Average Rent in San Diego, CA

There are a total of 25 cities nearby San Diego. The average rent in San Diego is currently $4,200 per month. A total of 10 cities nearby have an average rent lower than that. Our records show that Hemet, CA, with an average rent of $1,900, is the most affordable city nearby. In contrast, the most expensive city near San Diego, CA is Laguna Beach, CA. Monthly rents here are on average $8,500 per month.

Let's compare San Diego, CA's rent against other top cities nearby by bedroom size. One bedrooms are about 3.61% more affordable. Two bedrooms in San Diego, CA are about 2.86% more affordable. Finally, rent for three bedrooms are about 6.30% more expensive. Want more information? Check out the top 10 cities out of 25 total cities near San Diego, CA in the following table.

There are a total of 6 neighborhoods in or near San Diego. Some of these neighborhoods include Irvine Business Complex, Pacific Beach, and Northwood. We've included all of these top 6 neighborhoods in or near San Diego, CA in the following table.

The average rent for these 6 neighborhoods in or near San Diego, CA is currently around $5,070 per month. A total of one neighborhood has a lower average rent. Meaning, only five neighborhoods have a higher average rent than $5,070. Interestingly, the neighborhoods' average rent is higher than San Diego's average rent, which is only $3,750. Out of all the neighborhoods in or near San Diego, Irvine Business Complex has the most affordable average rent at $3,588 per month. Whereas, at $7,500 average rent per month, The Village is the most expensive neighborhood in or near San Diego. View the following table for more information.

There are a total of 2 counties located by San Diego, CA. Some of these counties include San Diego, CA and Orange, CA. The average rent for rentals in these counties is $4,400. That's roughly around $40 per sqft. The county that is the most affordable is San Diego, CA. Its average rent per month is $4,000. Vice versa, with an average rent of $4,800, Orange, CA is the most expensive county by San Diego, CA.

Typically, rent for studios in San Diego, CA is 30.15% more affordable than other counties nearby. In comparison, rent for one bedroom listings in San Diego, CA is 2.20% more affordable than other counties nearby. Finally, rent for two bedrooms in San Diego, CA is 1.39% more affordable than other counties nearby. We've listed all of these counties in the table below.

There are a total of 14 zipcodes in or near San Diego, CA. The average rent for all of these zipcodes is $4,549. A total of 3 zipcodes have an average rent that is lower than that. The zipcode with the most affordable average rent for apartment listings is 92262, Palm Springs, CA at $3,250 per month. In comparison, the zipcode with the most expensive average rent of $9,973 per month is 92037, San Diego, CA.

Studios in these zipcodes have an average rent of $1,398. That's at least $53 per sqft. Do you need more space than that? Average rent for one bedroom rentals for the zipcodes in or near San Diego, CA is $2,663 per month. Or in other words, $42 per sqft. Meanwhile, two bedroom apartments will cost you an average of $3,800 per month. Which comes out to $39 per sqft. The following table includes the top 10 zipcodes in San Diego, CA. You can view the average rent breakdown for each zipcode by bedroom size.