ZIP 92127
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 92127 usually run 1.7% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in June, about $98 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92127 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in April 2016.
Rent in ZIP 92127 changed +3.4% 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 92127 rose 44.3% while median household income rose 41.3% ($138,338 to $195,520). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92127 is 42% 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 ($195,520) is $4,888 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($4,810); a 4-bedroom is $5,830.
29th cheapest of 33 ZIP codes in San Diego.
ZIP 92128, 4 miles away, rents for 19% less ($3,060/mo), about $8,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92127. 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 92127 (San Diego, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 73.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92127 in San Diego, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 92127 in San Diego, CA has shifted from $2,699 to $3,762, up 39.4% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $156,464 to $195,520 between 2021 and 2024, a 25.0% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has eased from 32.2% to 26.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 92127 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 92127 covers San Diego, CA. The median rent here is $3,762/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,960/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,610/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($195,520/yr), ZIP 92127 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.4% over the past year.
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