ZIP 92154
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 92154 usually run 0.6% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in October, about $39 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92154 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2018.
Rent in ZIP 92154 changed +2.9% 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 92154 rose 44.1% while median household income rose 42.7% ($66,498 to $94,901). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92154 is 45.7% 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 ($94,901) is $2,373 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($2,250); a 1-bedroom is $2,420.
16th cheapest of 33 ZIP codes in San Diego.
ZIP 92173, 2 miles away, rents for 14% less ($2,566/mo), about $4,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92154. 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 92154 (San Diego, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 22% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92154 in San Diego, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 92154 in San Diego, CA has shifted from $2,140 to $2,971, up 38.8% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $74,705 in 2021 to $94,901 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 92154 in San Diego, CA losing about 4,579 residents over the five-year window, down 5.4% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 18% to 22% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 92154 in San Diego, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 92154 covers San Diego, CA. The median rent here is $2,971/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,420/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,950/mo.
At 38% of local median household income ($94,901/yr), ZIP 92154 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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