San Diego, CA · 33 scored ZIPs · September 2026
San Diego, CA: the market leans toward buyers.
Conditions easing in buyers' favor. That is the population-weighted reading across 33 scored ZIPs in San Diego, CA. Typical home value $1.1M, +0.8% over 12 months on average; listings take 42 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.
San Diego, CA33 scored ZIPs
Leaning buyer−23
Typical value$1.1M+0.8% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market42 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut27%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Typical rent$3,057/mo+2.2% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Active listings2,521Across 33 ZIPs · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list99.5%39% sold above list, average · Redfin, May 2026
HavenScore40of 100
Average of 33 scored ZIPs, weighted by population · the median U.S. ZIP scores 50
Affordability27
Growth45
Risk43
Momentum41
Livability68
Five parts, weighted. How the score works →
Every ZIP
33 scored ZIPs, each with its own balance and HavenScore, highest score first.
| ZIP | Balance | HavenScore | Typical value | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92108San Diego | Buyer's market −49 | 45 | $586K | −3.9% |
| 92139San Diego | Leaning buyer −28 | 45 | $740K | +1.4% |
| 92131San Diego | Leaning buyer −26 | 44 | $1.5M | +1.6% |
| 92014San Diego | Balanced −4 | 43 | $2.9M | +6.5% |
| 92128San Diego | Buyer's market −44 | 43 | $984K | −2.4% |
| 92101San Diego | Buyer's market −52 | 42 | $712K | −4.7% |
| 92104San Diego | Balanced 0 | 42 | $956K | +6.3% |
| 92123San Diego | Leaning buyer −24 | 42 | $955K | +0.5% |
| 92130San Diego | Leaning buyer −21 | 42 | $2.1M | +2.5% |
| 92037San Diego | Leaning buyer −11 | 41 | $2.3M | +5.7% |
| 92103San Diego | Leaning buyer −37 | 41 | $1.1M | +0.2% |
| 92106San Diego | Leaning buyer −12 | 41 | $1.8M | +4.1% |
| 92119San Diego | Leaning buyer −21 | 41 | $975K | +1.0% |
| 92120San Diego | Leaning buyer −26 | 41 | $1.0M | +1.5% |
| 92127San Diego | Leaning buyer −32 | 41 | $1.6M | −1.9% |
| 92126San Diego | Leaning buyer −25 | 40 | $983K | −1.1% |
| 92129San Diego | Leaning buyer −29 | 40 | $1.3M | −1.3% |
| 92107San Diego | Balanced −5 | 39 | $1.5M | +2.8% |
| 92109San Diego | Leaning buyer −19 | 39 | $1.5M | +2.6% |
| 92114San Diego | Balanced −9 | 39 | $746K | +1.6% |
| 92115San Diego | Leaning buyer −24 | 39 | $854K | +2.2% |
| 92116San Diego | Leaning buyer −14 | 39 | $983K | +1.5% |
| 92124San Diego | Leaning buyer −22 | 39 | $1.1M | +0.1% |
| 92154San Diego | Leaning buyer −18 | 39 | $750K | +1.1% |
| 92173San Diego | Balanced −3 | 39 | $686K | +5.0% |
| 92110San Diego | Leaning buyer −16 | 38 | $984K | +0.6% |
| 92122San Diego | Leaning buyer −40 | 38 | $1.1M | −1.5% |
| 92102San Diego | Leaning buyer −17 | 37 | $744K | +1.6% |
| 92111San Diego | Leaning buyer −22 | 37 | $946K | −0.2% |
| 92117San Diego | Leaning buyer −20 | 37 | $1.1M | −0.8% |
| 92121San DiegoFewer than 5,000 residents | Leaning buyer −24 | 37 | $1.1M | −2.0% |
| 92105San Diego | Leaning buyer −19 | 36 | $694K | +1.0% |
| 92113San Diego | Leaning buyer −20 | 35 | $652K | −0.2% |
Market report
What the latest figures say about San Diego.
Over the year to August 2026, typical home values in San Diego rose by an average of 0.8%, weighted by population across its 33 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Figures for a city or a state are averages across its scored ZIP codes, weighted by population, so each ZIP counts in proportion to its residents. Where only some ZIPs report a figure, the sentence names how many.
In August 2026, the average typical home value in San Diego was $1.1M, weighted by population across its 33 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Among the 91 California cities we cover, San Diego had the 43rd-largest average gain in typical home values over the year to August 2026, weighted by population (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
A city's rank compares its average with those of the other cities in its state that have at least three scored ZIP codes, the cities with a page on HavenScore.
The average HavenScore balance in San Diego, weighted by population across its 33 scored ZIPs, read −23 in September 2026, in our Leaning buyer band.
The HavenScore balance reads signals such as inventory, time on market and the share of listings with a price cut on one scale, from buyers at one end to sellers at the other. A reading below zero favors buyers, and one above zero favors sellers.
How fast homes are selling
In San Diego, the ZIP-level median time on market averaged 42 days in September 2026, weighted by population across its 33 scored ZIPs, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Days on market here is each ZIP code's median number of days a Realtor.com listing spends on the market, from the day it is listed until it closes or is withdrawn, averaged across the place's ZIP codes.
In San Diego, the share of listings with a price cut averaged 27% in September 2026, weighted by population across its 33 scored ZIPs; for the median U.S. ZIP it was 20% (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data). In September 2026, Realtor.com counted 2,521 active listings across the 33 ZIPs in San Diego that report listings.
How to read these figures
Each figure names its own month: Zillow's home values and Realtor.com's listings data publish on their own schedules, so the two can sit a month apart. A figure describes that month, not the day this page was updated.
On the map
The 33 scored ZIPs, colored by market balance. Faded dots are nearby ZIPs not in this list.
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BuyersEvenSellers
One dot is one ZIP code; click a dot to open its page. Blue leans toward buyers, orange toward sellers.
Questions about San Diego
Answers from the latest figures, each with its month.
Is San Diego a buyer's market?
As of September 2026, San Diego sits in our Leaning buyer band, with an average HavenScore balance of −23 on a scale from −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers), weighted by population across its 33 scored ZIPs.
Are home values falling in San Diego?
As of August 2026, typical home values in San Diego had risen by an average of 0.8% over the previous 12 months, weighted by population across its 33 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
How long do homes take to sell in San Diego?
As of September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in San Diego averaged 42 days, weighted by population across its 33 scored ZIPs, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
What does a typical home cost in San Diego?
As of August 2026, the average typical home value in San Diego was $1.1M, weighted by population across its 33 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
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The nearest cities in California with three or more scored ZIPs, then the largest of the rest.
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Sources and freshness
Every figure on this page, where it came from and when.
ZillowHome values, rentsAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above listMay 2026
HavenScoreScore, balanceScored October 1, 2026
Figures are population-weighted averages of the scored ZIPs listed above.