El Cajon, CA (City) - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates (ApartmentList)

Updated on April 29, 2026.

According to data from ApartmentList.com, the apartment rental price estimate in El Cajon, CA in April 2026 was $1,659 overall, $1,411 for one-bedroom apartments, and $1,730 for two-bedroom apartments.

The chart and table below shows the trend of the rental price estimate in El Cajon for overall, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom apartments for recent months.

You can see similar information for other California cities, and for California.

Note: The Rental Price Estimate is the estimate of the median rent paid for new leases in a given market.

Data Source: Apartment List.
El Cajon, CA - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
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El Cajon, CA - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
1 – 10 of 112
Month Overall Rent Estimate ($) 1Br Rent Estimate ($) 2Br Rent Estimate ($)
Jan 2017 1049 892 1093
Feb 2017 1053 896 1098
Mar 2017 1069 909 1114
Apr 2017 1086 923 1132
May 2017 1104 939 1151
Jun 2017 1114 947 1161
Jul 2017 1133 964 1181
Aug 2017 1132 963 1180
Sep 2017 1128 959 1176
Oct 2017 1129 960 1177
Nov 2017 1137 967 1185
Dec 2017 1129 961 1178
Jan 2018 1108 942 1155
Feb 2018 1098 934 1145
Mar 2018 1130 961 1178
Apr 2018 1168 994 1218
May 2018 1184 1007 1235
Jun 2018 1176 1000 1226
Jul 2018 1174 998 1224
Aug 2018 1192 1014 1243
Sep 2018 1199 1020 1250
Oct 2018 1193 1014 1243
Nov 2018 1171 996 1221
Dec 2018 1174 998 1224
Jan 2019 1180 1004 1231
Feb 2019 1190 1012 1241
Mar 2019 1194 1016 1245
Apr 2019 1194 1015 1245
May 2019 1206 1026 1257
Jun 2019 1214 1032 1266
Jul 2019 1233 1048 1285
Aug 2019 1232 1048 1285
Sep 2019 1244 1058 1297
Oct 2019 1239 1054 1292
Nov 2019 1246 1060 1299
Dec 2019 1235 1051 1288
Jan 2020 1235 1051 1288
Feb 2020 1227 1043 1279
Mar 2020 1234 1049 1286
Apr 2020 1232 1048 1285
May 2020 1242 1056 1295
Jun 2020 1243 1057 1296
Jul 2020 1251 1064 1304
Aug 2020 1254 1067 1308
Sep 2020 1261 1073 1315
Oct 2020 1265 1076 1319
Nov 2020 1263 1074 1317
Dec 2020 1262 1073 1316
Jan 2021 1264 1075 1318
Feb 2021 1278 1087 1332
Mar 2021 1290 1097 1345
Apr 2021 1307 1111 1363
May 2021 1324 1126 1380
Jun 2021 1328 1129 1384
Jul 2021 1333 1134 1390
Aug 2021 1351 1149 1409
Sep 2021 1351 1149 1409
Oct 2021 1377 1171 1435
Nov 2021 1406 1196 1466
Dec 2021 1458 1240 1520
Jan 2022 1484 1262 1547
Feb 2022 1502 1278 1566
Mar 2022 1529 1301 1594
Apr 2022 1595 1357 1663
May 2022 1664 1416 1735
Jun 2022 1723 1466 1797
Jul 2022 1761 1498 1836
Aug 2022 1745 1484 1820
Sep 2022 1753 1491 1828
Oct 2022 1710 1455 1783
Nov 2022 1702 1448 1775
Dec 2022 1697 1443 1769
Jan 2023 1682 1431 1754
Feb 2023 1659 1411 1729
Mar 2023 1634 1390 1704
Apr 2023 1655 1408 1726
May 2023 1677 1426 1748
Jun 2023 1696 1442 1768
Jul 2023 1694 1441 1767
Aug 2023 1709 1453 1781
Sep 2023 1685 1433 1757
Oct 2023 1674 1424 1746
Nov 2023 1650 1403 1720
Dec 2023 1657 1410 1728
Jan 2024 1658 1410 1728
Feb 2024 1682 1430 1753
Mar 2024 1686 1434 1758
Apr 2024 1686 1434 1758
May 2024 1673 1423 1744
Jun 2024 1650 1404 1721
Jul 2024 1643 1397 1713
Aug 2024 1634 1389 1703
Sep 2024 1648 1402 1718
Oct 2024 1652 1405 1722
Nov 2024 1654 1407 1725
Dec 2024 1641 1396 1711
Jan 2025 1650 1403 1720
Feb 2025 1650 1404 1721
Mar 2025 1670 1420 1741
Apr 2025 1677 1426 1749
May 2025 1667 1418 1739
Jun 2025 1652 1405 1723
Jul 2025 1644 1398 1714
Aug 2025 1645 1399 1715
Sep 2025 1670 1420 1741
Oct 2025 1663 1415 1734
Nov 2025 1648 1402 1719
Dec 2025 1601 1362 1670
Jan 2026 1591 1353 1658
Feb 2026 1613 1372 1682
Mar 2026 1636 1392 1706
Apr 2026 1659 1411 1730