ZIP 92119
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 92119 usually run 2% below trend in December and 1.7% above it in August, about $91 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92119 is 0.4% below its high of $2,467 in May 2025, at $2,456 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 92119 changed +0.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 819 California ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.2%.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($113,435) is $2,836 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,520); a 2-bedroom is $3,080.
5th cheapest of 33 ZIP codes in San Diego.
ZIP 92020, 4 miles away, rents for 14% less ($2,124/mo), about $4,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92119. 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 92119 (San Diego, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 56.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92119 in San Diego, CA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in ZIP 92119 in San Diego, CA has climbed by $270 per month, settling near $2,456 after starting the period at $2,186. Median household income grew from $101,109 to $113,435 between 2021 and 2024, a 12.2% shift. About 31.2% of households rent today, against 24.1% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 92119 in San Diego, CA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 92119 covers San Diego, CA. The median rent here is $2,456/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,520/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,080/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($113,435/yr), ZIP 92119 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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At $2,456/mo, rent takes ~26% of ZIP 92119's median household income ($113,435/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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