ZIP 92024
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 92024 usually run 0.7% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in June, about $68 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92024 is 0.1% below its high of $4,253 in August 2026, at $4,249 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 92024 changed +5.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 819 California ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.2%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 92024 rose 50% while median household income rose 35.9% ($116,616 to $158,507). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92024 is 61.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($158,507) is $3,963 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($3,870); a 3-bedroom is $5,160.
ZIP 92009, 3 miles away, rents for 14% less ($3,662/mo), about $7,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92024. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 92024 (Encinitas, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 66.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92024 in Encinitas, CA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 92024 in Encinitas, CA stood at $2,856 in 2021 and currently runs about $4,249, reflecting a 48.8% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $133,304 in 2021 to $158,507 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 32.6% of households, compared with 35.1% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 66.8% of adults here, versus 64.2% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 92024 in Encinitas, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 92024 covers Encinitas, CA. The median rent here is $4,249/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,170/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,870/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($158,507/yr), ZIP 92024 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.0% over the past year.
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At $4,249/mo, rent takes ~32% of ZIP 92024's median household income ($158,507/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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