1-bed rent in San Diego: what is fair
The middle half of 1-bed listings ask between $1,900 and $2,695 a month, with a median of $2,200.
By area, the median runs from $1,725 in Spring Valley to $3,962 in Del Mar. 367 of 1059 listings with enough local data (35%) ask 10% or more above similar listings nearby: those are the ones to open under asking. The median listing has been up 20 days, and 359 of 1450 show a price cut in the last four months.
1-bed rent by area
| Area | Listings | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Overpriced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Park | 125 | $1,985 | $2,150 | $2,495 | 43% |
| Pacific Beach / Mission Beach | 96 | $2,400 | $2,885 | $3,500 | 31% |
| Hillcrest / Mission Hills | 94 | $2,100 | $2,368 | $2,749 | 44% |
| Normal Heights / Kensington | 89 | $1,995 | $2,175 | $2,495 | 30% |
| Downtown / Little Italy | 66 | $2,262 | $2,848 | $3,300 | 63% |
| College Area | 61 | $1,720 | $1,895 | $2,065 | 31% |
| Oceanside | 59 | $2,095 | $2,300 | $2,572 | 30% |
| La Mesa | 59 | $1,850 | $1,895 | $2,095 | 23% |
| El Cajon | 53 | $1,695 | $1,795 | $1,895 | 18% |
| Golden Hill / Sherman Heights | 51 | $1,795 | $2,000 | $2,225 | 40% |
| City Heights | 50 | $1,699 | $1,800 | $1,918 | 14% |
| Chula Vista | 48 | $1,850 | $1,959 | $2,000 | 18% |
| La Jolla | 44 | $2,995 | $3,482 | $4,770 | – |
| Ocean Beach | 43 | $2,392 | $2,695 | $2,995 | 39% |
| Imperial Beach | 35 | $1,872 | $1,995 | $2,398 | 46% |
| Logan Heights / Barrio Logan | 35 | $1,712 | $1,850 | $1,972 | 10% |
| University City | 27 | $2,395 | $2,495 | $2,966 | 27% |
| Escondido | 26 | $1,861 | $2,098 | $2,284 | – |
| Vista | 25 | $2,000 | $2,200 | $2,500 | 78% |
| Coronado | 23 | $2,862 | $3,200 | $5,000 | – |
| Linda Vista / Clairemont | 22 | $2,225 | $2,395 | $2,488 | 19% |
| National City | 21 | $1,695 | $1,850 | $2,050 | – |
| Clairemont | 20 | $2,099 | $2,425 | $2,650 | – |
| Carlsbad Village | 18 | $2,396 | $2,600 | $3,179 | – |
| Bay Park / Morena | 18 | $2,042 | $2,198 | $2,787 | – |
| Encanto | 17 | $1,600 | $1,790 | $1,850 | – |
| Point Loma | 15 | $2,022 | $2,486 | $2,700 | – |
| Encinitas | 13 | $2,650 | $3,250 | $3,807 | – |
| Lemon Grove | 13 | $1,700 | $1,900 | $2,200 | – |
| Mira Mesa | 12 | $2,271 | $2,375 | $2,546 | – |
| Del Mar | 11 | $3,182 | $3,962 | $5,448 | – |
| San Marcos | 11 | $2,062 | $2,342 | $2,594 | – |
| Mission Valley | 11 | $2,482 | $2,850 | $3,250 | – |
| Lakeside | 11 | $1,662 | $1,750 | $1,895 | – |
| Spring Valley | 10 | $1,624 | $1,725 | $2,119 | – |
| Carmel Valley | 9 | $2,690 | $2,800 | $3,499 | – |
| Rancho Bernardo | 9 | $2,450 | $2,504 | $2,857 | – |
| Otay Mesa / Nestor | 9 | $1,795 | $1,850 | $2,049 | – |
| La Costa / Carlsbad | 8 | $2,586 | $3,050 | $3,525 | – |
| Serra Mesa / Kearny Mesa | 8 | $2,125 | $2,250 | $2,362 | – |
| Santee | 7 | $1,798 | $1,900 | $2,188 | – |
| Del Cerro / Allied Gardens | 7 | $1,922 | $1,998 | $2,290 | – |
| San Ysidro | 7 | $1,825 | $1,975 | $2,114 | – |
| Rancho Penasquitos | 6 | $2,296 | $2,322 | $2,379 | – |
| Otay Ranch / Chula Vista | 5 | $2,150 | $2,200 | $2,200 | – |
| Solana Beach | 5 | $3,300 | $3,695 | $4,100 | – |
| Paradise Hills | 5 | $1,925 | $1,995 | $2,000 | – |
Other sizes
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).