Find a Room for Rent in San Diego

Tips for Finding Rooms for Rent in San Diego

There are many reasons to choose to live or move to San Diego also known as ‘America’s finest city’. You may be moving to San Diego to enjoy the Southern California weather, the pristine beaches, laid back culture or maybe to serve in the Navy or Marines. Yes, San Diego is a great place to live and it has a good job market, but it’s not cheap and rent is quite more than the national average. To make living in San Diego more viable, you may want to find a room for rent with a roommate.

Finding the perfect place or roommate seems elusive and difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. No matter if you’re looking for your new best friend, someone to help pay the bills, we can help you find the perfect situation.

Room rentals in San Diego

The San Diego area in general is known for high rent prices, but they have been fairly stable at $1,850 for a 1 bedroom. Rent for a 2 bedroom is more, but having a roommate to help split the cost of rent means a lower monthly payment. This makes it well worth find rooms for rent with a roommate. If you would like to live by the beach, you have a few options. La Jolla Shores, just north of San Diego, or Ocean Beach will cost around $3000 for a 2 bedroom. The popular Pacific Beach is a bit more affordable with $2,500 a month. And If your budget is higher, you may consider getting a room in Mission Beach where rents for a 2 bedroom average ~$3,500. If you prefer a city vibe and to be near the restaurants, shopping and nightlife SD has to offer, there are plenty of options in downtown San Diego. In Gaslamp, Little Italy, Logan Heights, Marina, or Bankers Hill 2 bedroom apartments go for an average rent of ~$2,800. Other areas in Central San Diego that are close to Downtown and the Beaches are Mission Hills, Mission Valley, Oldtown or Hillcrest, where rent ranges between ~$2,400 to $3,000. For more affordable living, you could choose one of the areas in Inland San Diego like Linda Vista, City Heights, North Park, Balboa Park, or Normal Heights where rent will be closer to $2,000. If you want to live on the coast but a bit away from the center of San Diego, there are a few beach towns to consider such as Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas and Del Mar. The rent varies widely between $2,000 to $4,000 in these towns.

Not sure which neighborhood is the best fit for you? read our Top 10 San Diego Neighborhoods guide and find your ideal place to live in San Diego.

How Diggz Can Help you Find Rooms for Rent

Everyone is different, so finding the right place for you isn’t always that easy. But we can help with that. First, you’ll need to tell us a little about yourself. We’ll start with the basics such as your budget, move date and preferred neighborhoods. Then, we’ll ask about your lifestyle and preferences, such as your schedule, habits and sociability. When we know more about you, we can match you with potential room for rent offers and roommates who share the same lifestyle and preferences. If you are subletting a room in your existing place, we can certainly help you fill it up as well. You’ll just need to add more details and pictures of the room for rent that you are offering. Once signed up, you can engage with any type of roommates or rooms who will be displayed based on the best fit for you.

Diggz Makes Searching for Room Rentals Easy

We took the time to create the best platform to easily and quickly find a great person to share a house or apartment with. When you start, we already present the top prospects for you. But, you can also narrow down the rooms for rent listings and roommate profiles using the filters to better match your preferences. You can look through each listing to see if it’s what you’re looking for. When you find one that seems like a good fit, you can state your interest by sending them a “like” or a message to introduce yourself. Before long, you’ll have found the perfect room for rent and can start planning moving in.

If you’re ready to enjoy San Diego’s beaches, California weather and so much more, start looking through the available rooms for rent. You’ll be able to see all the people in San Diego who are offering rooms for rent and are looking for roommates. Don’t see a room you like, no worries. You can also partner up with someone that is looking for the same type of place, and get a place of your own. Plenty of people have already signed up, so it’s easy to find the right place no matter what you’re looking for. Take a look at Diggz now to find an amazing new room and roommate.