El Cajon, CA Real Estate Prices per Square Foot

Buy prices, rent prices, historical development and submitted values for El Cajon, CA.

Average buy price
$500.00 / sqft

Typical residential purchase price per square foot.

Average rent
$2.73 / sqft / month

Monthly rent per square foot.

Median home price
$712,000

Estimated median residential sale price.

Median monthly rent
$2,095

Estimated median rent for the city.

Historical price development

Buy price development

Buy prices have increased by about 9.9% over the last 5 years.

Rent price development

Rent prices have increased by about 7.0% over the last 5 years.

Submitted values in El Cajon

This table includes recent submitted values and individual historical comparable values, so the local price development is easier to compare.

Date Type Property Price / sqft Size Total Area
2026-07-05 Buy single-family home $469.00 / sqft 2,120 sqft $994,280 Singing Hills 92019
2026-07-04 Rent luxury apartment $3.18 / sqft 1,210 sqft $3,848 Grossmont 92020
2026-07-02 Rent apartment $2.82 / sqft 845 sqft $2,383 Greenfield Drive Corridor 92021
2026-07-01 Buy multi-family home $360.00 / sqft 2,500 sqft $900,000 East El Cajon 92021
2026-06-30 Rent loft $3.22 / sqft 690 sqft $2,222 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2026-06-30 Rent apartment $2.72 / sqft 900 sqft $2,448 Bostonia 92021
2026-06-29 Buy single-family home $480.00 / sqft 3,100 sqft $1,488,000 Dehesa Valley 92019
2026-06-28 Buy townhouse $455.00 / sqft 1,210 sqft $550,550 Villa Novia 92020
2026-06-28 Buy single-family home $585.00 / sqft 2,860 sqft $1,673,100 Mount Helix Foothills 92020
2026-06-28 Buy townhouse $430.00 / sqft 1,325 sqft $569,750 North El Cajon 92021
2026-06-27 Buy loft $485.00 / sqft 820 sqft $397,700 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2026-06-24 Rent apartment $3.45 / sqft 610 sqft $2,105 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2026-06-24 Rent apartment $3.10 / sqft 585 sqft $1,814 East El Cajon 92021
2026-06-23 Rent duplex $2.77 / sqft 980 sqft $2,715 Broadway 92021
2026-06-20 Buy townhouse $512.00 / sqft 1,345 sqft $688,640 Fletcher Hills 92020
2026-06-20 Buy condo $455.00 / sqft 910 sqft $414,050 Bostonia 92021
2026-06-19 Buy single-family home $543.00 / sqft 1,360 sqft $738,480 Mount Helix Edge 92020
2026-06-18 Rent apartment $2.95 / sqft 875 sqft $2,581 Anza 92021
2026-06-18 Buy single-family home $493.00 / sqft 1,785 sqft $880,005 Granite Hills 92019
2026-06-16 Buy townhouse $486.00 / sqft 1,265 sqft $614,790 Cottonwood 92019
2026-06-16 Rent apartment $2.42 / sqft 1,125 sqft $2,723 North El Cajon 92021
2026-06-16 Rent apartment $2.78 / sqft 705 sqft $1,960 Wells Park 92020
2026-06-13 Rent luxury apartment $3.72 / sqft 820 sqft $3,050 Grossmont 92020
2026-06-12 Buy condo $559.00 / sqft 640 sqft $357,760 Wells Park 92020
2026-06-11 Rent duplex $2.00 / sqft 1,250 sqft $2,500 Crest 92021
2026-06-10 Rent luxury apartment $3.39 / sqft 1,085 sqft $3,678 Rancho San Diego 92019
2026-06-10 Buy single-family home $451.00 / sqft 2,485 sqft $1,120,735 Singing Hills 92019
2026-06-09 Buy single-family home $441.00 / sqft 4,450 sqft $1,962,450 Singing Hills 92019
2026-06-09 Rent apartment $3.52 / sqft 525 sqft $1,848 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2026-06-07 Rent duplex $2.64 / sqft 1,125 sqft $2,970 Lexington Avenue 92020
2026-06-06 Rent condo $2.62 / sqft 1,010 sqft $2,646 Villa Novia 92020
2026-06-06 Rent townhouse $2.30 / sqft 1,320 sqft $3,036 Jamacha 92019
2026-06-06 Buy luxury single-family home $610.00 / sqft 3,450 sqft $2,104,500 Avocado Estates 92019
2026-06-05 Buy single-family home $419.00 / sqft 3,180 sqft $1,332,420 Singing Hills 92019
2026-06-05 Rent luxury apartment $3.40 / sqft 1,175 sqft $3,995 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2026-06-03 Rent apartment $3.88 / sqft 455 sqft $1,765 Madison Avenue 92021
2026-06-03 Rent single-family home $2.08 / sqft 2,100 sqft $4,368 Dehesa Valley 92019
2026-05-30 Buy condo $470.00 / sqft 1,045 sqft $491,150 Parkway Plaza 92020
2026-05-30 Buy duplex $415.00 / sqft 2,010 sqft $834,150 Madison Avenue Corridor 92020
2026-05-29 Rent townhouse $2.51 / sqft 1,515 sqft $3,803 Cottonwood 92019
2026-05-28 Rent apartment $3.61 / sqft 540 sqft $1,949 Lexington Avenue 92020
2026-05-28 Rent single-family home $2.05 / sqft 1,900 sqft $3,895 Granite Hills 92019
2026-05-27 Buy condo $471.00 / sqft 1,115 sqft $525,165 Mollison Avenue 92021
2026-05-26 Buy condo $500.00 / sqft 760 sqft $380,000 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2026-05-25 Rent single-family home $2.28 / sqft 2,400 sqft $5,472 Crest 92021
2026-05-22 Rent condo $3.05 / sqft 760 sqft $2,318 Madison Avenue Corridor 92020
2026-05-22 Buy townhouse $465.00 / sqft 1,450 sqft $674,250 Rancho San Diego 92019
2026-05-20 Buy single-family home $445.00 / sqft 2,600 sqft $1,157,000 Blossom Valley 92021
2026-05-19 Buy duplex $421.00 / sqft 2,240 sqft $943,040 Madison Avenue 92021
2026-05-18 Buy condo $440.00 / sqft 885 sqft $389,400 Wells Park 92020
2026-05-16 Rent condo $2.86 / sqft 1,010 sqft $2,889 Fletcher Hills 92020
2026-05-16 Rent condo $3.05 / sqft 935 sqft $2,852 Wells Park 92020
2026-05-15 Buy luxury single-family home $560.00 / sqft 4,200 sqft $2,352,000 Granite Hills 92019
2026-05-15 Buy single-family home $390.00 / sqft 1,950 sqft $760,500 Crest 92021
2026-05-14 Rent single-family home $1.95 / sqft 2,400 sqft $4,680 Blossom Valley 92021
2026-05-13 Rent townhouse $2.72 / sqft 1,455 sqft $3,958 Rancho San Diego 92019
2026-05-12 Buy single-family home $462.00 / sqft 2,705 sqft $1,249,710 Granite Hills 92019
2026-05-10 Rent single-family home $2.21 / sqft 2,310 sqft $5,105 Singing Hills 92019
2026-05-10 Buy loft $455.00 / sqft 720 sqft $327,600 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2026-05-09 Buy single-family home $532.00 / sqft 1,475 sqft $784,700 Grossmont 92020
2026-05-09 Buy single-family home $375.00 / sqft 1,675 sqft $628,125 Harbison Canyon 92019
2026-05-09 Rent loft $3.18 / sqft 680 sqft $2,162 Parkway Plaza 92020
2026-05-06 Rent townhouse $2.58 / sqft 1,370 sqft $3,535 Rancho San Diego 92019
2026-05-06 Rent townhouse $2.25 / sqft 1,540 sqft $3,465 Rancho San Diego 92019
2026-05-05 Buy single-family home $506.00 / sqft 1,655 sqft $837,430 Anza 92021
2026-05-03 Buy condo $425.00 / sqft 980 sqft $416,500 Jamacha 92019
2026-05-02 Rent single-family home $2.31 / sqft 2,050 sqft $4,736 Granite Hills 92019
2026-05-01 Buy single-family home $488.00 / sqft 1,935 sqft $944,280 Crest 92021
2026-04-29 Buy condo $535.00 / sqft 880 sqft $470,800 Grossmont 92020
2026-04-28 Rent apartment $3.08 / sqft 760 sqft $2,341 Wells Park 92020
2026-04-26 Rent apartment $4.05 / sqft 465 sqft $1,883 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2026-04-25 Buy condo $548.00 / sqft 790 sqft $432,920 Wells Park 92020
2026-04-24 Rent condo $2.92 / sqft 1,180 sqft $3,446 Cottonwood 92019
2026-04-24 Rent luxury apartment $3.35 / sqft 980 sqft $3,283 Fletcher Hills 92020
2026-04-22 Rent townhouse $2.48 / sqft 1,625 sqft $4,030 Fletcher Hills 92020
2026-04-21 Rent multi-family home $2.35 / sqft 1,320 sqft $3,102 Bostonia 92021
2026-04-20 Buy duplex $438.00 / sqft 1,980 sqft $867,240 Mollison Avenue 92021
2026-04-19 Buy single-family home $510.00 / sqft 2,360 sqft $1,203,600 Granite Hills 92019
2026-04-17 Rent single-family home $2.42 / sqft 1,880 sqft $4,550 Bostonia 92021
2026-04-15 Buy single-family home $516.00 / sqft 1,540 sqft $794,640 Fletcher Hills 92020
2026-04-14 Rent duplex $2.05 / sqft 1,450 sqft $2,973 Harbison Canyon 92019
2026-04-14 Rent luxury apartment $3.45 / sqft 1,180 sqft $4,071 Avocado Estates 92019
2026-04-13 Buy multi-family home $386.00 / sqft 3,420 sqft $1,320,120 Bostonia 92021
2026-04-13 Rent apartment $3.33 / sqft 645 sqft $2,148 Mollison Avenue 92021
2026-04-11 Rent single-family home $2.15 / sqft 2,250 sqft $4,838 Mount Helix Foothills 92020
2026-04-10 Buy townhouse $501.00 / sqft 1,180 sqft $591,180 Rancho San Diego 92019
2026-04-09 Buy condo $492.00 / sqft 1,045 sqft $514,140 Broadway 92021
2026-04-09 Buy single-family home $535.00 / sqft 1,780 sqft $952,300 Fletcher Hills 92020
2026-04-08 Buy single-family home $472.00 / sqft 2,295 sqft $1,083,240 Avocado Estates 92019
2026-04-08 Buy multi-family home $397.00 / sqft 2,860 sqft $1,135,420 Broadway 92021
2025-10-24 Rent single-family home $2.25 / sqft / month 2,100 sqft $4,725 Blossom Valley 92021
2025-08-28 Rent single-family home $2.32 / sqft / month 1,885 sqft $4,373 Crest 92021
2025-06-18 Buy condo $500.00 / sqft 890 sqft $445,000 Wells Park 92020
2025-03-19 Buy single-family home $501.00 / sqft 1,985 sqft $994,485 Granite Hills 92019
2024-12-06 Rent condo $2.95 / sqft / month 1,005 sqft $2,965 Parkway Plaza 92020
2024-10-23 Rent apartment $2.65 / sqft / month 705 sqft $1,868 Broadway 92021
2024-05-07 Buy condo $529.00 / sqft 930 sqft $491,970 Grossmont 92020
2024-04-19 Buy single-family home $495.00 / sqft 2,050 sqft $1,014,750 Avocado Estates 92019
2023-12-15 Rent townhouse $2.48 / sqft / month 1,425 sqft $3,534 Rancho San Diego 92019
2023-11-03 Rent townhouse $2.55 / sqft / month 1,500 sqft $3,825 East El Cajon 92021
2023-05-12 Buy townhouse $470.00 / sqft 1,425 sqft $669,750 Jamacha 92019
2023-04-18 Buy multi-family home $392.00 / sqft 2,380 sqft $932,960 Bostonia 92021
2022-09-17 Rent apartment $2.85 / sqft / month 850 sqft $2,423 Fletcher Hills 92020
2022-09-09 Rent luxury apartment $2.98 / sqft / month 860 sqft $2,563 Grossmont 92020
2022-06-30 Buy single-family home $512.00 / sqft 1,445 sqft $739,840 Fletcher Hills 92020
2022-03-31 Buy luxury single-family home $535.00 / sqft 3,200 sqft $1,712,000 Mount Helix Foothills 92020
2021-11-18 Rent single-family home $2.18 / sqft / month 1,760 sqft $3,837 Granite Hills 92019
2021-08-09 Rent single-family home $2.10 / sqft / month 1,900 sqft $3,990 Rancho San Diego 92019
2021-05-12 Buy single-family home $456.00 / sqft 1,650 sqft $752,400 Anza 92021
2021-04-22 Buy single-family home $455.00 / sqft 1,750 sqft $796,250 Granite Hills 92019
2020-10-29 Rent apartment $2.18 / sqft / month 785 sqft $1,711 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2020-10-15 Rent condo $2.35 / sqft / month 980 sqft $2,303 Madison Avenue Corridor 92020
2020-07-22 Buy condo $397.00 / sqft 1,015 sqft $402,955 Wells Park 92020
2020-06-05 Buy condo $385.00 / sqft 965 sqft $371,525 Parkway Plaza 92020
2019-12-06 Rent townhouse $2.10 / sqft / month 1,325 sqft $2,783 Cottonwood 92019
2019-11-21 Rent apartment $2.45 / sqft / month 730 sqft $1,789 Bostonia 92021
2019-06-10 Buy single-family home $383.00 / sqft 1,880 sqft $720,040 Fletcher Hills 92020
2019-05-24 Buy single-family home $360.00 / sqft 2,400 sqft $864,000 Dehesa Valley 92019
2018-09-14 Rent duplex $1.95 / sqft / month 1,165 sqft $2,272 Lexington Avenue 92020
2018-08-30 Rent townhouse $2.20 / sqft / month 1,400 sqft $3,080 North El Cajon 92021
2018-04-26 Buy townhouse $362.00 / sqft 1,260 sqft $456,120 Rancho San Diego 92019
2018-02-16 Buy townhouse $350.00 / sqft 1,505 sqft $526,750 Villa Novia 92020
2017-11-09 Rent apartment $2.02 / sqft / month 740 sqft $1,495 Madison Avenue 92021
2017-07-13 Rent luxury apartment $2.55 / sqft / month 950 sqft $2,423 Fletcher Hills 92020
2017-05-17 Buy single-family home $351.00 / sqft 1,588 sqft $557,388 Granite Hills 92019
2016-11-04 Rent single-family home $1.85 / sqft / month 1,700 sqft $3,145 Granite Hills 92019
2016-08-05 Rent condo $1.89 / sqft / month 980 sqft $1,852 Grossmont 92020
2016-05-20 Buy single-family home $315.00 / sqft 1,850 sqft $582,750 Blossom Valley 92021
2016-03-23 Buy duplex $287.00 / sqft 1,730 sqft $496,510 Bostonia 92021
2015-10-16 Rent single-family home $1.56 / sqft / month 1,840 sqft $2,870 Crest 92021
2015-09-29 Rent apartment $2.05 / sqft / month 800 sqft $1,640 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2015-07-29 Buy single-family home $329.00 / sqft 2,125 sqft $699,125 Singing Hills 92019
2015-04-07 Buy single-family home $300.00 / sqft 2,100 sqft $630,000 Avocado Estates 92019
2014-12-04 Rent apartment $1.72 / sqft / month 675 sqft $1,161 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2014-05-08 Buy single-family home $302.00 / sqft 1,475 sqft $445,450 Fletcher Hills 92020
2013-12-18 Rent townhouse $1.80 / sqft / month 1,200 sqft $2,160 Jamacha 92019
2013-09-25 Rent townhouse $1.59 / sqft / month 1,350 sqft $2,147 Cottonwood 92019
2013-06-25 Buy condo $255.00 / sqft 1,025 sqft $261,375 Madison Avenue Corridor 92020
2013-06-19 Buy condo $268.00 / sqft 1,040 sqft $278,720 Wells Park 92020
2012-10-11 Rent apartment $1.72 / sqft / month 620 sqft $1,066 Wells Park 92020
2012-10-02 Rent apartment $1.55 / sqft / month 810 sqft $1,256 Broadway 92021
2012-05-02 Buy single-family home $235.00 / sqft 1,900 sqft $446,500 Crest 92021
2012-04-11 Buy single-family home $241.00 / sqft 1,900 sqft $457,900 Granite Hills 92019
2011-12-20 Rent condo $1.48 / sqft / month 925 sqft $1,369 Fletcher Hills 92020
2011-09-10 Buy multi-family home $180.00 / sqft 2,600 sqft $468,000 Bostonia 92021
2011-07-07 Buy townhouse $226.00 / sqft 1,185 sqft $267,810 Rancho San Diego 92019
2010-11-13 Rent single-family home $1.29 / sqft / month 1,630 sqft $2,103 Anza 92021
2010-05-28 Buy single-family home $218.00 / sqft 1,725 sqft $376,050 Mollison Avenue 92021
2010-03-27 Rent condo $1.62 / sqft / month 875 sqft $1,418 Rancho San Diego 92019
2009-09-01 Rent apartment $1.36 / sqft / month 725 sqft $986 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2009-07-19 Rent apartment $1.50 / sqft / month 700 sqft $1,050 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2009-04-15 Buy condo $202.00 / sqft 890 sqft $179,780 Grossmont 92020
2009-02-13 Buy condo $195.00 / sqft 920 sqft $179,400 North El Cajon 92021
2008-12-09 Rent townhouse $1.31 / sqft / month 1,280 sqft $1,677 Cottonwood 92019
2008-06-05 Buy single-family home $239.00 / sqft 1,540 sqft $368,060 Bostonia 92021
2007-12-01 Rent apartment $1.62 / sqft / month 780 sqft $1,264 Bostonia 92021
2007-10-18 Rent duplex $1.38 / sqft / month 1,125 sqft $1,553 Lexington Avenue 92020
2007-05-24 Buy single-family home $287.00 / sqft 2,280 sqft $654,360 Singing Hills 92019
2007-04-05 Buy luxury single-family home $345.00 / sqft 3,000 sqft $1,035,000 Mount Helix Foothills 92020
2006-08-16 Rent apartment $1.42 / sqft / month 680 sqft $966 Madison Avenue 92021
2006-04-03 Buy condo $301.00 / sqft 980 sqft $294,980 Wells Park 92020
2005-11-29 Rent single-family home $1.24 / sqft / month 1,775 sqft $2,201 Crest 92021
2005-08-22 Rent condo $1.50 / sqft / month 940 sqft $1,410 Parkway Plaza 92020
2005-07-14 Buy single-family home $310.00 / sqft 1,645 sqft $509,950 Granite Hills 92019
2005-03-17 Buy condo $300.00 / sqft 1,080 sqft $324,000 Parkway Plaza 92020
2004-09-22 Rent condo $1.35 / sqft / month 915 sqft $1,235 Grossmont 92020
2004-06-30 Buy single-family home $240.00 / sqft 2,200 sqft $528,000 Granite Hills 92019
2004-05-06 Buy townhouse $281.00 / sqft 1,320 sqft $370,920 Rancho San Diego 92019
2003-12-12 Rent apartment $1.29 / sqft / month 760 sqft $980 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2003-11-08 Rent luxury apartment $1.55 / sqft / month 900 sqft $1,395 Fletcher Hills 92020
2003-06-26 Buy single-family home $257.00 / sqft 2,015 sqft $517,855 Fletcher Hills 92020
2003-05-14 Buy townhouse $205.00 / sqft 1,325 sqft $271,625 Jamacha 92019
2002-10-04 Rent townhouse $1.21 / sqft / month 1,200 sqft $1,452 Rancho San Diego 92019
2002-04-19 Buy single-family home $224.00 / sqft 1,395 sqft $312,480 Bostonia 92021
2001-10-26 Rent apartment $1.25 / sqft / month 650 sqft $813 East El Cajon 92021
2001-08-30 Rent single-family home $1.05 / sqft / month 1,510 sqft $1,586 Granite Hills 92019
2001-03-13 Buy condo $181.00 / sqft 860 sqft $155,660 Wells Park 92020
2001-01-19 Buy duplex $150.00 / sqft 2,100 sqft $315,000 Downtown El Cajon 92020
2000-11-08 Rent duplex $1.12 / sqft / month 1,050 sqft $1,176 Lexington Avenue 92020
2000-06-21 Buy single-family home $188.00 / sqft 1,840 sqft $345,920 Cottonwood 92019
1999-12-03 Rent duplex $1.05 / sqft / month 1,200 sqft $1,260 Wells Park 92020
1999-12-02 Rent apartment $1.11 / sqft / month 705 sqft $783 Broadway 92021
1999-07-21 Buy single-family home $145.00 / sqft 1,800 sqft $261,000 North El Cajon 92021
1999-04-12 Buy single-family home $170.00 / sqft 1,605 sqft $272,850 Anza 92021
1998-09-17 Rent condo $1.06 / sqft / month 840 sqft $890 Fletcher Hills 92020
1998-05-30 Buy townhouse $151.00 / sqft 1,180 sqft $178,180 Rancho San Diego 92019
1998-04-09 Rent apartment $1.12 / sqft / month 850 sqft $952 Madison Avenue Corridor 92020
1997-06-25 Rent apartment $1.02 / sqft / month 590 sqft $602 Downtown El Cajon 92020
1997-02-28 Buy condo $129.00 / sqft 910 sqft $117,390 Grossmont 92020
1997-02-28 Buy townhouse $128.00 / sqft 1,180 sqft $151,040 Villa Novia 92020
1996-10-11 Rent single-family home $0.91 / sqft / month 1,350 sqft $1,229 Bostonia 92021
1996-07-19 Buy single-family home $157.00 / sqft 2,020 sqft $317,140 Singing Hills 92019
1995-12-05 Rent apartment $0.95 / sqft / month 720 sqft $684 Madison Avenue 92021
1995-09-15 Rent condo $1.05 / sqft / month 720 sqft $756 Bostonia 92021
1995-05-23 Buy single-family home $110.00 / sqft 1,550 sqft $170,500 Rancho San Diego 92019
1995-03-16 Buy single-family home $145.00 / sqft 1,240 sqft $179,800 Fletcher Hills 92020
1994-11-04 Buy condo $104.00 / sqft 790 sqft $82,160 Bostonia 92021
1994-08-27 Rent duplex $0.88 / sqft / month 950 sqft $836 Lexington Avenue 92020
1994-06-09 Buy single-family home $132.00 / sqft 1,760 sqft $232,320 Granite Hills 92019
1993-11-18 Rent townhouse $0.78 / sqft / month 1,100 sqft $858 Mollison Avenue 92021
1993-06-12 Rent single-family home $0.80 / sqft / month 1,400 sqft $1,120 Granite Hills 92019
1993-04-22 Buy condo $103.00 / sqft 780 sqft $80,340 Wells Park 92020
1992-09-03 Rent apartment $0.82 / sqft / month 650 sqft $533 Downtown El Cajon 92020
1992-08-07 Rent apartment $0.92 / sqft / month 600 sqft $552 Downtown El Cajon 92020
1992-05-14 Buy single-family home $118.00 / sqft 1,420 sqft $167,560 Bostonia 92021
1992-03-18 Buy single-family home $94.00 / sqft 1,320 sqft $124,080 Fletcher Hills 92020

Housing market overview for El Cajon, CA

The real estate market in El Cajon, CA can be compared more clearly by looking at price per square foot. Current estimates show an average buy price of $500.00 / sqft and an average rent of $2.73 / sqft / month.

Buyers can use the purchase price per square foot to compare homes, condos and apartments of different sizes. Renters can use monthly rent per square foot to compare different rental listings more accurately.

The reported values on this page show how prices can vary by neighborhood, property type, size and condition. Historical values help explain whether the local market has been rising, stable or cooling.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average home price per square foot in El Cajon?

The average residential buy price in El Cajon, CA is $500.00 / sqft based on the current values available on this page.

How much is rent per square foot in El Cajon?

The average rental price in El Cajon, CA is $2.73 / sqft / month. Actual rents can vary by neighborhood, property type and building quality.

Are property prices in El Cajon increasing?

Buy prices have increased by about 9.9% over the last 5 years. Rent prices have increased by about 7.0% over the last 5 years. These 5-year trends are based on the available individual historical comparable values.