ZIP 92069
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 92069 usually run 1% below trend in December and 1% above it in September, about $61 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92069 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2018.
Rent in ZIP 92069 changed +2.9% 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 92069 rose 41.8% while median household income rose 35.4% ($71,488 to $96,771). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92069 is 45.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($96,771) is $2,419 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,410); a 2-bedroom is $2,940.
ZIP 92026, 4 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,695/mo), about $4,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92069. 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 92069 (San Marcos, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 36.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92069 in San Marcos, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 92069 in San Marcos, CA has shifted from $2,274 to $3,066, up 34.8% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $96,771 today, compared with $80,429 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 92069 in San Marcos, CA adding about 960 residents over the five-year window, up 2.1% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 33.7% to 36.1% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 92069 covers San Marcos, CA. The median rent here is $3,066/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,410/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,940/mo.
At 38% of local median household income ($96,771/yr), ZIP 92069 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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At $3,066/mo, rent takes ~38% of ZIP 92069's median household income ($96,771/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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