Average Rent in San Marcos, CA

San Marcos rentals average $3,000 for a 2-bedroom rental to $5,743 for a 4-bedroom rental. The median price of all currently available listings is $3,998, or roughly $30 per square feet.

For the apartment units and housing in October 2026, median rents have fallen substantially over the last year. Studio rentals prices have increased by $0 (0.00%) year-over-year from $14,198 to $14,198. 1-bedroom rentals prices have decreased by $501 (-17.31%) year-over-year from $2,896 to $2,395. 2-bedroom rentals prices have decreased by $158 (-5.01%) year-over-year from $3,158 to $3,000. 3-bedroom rentals prices have increased by $220 (5.83%) year-over-year from $3,775 to $3,995. 4-bedroom rentals prices have increased by $972 (20.37%) year-over-year from $4,771 to $5,743. Note that this figure includes all active and rented listings throughout the month.

Month-to-month, seasonality might have a bigger impact than overall trend price changes. Studio rents have gone down by 0.00% this month. 1-bedroom rents have gone down by 0.00% this month. 2-bedroom rents have gone up by 2.62% this month. 3-bedroom rents have gone up by 1.65% this month. 4-bedroom rents have gone up by 6.23% this month.