4+ bed rent in San Diego: what is fair
The middle half of 4+ bed listings ask between $4,795 and $10,250 a month, with a median of $6,300.
By area, the median runs from $4,098 in Otay Mesa / Nestor to $20,750 in Rancho Santa Fe. 250 of 575 listings with enough local data (43%) ask 10% or more above similar listings nearby: those are the ones to open under asking. The median listing has been up 17 days, and 244 of 973 show a price cut in the last four months.
4+ bed rent by area
| Area | Listings | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Overpriced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Area | 219 | $5,600 | $6,500 | $9,350 | 76% |
| La Jolla | 69 | $11,995 | $20,000 | $30,000 | – |
| Oceanside | 49 | $4,299 | $4,800 | $5,900 | 36% |
| Coronado | 48 | $11,125 | $19,750 | $30,000 | – |
| Escondido | 39 | $4,175 | $4,795 | $5,495 | 36% |
| El Cajon | 30 | $4,461 | $5,400 | $6,984 | 45% |
| Encinitas | 28 | $9,575 | $17,700 | $26,000 | – |
| Carmel Valley | 25 | $5,995 | $7,495 | $9,500 | – |
| Chula Vista | 23 | $4,200 | $4,600 | $5,098 | 20% |
| Rancho Bernardo / 4S Ranch | 22 | $5,412 | $6,500 | $9,934 | – |
| Rancho Penasquitos | 22 | $4,796 | $5,250 | $5,936 | 29% |
| La Costa / Carlsbad | 21 | $5,900 | $7,980 | $11,000 | – |
| Eastlake / Chula Vista | 20 | $4,650 | $5,298 | $6,425 | – |
| Otay Ranch / Chula Vista | 19 | $5,098 | $5,500 | $6,298 | – |
| Spring Valley | 18 | $4,196 | $4,500 | $4,699 | – |
| Otay Mesa / Nestor | 18 | $3,962 | $4,098 | $4,500 | – |
| Carlsbad Village | 17 | $6,000 | $7,500 | $12,629 | – |
| Pacific Beach / Mission Beach | 16 | $7,995 | $9,425 | $13,125 | – |
| Aviara / Carlsbad | 16 | $6,874 | $8,325 | $11,882 | – |
| Clairemont | 15 | $5,800 | $6,250 | $7,800 | – |
| La Mesa | 15 | $3,970 | $4,995 | $5,648 | – |
| Mira Mesa | 15 | $3,925 | $4,295 | $4,598 | – |
| Imperial Beach | 13 | $4,295 | $4,500 | $4,995 | – |
| Del Mar | 13 | $13,000 | $16,000 | $22,500 | – |
| Poway | 13 | $4,190 | $5,000 | $7,300 | – |
| Scripps Ranch | 12 | $4,500 | $4,848 | $5,096 | – |
| Santee | 12 | $4,075 | $4,325 | $4,571 | – |
| Vista | 11 | $4,312 | $4,800 | $6,450 | – |
| Paradise Hills | 11 | $3,995 | $4,500 | $4,672 | – |
| Rancho Santa Fe | 10 | $16,925 | $20,750 | $28,750 | – |
| Cardiff | 10 | $11,250 | $13,901 | $18,500 | – |
| Encanto | 10 | $4,100 | $4,175 | $4,488 | – |
| Linda Vista / Clairemont | 8 | $4,636 | $4,875 | $5,112 | – |
| San Marcos | 8 | $4,220 | $4,545 | $5,000 | – |
| Del Cerro / Allied Gardens | 8 | $4,750 | $5,198 | $5,750 | – |
| National City | 7 | $4,075 | $4,445 | $5,725 | – |
| Bay Park / Morena | 6 | $5,696 | $7,734 | $11,367 | – |
| Point Loma | 5 | $7,950 | $9,995 | $10,000 | – |
| Golden Hill / Sherman Heights | 5 | $4,200 | $4,500 | $5,200 | – |
| Rancho Bernardo | 5 | $4,995 | $5,600 | $8,284 | – |
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).