2-bed rent in San Diego: what is fair
The middle half of 2-bed listings ask between $2,525 and $3,700 a month, with a median of $2,995.
By area, the median runs from $2,200 in Lakeside to $7,498 in Rancho Santa Fe. 537 of 1695 listings with enough local data (32%) ask 10% or more above similar listings nearby: those are the ones to open under asking. The median listing has been up 19 days, and 694 of 2255 show a price cut in the last four months.
2-bed rent by area
| Area | Listings | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Overpriced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Park | 152 | $2,500 | $2,900 | $3,295 | 26% |
| Oceanside | 122 | $2,700 | $3,000 | $4,000 | 36% |
| Hillcrest / Mission Hills | 115 | $2,908 | $3,299 | $3,998 | 32% |
| El Cajon | 106 | $2,095 | $2,288 | $2,600 | 41% |
| Pacific Beach / Mission Beach | 98 | $3,496 | $4,300 | $5,612 | 27% |
| Normal Heights / Kensington | 93 | $2,450 | $2,900 | $3,395 | 29% |
| Imperial Beach | 86 | $2,361 | $2,700 | $3,875 | 27% |
| La Jolla | 76 | $3,994 | $5,190 | $7,562 | – |
| College Area | 71 | $2,272 | $2,550 | $2,795 | 40% |
| Chula Vista | 71 | $2,378 | $2,645 | $2,925 | 24% |
| Coronado | 69 | $4,500 | $5,500 | $6,500 | 32% |
| City Heights | 67 | $2,172 | $2,400 | $2,775 | 40% |
| Downtown / Little Italy | 63 | $3,050 | $3,700 | $5,500 | 32% |
| Vista | 63 | $2,395 | $2,610 | $2,810 | 42% |
| Golden Hill / Sherman Heights | 63 | $2,244 | $2,595 | $3,000 | 30% |
| Escondido | 61 | $2,300 | $2,595 | $2,890 | 43% |
| La Mesa | 53 | $2,400 | $2,795 | $3,200 | 51% |
| Ocean Beach | 52 | $2,848 | $3,325 | $3,600 | 25% |
| Spring Valley | 42 | $2,096 | $2,395 | $2,600 | 21% |
| National City | 41 | $2,300 | $2,495 | $2,800 | 29% |
| Logan Heights / Barrio Logan | 41 | $2,295 | $2,500 | $2,800 | 31% |
| Bay Park / Morena | 39 | $2,775 | $3,250 | $3,750 | 35% |
| Clairemont | 38 | $2,796 | $2,935 | $3,350 | 33% |
| Encinitas | 36 | $3,788 | $4,448 | $5,312 | – |
| Linda Vista / Clairemont | 36 | $2,636 | $2,998 | $3,200 | 14% |
| Rancho Bernardo | 35 | $2,972 | $3,360 | $3,698 | 34% |
| Mira Mesa | 32 | $2,738 | $2,938 | $3,231 | 32% |
| Carlsbad Village | 30 | $2,950 | $3,550 | $4,238 | 38% |
| San Marcos | 30 | $2,800 | $2,995 | $3,384 | 42% |
| Carmel Valley | 29 | $3,500 | $3,805 | $4,100 | 26% |
| University City | 28 | $3,188 | $3,448 | $3,858 | 21% |
| Lakeside | 23 | $2,052 | $2,200 | $2,495 | – |
| La Costa / Carlsbad | 21 | $3,395 | $3,600 | $4,499 | – |
| Mission Valley | 21 | $2,850 | $3,100 | $3,420 | 29% |
| Point Loma | 17 | $2,800 | $3,750 | $4,500 | – |
| Santee | 17 | $2,595 | $2,700 | $2,800 | – |
| Encanto | 16 | $2,169 | $2,395 | $2,712 | – |
| Lemon Grove | 15 | $2,475 | $2,695 | $2,900 | – |
| Del Mar | 13 | $3,700 | $6,000 | $7,700 | – |
| Cardiff | 13 | $4,600 | $4,700 | $6,500 | – |
| Del Cerro / Allied Gardens | 13 | $2,395 | $2,745 | $2,795 | – |
| Otay Mesa / Nestor | 13 | $2,450 | $2,500 | $2,950 | – |
| Rancho Bernardo / 4S Ranch | 12 | $2,812 | $3,100 | $3,421 | – |
| Rancho Penasquitos | 12 | $2,825 | $3,125 | $3,200 | – |
| Solana Beach | 12 | $5,646 | $7,000 | $8,575 | – |
| Eastlake / Chula Vista | 12 | $3,277 | $3,488 | $3,625 | – |
| Scripps Ranch | 11 | $3,150 | $3,300 | $3,550 | – |
| Otay Ranch / Chula Vista | 10 | $2,875 | $3,075 | $3,665 | – |
| Aviara / Carlsbad | 10 | $3,886 | $4,250 | $4,499 | – |
| Serra Mesa / Kearny Mesa | 9 | $2,909 | $3,180 | $3,275 | – |
| Rancho Santa Fe | 8 | $4,436 | $7,498 | $9,088 | – |
| Poway | 7 | $2,545 | $2,895 | $3,191 | – |
| Sorrento Valley | 7 | $3,345 | $3,490 | $3,495 | – |
| San Ysidro | 6 | $2,145 | $2,222 | $2,325 | – |
| Paradise Hills | 5 | $2,545 | $2,725 | $3,200 | – |
| San Carlos | 5 | $2,600 | $2,800 | $2,875 | – |
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).