Storage Price Index

San Diego · 25 locations

Public Storage unit prices in San Diego, CA

San Diego is expensive country by national standards: the typical 10x10 asks $177 before it reverts, 88% over the US median. The premium holds at 25 separate addresses.

The San Diego market reaches 7 further towns: Chula Vista, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Lemon Grove, Solana Beach, Spring Valley.

  • No branch on this page starts a 10x10 below $126, on El Cajon, or above $238, on Pacific, a band of just 89%.
  • The floor is not one lucky branch. 6 of the 24 branches stocking a 10x10 open within 15% of $126, El Cajon among them.
  • 15 of the 24 branches stocking a 10x10 stand inside San Diego. The 9 beyond it run cheaper, a median $171 against $182 in town.
  • Town lines mean little here. San Diego and El Cajon land within 8% of each other on a 10x10, so the choice is a street rather than a suburb.
5175 Pacific Hwy, San Diego — $238 (cheapest of 2 listed)1714 Palm Ave, San Diego — $237 (cheapest of 2 listed)2391 Fenton St, Chula Vista — $237 (cheapest of 5 listed)1925 54th Street, San Diego — $229 (cheapest of 2 listed)12340 World Trade Dr, San Diego — $221 (cheapest of 5 listed)8000 Raytheon Road, San Diego — $218 (cheapest of 3 listed)3750 Willow Glen Drive, El Cajon — $202 (cheapest of 2 listed)1510 N Magnolia Ave, El Cajon — $1967545 Dagget Street, San Diego — $190 (cheapest of 8 listed)984 Sherman Street, San Diego — $189 (cheapest of 3 listed)8866 Miramar Road, San Diego — $182 (cheapest of 4 listed)477 Stevens Ave, Solana Beach — $182560 16th Street, San Diego — $178 (cheapest of 3 listed)6200 Miramar Rd, San Diego — $1721247 Sweetwater Road, Spring Valley — $171 (cheapest of 3 listed)325 Brotherton Rd, Escondido — $171 (cheapest of 2 listed)9550 Kearny Mesa Road, San Diego — $166 (cheapest of 2 listed)1047 N Johnson Ave, El Cajon — $158 (cheapest of 3 listed)9890 Pacific Heights Blvd, San Diego — $142 (cheapest of 3 listed)11211 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego — $139 (cheapest of 6 listed)4455 Federal Blvd, San Diego — $138 (cheapest of 3 listed)201 S El Camino Real Ste B, Encinitas — $130 (cheapest of 5 listed)8016 Broadway, Lemon Grove — $129 (cheapest of 2 listed)6225 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego — $126 (cheapest of 4 listed) San DiegoEl CajonChula VistaSpring ValleySolana Beach
20 km $126 cheapest · $238 dearest

San Diego by size, 10x30 the dearest

Unit sizes in this market, by area, coverage and price
SizeSq ft LocationsCheapest TypicalDearest Typical spread
5x5 2523 $43$84 $167 91%
5x10 5025 $66$114 $240 88%
5x15 7518 $86$138 $296 72%
10x10 10024 $117$177 $407 100%
10x15 15024 $138$242 $618 92%
10x20 20025 $145$306 $610 87%
10x25 25010 $194$350 $568 80%
10x30 30018 $235$429 $766 100%

Cheapest branch, size by size

  • 5x5 $46 at 2 branches, 477 Stevens Ave, Solana Beach among them
  • 5x10 201 S El Camino Real Ste B, Encinitas, at $69 of 25
  • 5x15 4455 Federal Blvd, at $100 of 18
  • 10x10 6225 El Cajon Blvd, at $126 of 24
  • 10x15 4455 Federal Blvd, at $176 of 24
  • 10x20 8016 Broadway, Lemon Grove, at $145 of 25
  • 10x25 8016 Broadway, Lemon Grove, at $218 of 10
  • 10x30 8016 Broadway, Lemon Grove, at $235 of 18

Advertised online rates at 25 Public Storage locations, read . Refreshed weekly.

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Carlsbad runs 19% under San Diego, 39 km away

Nearby markets and their median 10x10, by distance
Market Distance Median 10×10 vs San Diego
Carlsbad, CA 39 km $143 -19%
Irvine, CA 115 km $178 +1%
Where these numbers come from. 167 advertised prices read from Public Storage's own published listings across 25 locations, last checked 2026-08-27.

Online rate vs regular rate. Every listing publishes two figures. Measured across thousands of observations, the regular rate is 1.5× the online rate at the median, with 88% inside 1% of that and none outside 1.40–1.60×. That is a pricing rule, not a second quote. The online rate is the promotional price for booking on the web; the regular rate is what the unit reverts to. Budget on the regular rate. Comparisons here hold the basis constant, so the gap between locations is real either way.

These are advertised rates for new rentals, not quotes — Public Storage states prices are not guaranteed and they move with availability. Insurance, admin fees and limited-time offers are not included.

How this is measured. The sampling, the percentile method and the rules for withholding a figure are set out on the methodology page. The figures are published as CC BY 4.0 and may be reused with attribution.

Cite this. Storage Price Index (2026). Public Storage unit prices in San Diego, CA — from $43. Read 2026-08-27. CC BY 4.0. https://storagepriceindex.com/storage/san-diego-ca/