A free resource by NextGen Coastal — monthly OC rental market intelligence
City data • Updated March 2026

El Cajon, CA rent: -0.2% YoY

2.6% vacancy. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse — Zillow ZORI + Census ACS demographics, refreshed monthly.

Headline numbers

$2,319ZORI rent index
-0.2%YoY change
2.6%Vacancy
58.5%Renter share

Median household income: $67,511. Median age: 36.1. Source: Census ACS5 2019-2024.

Source: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse — Zillow ZORI, Census ACS5. methodology.

Rent index — last 5 years

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

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