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

San Diego, CA rent: +1.2% YoY

4.3% vacancy. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse — Zillow ZORI + Census ACS demographics, refreshed monthly.

Headline numbers

$2,911ZORI rent index
+1.2%YoY change
4.3%Vacancy
52.7%Renter share

Median household income: $108,077. Median age: 36.2. 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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