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South Park San Diego, CA

Live next to the famed Balboa Park

Great Location Tourism Trendy

Nestled beside San Diego’s most famed green space, South Park is one of the city’s trendiest neighborhoods. South Park borders Balboa Park, a sprawling park that attracts thousands of visitors every year. The San Diego Zoo, the Fleet Science Center, and the San Diego Museum of Art are just a few of the attractions located in Balboa Park. Residents certainly enjoy living next door to Balboa Park, but there are plenty of other reasons renters are attracted to South Park.

Adorned in colorful murals, South Park is an eclectic locale filled with diverse restaurants, indie shops, coffee shops, and some of the city’s best bars. Events like the quarterly South Park Walkabout also help keep the neighborhood lively. Walk or bike through the 10-block event to see live entertainment, learn more about the local shops, or just get to know your neighbors. Boasting Spanish Colonial-style houses and lavish apartments, South Park rentals are typically upscale.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in South Park is $748 for a studio, $1,447 for one bedroom, $2,188 for two bedrooms, and $2,545 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in South Park has increased by 0.4% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 500 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $748/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 506 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,447/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 644 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,188/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,000 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,545/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

50 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.