Skip to content
Main Logo
city image

Best Places to Rent

San Diego County

California

Average Rent

$2,766

Rent Comparison

7.5% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

55.0% Higher

than national average

Population

3.30 Million

in 2022

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area has a total population of 3,302,080. Use the map below to explore this metro’s top cities and compare key metrics to find the best place

San Diego

Average Rent

$2,924

Population

1,392,285

# of Rentals

3,260

HousesApartments

Chula Vista

Average Rent

$2,471

Population

273,634

# of Rentals

521

HousesApartments

Oceanside

Average Rent

$2,563

Population

171,431

# of Rentals

170

HousesApartments

Escondido

Average Rent

$2,304

Population

145,095

# of Rentals

184

HousesApartments

Carlsbad

Average Rent

$3,393

Population

113,590

# of Rentals

101

HousesApartments

El Cajon

Average Rent

$1,939

Population

102,392

# of Rentals

173

HousesApartments

Vista

Average Rent

$2,313

Population

98,632

# of Rentals

191

HousesApartments

San Marcos

Average Rent

$2,905

Population

92,421

# of Rentals

186

HousesApartments

Encinitas

Average Rent

$2,624

Population

62,417

# of Rentals

17

HousesApartments

La Mesa

Average Rent

$2,262

Population

60,318

# of Rentals

165

HousesApartments

Santee

Average Rent

$2,144

Population

56,670

# of Rentals

34

HousesApartments

La Jolla

Average Rent

$3,045

Population

56,401

# of Rentals

18

HousesApartments

National City

Average Rent

$2,095

Population

54,970

# of Rentals

57

HousesApartments

Poway

Average Rent

$2,283

Population

47,532

# of Rentals

36

HousesApartments

Fallbrook

Average Rent

$1,702

Population

32,164

# of Rentals

42

HousesApartments

Spring Valley

Average Rent

$2,254

Population

30,010

# of Rentals

23

HousesApartments

Lemon Grove

Average Rent

$2,000

Population

26,579

# of Rentals

60

HousesApartments

Imperial Beach

Average Rent

$2,207

Population

25,987

# of Rentals

9

HousesApartments

Coronado

Average Rent

$3,338

Population

25,013

# of Rentals

23

HousesApartments

Lakeside

Average Rent

$1,740

Population

20,743

# of Rentals

26

HousesApartments

Ramona

Average Rent

$1,816

Population

20,247

# of Rentals

8

HousesApartments

Alpine

Average Rent

$2,034

Population

14,407

# of Rentals

12

HousesApartments

Solana Beach

Average Rent

$3,707

Population

14,329

# of Rentals

50

HousesApartments

Bonita

Average Rent

$2,428

Population

12,562

# of Rentals

5

HousesApartments

Del Mar

Average Rent

$3,713

Population

4,792

# of Rentals

7

HousesApartments

Average Rent is calculated by averaging the monthly rent of 1 bedroom apartments.

Other Metros

BakersfieldChicoEl CentroFresnoHanford-CorcoranMercedModestoNapaVenturaInland EmpireSacramentoSalinasSan JoseSan Luis ObispoSanta CruzSanta BarbaraSanta RosaStocktonVallejo-FairfieldVisaliaYuba CityOrange CountyLos AngelesEast BaySan FranciscoSan Rafael

This information is based on data collected by CoStar Group researchers.