Cost of living in San Diego County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $2,823 a month.
That HUD number covers San Diego County, California, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $2,192
- 1 bed
- $2,335
- 2 bed
- $2,823
- 3 bed
- $3,743
- 4 bed
- $4,526
This county is in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 111.9 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- San Diego · 1,389,526 people
- Chula Vista · 276,375 people
- Oceanside · 172,242 people
- Escondido · 149,668 people
- Carlsbad · 114,373 people
- El Cajon · 104,449 people
- Vista · 99,114 people
- San Marcos · 94,882 people
- Encinitas · 61,480 people
- La Mesa · 60,797 people
- Santee · 59,332 people
- National City · 58,893 people
- Poway · 48,713 people
- La Presa · 34,962 people
- Fallbrook · 32,112 people
- Spring Valley · 31,969 people
- Lemon Grove · 27,686 people
- Imperial Beach · 25,764 people
- Ramona · 22,634 people
- Lakeside · 22,447 people
- Winter Gardens · 22,131 people
- Rancho San Diego · 21,272 people
- Casa de Oro-Mount Helix · 19,765 people
- Coronado · 19,015 people
- Bostonia · 16,765 people
- Camp Pendleton South · 15,766 people
- Alpine · 15,180 people
- Solana Beach · 12,823 people
- Bonita · 12,652 people
- Valley Center · 11,119 people
- San Diego Country Estates · 10,223 people
- Camp Pendleton Mainside · 9,501 people
- Jamul · 6,574 people
- Eucalyptus Hills · 5,840 people
- Lake San Marcos · 4,693 people
- Bonsall · 4,332 people
- Harbison Canyon · 4,328 people
- Del Mar · 3,903 people
- Granite Hills · 3,795 people
- Hidden Meadows · 3,524 people
- Crest · 2,775 people
- Campo · 2,729 people
- Fairbanks Ranch · 2,703 people
- Borrego Springs · 2,700 people
- Harmony Grove · 2,585 people
- Rancho Santa Fe · 2,260 people
- Rainbow · 2,029 people
- Pine Valley · 1,786 people
- Julian · 1,751 people
- Descanso · 1,590 people