ZIP 92131
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 92131 usually run 1.3% below trend in December and 1.1% above it in August, about $86 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92131 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in April 2015.
Rent in ZIP 92131 changed +2.2% 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 92131 rose 40.4% while median household income rose 34.7% ($137,500 to $185,256). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92131 is 41% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($185,256) is $4,631 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($4,160); a 3-bedroom is $5,540.
28th cheapest of 33 ZIP codes in San Diego.
ZIP 92126, 4 miles away, rents for 15% less ($3,044/mo), about $6,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92131. 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 92131 (San Diego, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 72.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92131 in San Diego, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 92131 in San Diego, CA paid around $2,687 a month. That figure now sits near $3,589, up 33.6% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $153,058 in 2021 to $185,256 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 92131 in San Diego, CA losing about 567 residents over the five-year window, down 1.6% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 68.8% to 72.2% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 92131 in San Diego, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 92131 covers San Diego, CA. The median rent here is $3,589/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,410/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $4,160/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($185,256/yr), ZIP 92131 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.2% over the past year.
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