Escondido, CA Housing Market: Home Prices & Rent
Escondido home values since 2000
Last few years
Rent in Escondido
Owning vs renting, monthly
Buying the typical Escondido home with 20% down at this week's 7.32% 30-year rate costs about $5,660/month (principal, interest plus ~1.5% a year for tax and insurance) vs $2,590/month typical rent.
Rate: Freddie Mac, week of Oct 22, 2026. Estimate for comparison only.
Escondido vs the San Diego metro, California and the U.S.
| Typical home | 12-month change | Typical rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escondido, CA | $839k | +1.0% | $2,590/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 Escondido, CA?
No - the typical Escondido home value is up 1.0% over the past 12 months, at $839k (September 2026). Values are 2% below their January 2025 peak of $861k.
Is the Escondido housing market crashing?
Home values are 2% below their January 2025 peak and up 1.0% 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 Escondido, CA?
Typical rent in Escondido is $2,590 a month (September 2026), +0.5% over 12 months.
Is Escondido more expensive than the rest of the San Diego area?
The typical Escondido home ($839k) is 9% below the San Diego metro typical of $927k (September 2026).
More of the San Diego area
San Diego metro housing market · Chula Vista · Oceanside · Carlsbad
Sources: Data Provided by Zillow Group (Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index for the city of Escondido, September 2026; days to contract for the metro area). 30-year mortgage rate: Freddie Mac PMMS. How we calculate.