ZIP 92130
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 92130 usually run 1.5% below trend in December and 1.6% above it in July, about $130 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92130 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 92130 changed +4.5% 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 92130 rose 36.3% while median household income rose 32.3% ($155,452 to $205,680). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92130 is 39.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($205,680) is $5,142 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($4,500); a 3-bedroom is $5,990.
32nd cheapest of 33 ZIP codes in San Diego.
ZIP 92126, 5 miles away, rents for 27% less ($3,044/mo), about $13,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92130. 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 92130 (San Diego, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 81.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92130 in San Diego, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 92130 in San Diego, CA has shifted from $3,103 to $4,198, up 35.3% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $166,789 to $205,680 between 2021 and 2024, a 23.3% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 92130 in San Diego, CA adding about 3,571 residents over the five-year window, up 6.2% on net. The renter share has risen from 35.6% to 38%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 79.4% to 81.9% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 92130 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 92130 covers San Diego, CA. The median rent here is $4,198/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,690/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $4,500/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($205,680/yr), ZIP 92130 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.5% over the past year.
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