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Fair rent for a 3-bed in 92078, San Marcos

From 18 3-bed listings in ZIP 92078. Asking is what landlords list at; fair rent is our estimate of what the unit is worth against nearby comparable listings.

$3,810Typical asking rent (middle half $3,596 to $4,187)
$3,851Our fair-rent estimate, typical unit
-4%Typical asking versus fair rent
41%Listings in 92078 that have already cut their price
1,520 sq ftTypical size
12 daysTypical time listed

A typical 3-bed in 92078 asks 7% less than the San Diego County median for the same size ($4,100).

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Listings here tend to ask at or under fair rent. Expect competition, and open close to asking on anything fresh. Lowball shows the number for the specific listing you are looking at, with the comparable rentals it used and a letter to send.

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Data as of Oct 11, 2026 (the listings our model was last trained on). Refreshed monthly. Source: public San Diego County rental listings collected by Lowball; estimates from our model (see accuracy). Not affiliated with Zillow.