Housing in Mira Mesa at a glance
- Population
- about 77,845
- Housing units
- about 27,746
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $878,000San Diego: $906,700 (-3%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,730 a monthSan Diego: $2,313 (+18%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 53.7%San Diego: 47.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 38.4%
- Median year built
- 1984
Mira Mesa has the highest median rent of San Diego's ten sectors, $2,730, 18% above the city, yet its median value, $878,000, is 3% below San Diego overall and fifth of ten. It lies north of the centre. University, next door, matches the rent at $2,730 but values homes at $1,033,000, and Navajo and Clairemont Mesa reach $914,000 and $988,000. The sector also has the smallest share of older homes in the city, only 38.4% from before 1980, with 1984 as its median year, whereas Clairemont Mesa has 82.5%. Owners are 53.7% of households, 6.4 points above the city and fifth of ten. Residents number 77,845 across 27,746 homes, and owners head 14,271 households too, with renters at 12,329. Clairemont Mesa has 18,183 owner households, Navajo 14,654 and University 9,440. Navajo has 66.3% owners and 76% older stock, so Mira Mesa is both newer and less owner-heavy than that neighbour.
Questions about Mira Mesa
What is the median home value in Mira Mesa, San Diego?
$878,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $906,700 for San Diego as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Mira Mesa?
$2,730 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $2,313 in San Diego (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Mira Mesa own or rent?
Most own: 53.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 47.3% in San Diego (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 16 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Mira Mesa is one of the 10 most populous of 57 community planning areas of San Diego: estimated population about 77,845 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of San Diego open data, Community Planning Districts, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for San Diego as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Mira Mesa. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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