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San Diego CA Apartment Market Read
Covers San Diego, Chula Vista and Carlsbad.
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 6,600 searches in August 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 6,600 searches in August 2026, for San Diego on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Nothing is pulling hard either way in the latest figures (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+1.3%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$2,714 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 1.6% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +1.7% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$2,336/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · San DiegoNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, yesterday. softer neutral firmer
Designs to ease US affordable housing shortage take shape on San Diego lotsJoint Venture Acquires 122-Unit Seniors Housing Community in San DiegoOceanside tried to get out of SB 79. State now says the city is skirting controversial new housing law.View all 8 San Diego news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+1.3%
Migration 2025−7.3/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+0.9%
Vacancy 20244.3%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$4,441/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $2,336 · own $6,777
$2,336RENT
$6,777OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
−7.3/1k
▼ More people left for other US places than moved in. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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