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Current market read
Balanced market
ConditionBalanced
RentersLandlords
Balanced on the yearly data, and steady on the recent monthly signals.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google Search InterestGOOGLE · MONTHLY
Rank
21of 43 metros
No change this month
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Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.

Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Steady
Holding steady this month, no signal is pulling hard either way.
Job growthBLS · MONTHLY
+1.1%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
JUL ’25JUN ’26
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VacancyCENSUS · 2024
4.3%BALANCED
Share of rentals sitting empty
Asking rentZILLOW ZORI · MONTHLY
+1%
▲ Year over year
Older annual rent growth, Census
SAN DIEGO
+1.7%
US AVG
+4.7%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$2,336/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
20162024
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In the news · San DiegoNEWS · DAILY
Northmarq Arranges Freddie Mac Loan for Upland Apartments5D AGOLightstone Capital Refis San Diego Apartments With $34M Loan12D AGOGarden-Style Apartments Go for $78M in North County San Diego22D AGOView all 5 with Pro · $39/month →
Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
SUPPLY
DEMAND
Jobs+1.1%
Migration-7.26/1k
SUPPLY
Permits+0.9%
Vacancy4.3%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$4,180/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
$2,336
RENT
$6,516
OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2024
−7.26/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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