Rents are 9% below what Coronado's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $5,122 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in Coronado usually run 1.8% below trend in October and 2.9% above it in July, about $241 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Coronado is 1.3% below its high of $5,187 in June 2026, at $5,122 as of September 2026.
Rent in Coronado changed +2.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Coronado rose 52.6% while median household income rose 23.5% ($108,967 to $134,534). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Coronado is 58.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($134,534) is $3,363 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($3,190); a 1-bedroom is $3,460.
San Diego, 3 miles away, rents for 41% less ($3,004/mo), about $25,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Coronado. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Coronado, CA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 65.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Coronado, CA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Coronado, CA stood at $3,299 in 2021 and currently runs about $5,122, reflecting a 55.3% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in Coronado, CA now reports about $134,534, up from $114,559 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 7.8% since 2021, moving from about 20,627 residents to roughly 19,015. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Coronado, CA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Coronado is $5,122/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $3,190/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $4,280/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $3,460/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $5,720/mo.
At 46% of local median household income ($134,534/yr), Coronado ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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