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Fair rent for a studio in 92102, San Diego

From 37 studio 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.

$1,700Typical asking rent (middle half $1,600 to $1,875)
$1,805Our fair-rent estimate, typical unit
-4%Typical asking versus fair rent
36%Listings in 92102 that have already cut their price
400 sq ftTypical size
21 daysTypical time listed

A typical studio in 92102 asks 10% less than the San Diego County median for the same size ($1,895).

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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.