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Fair rent for a studio in 92116, San Diego

From 14 studio listings in ZIP 92116. Asking is what landlords list at; fair rent is our estimate of what the unit is worth against nearby comparable listings.

$1,722Typical asking rent (middle half $1,661 to $1,918)
$1,865Our fair-rent estimate, typical unit
-6%Typical asking versus fair rent
32%Listings in 92116 that have already cut their price
301 sq ftTypical size
20 daysTypical time listed

A typical studio in 92116 asks 9% 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.