Apartments for Rent in La Jolla, CA

Prices and availability in La Jolla, CA were last updated on 24 May 2026.

The best apartments in La Jolla, CA are: Village Square Apartments, 6435-6437 Caminito Blythefield, 5666-5672 La Jolla Blvd., 5550-5590 La Jolla Blvd. and 6920 Country Club Drive.

The average rent in La Jolla, CA is $3,333.

The price range for a studio apartment in La Jolla, CA is between $2,351 and $3,760.

The price range for a 1-bedroom apartment in La Jolla, CA is between $2,623 and $3,409.

In La Jolla 38% of the housing is rented out compared to 62% of homes are owned, according to the most recent Census Bureau estimates. 15% of La Jolla's apartments are found in large buildings of 50 units or more, 68% are located in smaller apartment complexes with less than 50 units, and 17% are single-family rentals.

The age and size of multifamily buildings are among the most visible characteristics of the rental market in a city. In this case, the apartment buildings in La Jolla are about 40 years old, on average. Of these, none have been built since 2000, representing the newer options on the market and typically offering more amenities. Rental buildings in the city have an average height of 3 stories. About all of the rental communities here are low-rise, garden-style communities, none are mid-rises, and none are high-rise buildings. These are true especially for large-scale multifamily buildings with over 50 apartments.

Rental apartments in La Jolla come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 5% of units for rent, ideal for singles, renters on a budget and people who value central locations more than space. Rentals with 1-bedroom floorplans make up 43% of the total apartments in the city, while 2-bedroom floorplans represent around 49% of all rentals in La Jolla. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.