Which district in San Diego (CA) is cheapest to stay in?
In San Diego (CA), the cheapest district to stay in is Mission Valley, at a median asking price of $121 a night, and the priciest is La Jolla at $286 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 12 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 62 of the 71 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 03:32 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In San Diego (CA), La Jolla asks a median $286 a night, +137% against $121 in Mission Valley, the cheapest of 12 districts compared on the same 62 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Valley | $121 | $105–$179 | 62 | 21 | 8.1 (21) | 10% of 21 |
| Roseville-Fleet Ridge | $144 | $138–$187 | 62 | 8 | 8.1 (8) | 38% of 8 |
| Pacific Beach | $153 | $134–$272 | 62 | 17 | 8.7 (17) | 24% of 17 |
| Miramar / Kearny Mesa | $158 | $145–$174 | 62 | 11 | 8.1 (11) | 0% of 11 |
| Mission Bay / Point Loma Heights | $173 | $115–$228 | 62 | 14 | 8.4 (14) | 21% of 14 |
| San Diego Old Town | $185 | $158–$201 | 62 | 7 | 8.5 (7) | 14% of 7 |
| Sorrento Valley / Mira Mesa | $187 | $184–$207 | 62 | 7 | 8.6 (7) | 0% of 7 |
| Del Mar / Carmel Valley | $195 | $175–$257 | 62 | 12 | 8.8 (12) | 27% of 11 |
| Mission Valley East | $205 | $159–$229 | 62 | 10 | 8.2 (10) | 33% of 9 |
| San Diego City Center | $212 | $156–$266 | 62 | 65 | 8.6 (65) | 34% of 64 |
| San Diego Intl. Airport | $216 | $197–$222 | 62 | 9 | 8.7 (9) | 11% of 9 |
| La Jolla | $286 | $242–$363 | 62 | 23 | 8.7 (23) | 39% of 23 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 62 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 36 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in San Diego (CA) whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Mission Valley: a median $121 a night, score 8.1 across 21 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Valley | $121 | 8.1 | 21 |
| Roseville-Fleet Ridge | $144 | 8.1 | 8 |
| Pacific Beach | $153 | 8.7 | 17 |
| Miramar / Kearny Mesa | $158 | 8.1 | 11 |
| Mission Bay / Point Loma Heights | $173 | 8.4 | 14 |
| San Diego Old Town | $185 | 8.5 | 7 |
| Sorrento Valley / Mira Mesa | $187 | 8.6 | 7 |
| Del Mar / Carmel Valley | $195 | 8.8 | 12 |
| Mission Valley East | $205 | 8.2 | 10 |
| San Diego City Center | $212 | 8.6 | 65 |
| San Diego Intl. Airport | $216 | 8.7 | 9 |
| La Jolla | $286 | 8.7 | 23 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in San Diego (CA) is in Mission Valley: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $180 against $120 Monday to Thursday (+50%), over 13 and 39 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Valley | $180 | $120 | +50% | 13 / 39 |
| Pacific Beach | $208 | $146 | +42% | 13 / 39 |
| Roseville-Fleet Ridge | $178 | $138 | +29% | 13 / 39 |
| San Diego Old Town | $210 | $182 | +15% | 13 / 39 |
| Miramar / Kearny Mesa | $170 | $153 | +11% | 13 / 39 |
| Mission Bay / Point Loma Heights | $186 | $167 | +11% | 13 / 39 |
| Mission Valley East | $216 | $195 | +11% | 13 / 39 |
| San Diego City Center | $229 | $206 | +11% | 13 / 39 |
| San Diego Intl. Airport | $224 | $213 | +5% | 13 / 39 |
| Del Mar / Carmel Valley | $201 | $194 | +4% | 13 / 39 |
| La Jolla | $296 | $286 | +4% | 13 / 39 |
| Sorrento Valley / Mira Mesa | $185 | $199 | -7% | 13 / 39 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 62 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in San Diego (CA): 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 234 of the 234 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →