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Fair rent for a 1-bed in 92102, San Diego

From 62 1-bed listings in ZIP 92102. Asking is what landlords list at; fair rent is our estimate of what the unit is worth against nearby comparable listings.

$2,095Typical asking rent (middle half $1,795 to $2,395)
$1,992Our fair-rent estimate, typical unit
+4%Typical asking versus fair rent
36%Listings in 92102 that have already cut their price
575 sq ftTypical size
21 daysTypical time listed

A typical 1-bed in 92102 asks 6% less than the San Diego County median for the same size ($2,225).

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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.