$61)
117	Dravosburg	$634 (±$95)

Showing 13 of 120 places in Allegheny County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pitcairn

What is the average rent in Pitcairn, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Pitcairn is $772 (±$98) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Pitcairn?

In Pitcairn, the median gross rent went from $687 in 2015–2019 to $772 in 2020–2024 (+12.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Pitcairn cost more than $2,000 a month?

1.0% of rented homes in Pitcairn have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 24.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Pitcairn higher than in Allegheny County?

In Pitcairn, median gross rent is lower than in Allegheny County ($1,153).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania ($1,209).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Pitcairn borough, Pennsylvania (place:60712, in state:42).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.