Chula Vista, CA Housing Market: Home Prices & Rent
Chula Vista home values since 2000
Last few years
Rent in Chula Vista
Owning vs renting, monthly
Buying the typical Chula Vista home with 20% down at this week's 7.32% 30-year rate costs about $5,702/month (principal, interest plus ~1.5% a year for tax and insurance) vs $2,935/month typical rent.
Rate: Freddie Mac, week of Oct 22, 2026. Estimate for comparison only.
Chula Vista vs the San Diego metro, California and the U.S.
| Typical home | 12-month change | Typical rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chula Vista, CA | $845k | +1.3% | $2,935/mo |
| San Diego metro | $927k | +0.8% | $2,967/mo |
| California | $762k | +0.6% | - |
| United States | $366k | +1.2% | $1,932/mo |
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Common questions
Are home prices falling in Chula Vista, CA?
No - the typical Chula Vista home value is up 1.3% over the past 12 months, at $845k (September 2026).
Is the Chula Vista housing market crashing?
Home values are close to their 2020s high and up 1.3% over the past year - a rising market, not a sudden collapse. Whether that continues isn't knowable from the data - this page updates every month when new figures come out.
How much is rent in Chula Vista, CA?
Typical rent in Chula Vista is $2,935 a month (September 2026), +1.8% over 12 months.
Is Chula Vista more expensive than the rest of the San Diego area?
The typical Chula Vista home ($845k) is 9% below the San Diego metro typical of $927k (September 2026).
More of the San Diego area
San Diego metro housing market · Oceanside · Escondido · Carlsbad
Sources: Data Provided by Zillow Group (Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index for the city of Chula Vista, September 2026; days to contract for the metro area). 30-year mortgage rate: Freddie Mac PMMS. How we calculate.