ZIP 92122
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 92122 usually run 1.4% below trend in March and 1.3% above it in October, about $89 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92122 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 92122 changed +4.4% 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 92122 rose 38.3% while median household income rose 31.8% ($79,816 to $105,177). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92122 is 41.7% 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 ($105,177) is $2,629 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($3,000).
24th cheapest of 33 ZIP codes in San Diego.
ZIP 92117, 3 miles away, rents for 17% less ($2,716/mo), about $6,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92122. 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 92122 (San Diego, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 74.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92122 in San Diego, CA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 92122 in San Diego, CA has climbed by $946 per month, settling near $3,285 after starting the period at $2,339. Census figures show median household income at $105,177 today, compared with $88,073 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 21.0 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. 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 92122 covers San Diego, CA. The median rent here is $3,285/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,230/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,940/mo.
At 37% of local median household income ($105,177/yr), ZIP 92122 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.4% over the past year.
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At $3,285/mo, rent takes ~37% of ZIP 92122's median household income ($105,177/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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