ZIP 92115
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
June. Asking rents in ZIP 92115 usually run 0.9% below trend in June and 0.8% above it in November, about $56 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92115 is 0.3% below its high of $3,303 in March 2026, at $3,293 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 92115 changed +0.5% 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 92115 rose 44.5% while median household income rose 53.4% ($51,636 to $79,199). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 92115 is 45.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($79,199) is $1,980 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,150).
25th cheapest of 33 ZIP codes in San Diego.
ZIP 92120, 2 miles away, rents for 18% less ($2,700/mo), about $7,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92115. 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 92115 (San Diego, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 40.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92115 in San Diego, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 92115 in San Diego, CA has increased from $2,402 to $3,293, a 37.1% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 92115 in San Diego, CA now reports about $79,199, up from $59,931 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 7.8% since 2021, moving from about 61,450 residents to roughly 66,264. Renters now make up 60% of households, compared with 63.4% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 40.5% of adults here, versus 35.4% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 92115 in San Diego, CA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 92115 covers San Diego, CA. The median rent here is $3,293/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,310/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,820/mo.
At 50% of local median household income ($79,199/yr), ZIP 92115 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.6% over the past year.
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