San Diego rent prices by bedroom and neighborhood
From 6,439 active rental listings across 59 areas of the San Diego market. The most common listing is a 2-bed, with a median ask of $2,995. 1,541 of 4,588 listings with enough local data (34%) ask 10% or more above similar listings nearby.
Asking rent by bedroom count
| Size | Listings | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Overpriced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 362 | $1,675 | $1,895 | $2,212 | 38% |
| 1-bed | 1450 | $1,900 | $2,200 | $2,695 | 35% |
| 2-bed | 2255 | $2,525 | $2,995 | $3,700 | 32% |
| 3-bed | 1399 | $3,500 | $4,100 | $5,500 | 29% |
| 4+ bed | 973 | $4,795 | $6,300 | $10,250 | 43% |
For a 2-bed, the lowest median ask is in Lakeside ($2,200) and the highest in Rancho Santa Fe ($7,498).
By area
Median asking rent by area and size. Areas with at least 15 listings have their own page.
| Area | Listings | 1-bed | 2-bed | 3-bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Area | 407 | $1,895 | $2,550 | $3,835 |
| North Park | 326 | $2,150 | $2,900 | $4,295 |
| Oceanside | 318 | $2,300 | $3,000 | $3,900 |
| Pacific Beach / Mission Beach | 316 | $2,885 | $4,300 | $6,822 |
| La Jolla | 262 | $3,482 | $5,190 | $10,500 |
| Hillcrest / Mission Hills | 253 | $2,368 | $3,299 | $5,500 |
| El Cajon | 244 | $1,795 | $2,288 | $3,548 |
| Normal Heights / Kensington | 219 | $2,175 | $2,900 | $4,200 |
| Imperial Beach | 210 | $1,995 | $2,700 | $3,999 |
| Coronado | 202 | $3,200 | $5,500 | $6,995 |
| Chula Vista | 195 | $1,959 | $2,645 | $3,500 |
| Escondido | 180 | $2,098 | $2,595 | $3,725 |
| Golden Hill / Sherman Heights | 175 | $2,000 | $2,595 | $3,498 |
| Downtown / Little Italy | 172 | $2,848 | $3,700 | $3,500 |
| La Mesa | 172 | $1,895 | $2,795 | $3,922 |
| City Heights | 156 | $1,800 | $2,400 | $3,500 |
| Vista | 131 | $2,200 | $2,610 | $3,600 |
| Ocean Beach | 118 | $2,695 | $3,325 | $5,000 |
| Linda Vista / Clairemont | 118 | $2,395 | $2,998 | $3,800 |
| Logan Heights / Barrio Logan | 114 | $1,850 | $2,500 | $3,295 |
| Clairemont | 112 | $2,425 | $2,935 | $4,550 |
| Spring Valley | 112 | $1,725 | $2,395 | $3,350 |
| Encinitas | 101 | $3,250 | $4,448 | $7,750 |
| Mira Mesa | 101 | $2,375 | $2,938 | $4,000 |
| National City | 93 | $1,850 | $2,495 | $3,498 |
| Bay Park / Morena | 91 | $2,198 | $3,250 | $4,600 |
| Carlsbad Village | 87 | $2,600 | $3,550 | $5,675 |
| Carmel Valley | 81 | $2,800 | $3,805 | $4,945 |
| University City | 78 | $2,495 | $3,448 | $4,495 |
| San Marcos | 75 | $2,342 | $2,995 | $3,750 |
| Otay Mesa / Nestor | 75 | $1,850 | $2,500 | $3,698 |
| Encanto | 72 | $1,790 | $2,395 | $3,295 |
| La Costa / Carlsbad | 70 | $3,050 | $3,600 | $5,000 |
| Eastlake / Chula Vista | 62 | – | $3,488 | $3,995 |
| Santee | 61 | $1,900 | $2,700 | $3,550 |
| Rancho Bernardo | 59 | $2,504 | $3,360 | $4,000 |
| Rancho Bernardo / 4S Ranch | 57 | – | $3,100 | $4,225 |
| Otay Ranch / Chula Vista | 56 | $2,200 | $3,075 | $3,850 |
| Rancho Penasquitos | 54 | $2,322 | $3,125 | $4,250 |
| Lakeside | 52 | $1,750 | $2,200 | $3,500 |
| Lemon Grove | 49 | $1,900 | $2,695 | $3,100 |
| Point Loma | 46 | $2,486 | $3,750 | – |
| Del Mar | 42 | $3,962 | $6,000 | – |
| Serra Mesa / Kearny Mesa | 40 | $2,250 | $3,180 | $3,995 |
| Mission Valley | 40 | $2,850 | $3,100 | $3,499 |
| Del Cerro / Allied Gardens | 40 | $1,998 | $2,745 | $4,450 |
| Poway | 39 | – | $2,895 | $3,950 |
| Aviara / Carlsbad | 38 | – | $4,250 | $5,600 |
| Paradise Hills | 37 | $1,995 | $2,725 | $3,480 |
| Cardiff | 36 | – | $4,700 | $8,200 |
| Scripps Ranch | 36 | – | $3,300 | $4,000 |
| Solana Beach | 29 | $3,695 | $7,000 | $7,475 |
| Rancho Santa Fe | 26 | – | $7,498 | $8,075 |
| San Ysidro | 23 | $1,975 | $2,222 | $3,000 |
| San Carlos | 20 | – | $2,800 | $4,198 |
| Tierrasanta | 17 | – | – | $4,475 |
| Sorrento Valley | 17 | – | $3,490 | $3,995 |
| Carlsbad | 15 | – | – | $4,150 |
| Bonita | 12 | – | – | – |
See the listings
Every one of these listings, scored and ranked by how far under typical it asks, is on the San Diego deals map.
Other markets
Median and percentiles are asking rents of whole-home rental listings seen active in the period, rooms and short-term rentals excluded. Overpriced is the share asking 10% or more above what similar listings nearby ask (the lower of our estimate and the median of at least three comparable listings), counted only among listings with enough local data and shown once there are 20. Cells with fewer than 5 listings are not quoted.
Page refreshed Sep 29, 2026, from listings seen active between Sep 20, 2026 and Sep 29, 2026. Refreshed monthly. Source: public rental listings collected by Lowball; estimates from our model (see accuracy).