Market Report · Updated 2026-07

Southern California Short-Term Rental Market Report

Average nightly rate, occupancy, and annual revenue across 241 Southern California cities in 31 regions — with peak-season and regulation context for property owners weighing an Airbnb or short-term rental.

Key findings

Median nightly rate

$225

Median occupancy

72%

Median annual revenue

$60,000

Cities analyzed

241

  • Highest nightly rate: Hidden Hills (San Fernando Valley) at $620.
  • Highest occupancy: Westchester (Westside LA) at 80%.
  • Highest annual revenue: Hidden Hills (San Fernando Valley) at $147,000.
  • Most affordable entry: Banning (Inland Empire) at $42,000 typical annual revenue.

Averages by region

RegionCitiesAvg nightly rateAvg occupancyAvg annual revenue
Westside4$37471%$94,250
Greater Los Angeles5$34173%$90,600
Central Coast3$33572%$89,667
Westside LA7$32775%$87,857
San Diego7$31576%$86,714
Coachella Valley5$30471%$79,600
North San Diego County4$28973%$75,500
South Bay16$29371%$75,375
East LA3$25876%$71,333
Orange County37$25872%$67,973
Central LA5$22974%$62,200
Foothill Cities5$23472%$62,000
San Fernando Valley27$23971%$61,963
San Gabriel Valley31$22871%$59,000
Northeast LA4$21873%$57,750
Ventura County8$20870%$53,250
Inland Empire31$20271%$52,290
South LA4$19971%$51,500
Gateway Cities14$19971%$51,214
High Desert3$18770%$47,667
Southeast LA5$18370%$46,200

City-by-city data

Each city links to its full market and regulation profile.

Westside

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Malibu$56568%$133,000June - September
Playa del Rey$34072%$88,000June - September
Marina del Rey$33572%$86,000June - September
Culver City$25573%$70,000Year-round

Greater Los Angeles

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Beverly Hills$56569%$145,000January - March (awards) & June - August (summer)
Santa Monica$38074%$104,000June - September
Los Angeles$27576%$75,000Year-round with peaks June - August and awards season (Feb-Mar)
West Hollywood$25073%$69,000Year-round with Pride peak in June
Long Beach$23573%$60,000June - September, with convention-driven spikes year-round

Central Coast

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Santa Barbara$36072%$99,000June - October, Film Festival (February)
Pismo Beach$35572%$96,000June - September
Solvang$29071%$74,000May - October, December

Westside LA

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Bel Air$55065%$130,000Year-round luxury demand, awards season peaks
Pacific Palisades$42574%$115,000Year-round, peak June - September
Venice$37579%$108,000Year-round, peak June - September
Brentwood$32575%$89,000Year-round, strongest spring through fall
Westchester$20580%$60,000Year-round (airport demand is constant)
Mar Vista$21575%$59,000Year-round, peak June - September
Palms$19576%$54,000Year-round (transit-accessible demand)

San Diego

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
La Jolla$42576%$118,000Year-round, peak June - September
Coronado$39575%$108,000Year-round, peak June - September
Del Mar$36574%$99,000July - September (racing season), year-round beach tourism
Pacific Beach$27578%$78,000Year-round, peak June - September
Solana Beach$28573%$76,000Year-round, peak June - September and racing season
Hillcrest$23577%$66,000Year-round, San Diego Pride (July) peak
North Park$22576%$62,000Year-round, San Diego beer week and festival peaks

Coachella Valley

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Rancho Mirage$31071%$83,000November - April
Palm Springs$31572%$81,000October - May, with extreme peaks during Coachella (April)
La Quinta$30571%$81,000November - April
Indian Wells$30071%$80,000November - April
Palm Desert$29071%$73,000November - April

North San Diego County

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Encinitas$33572%$86,000Summer & year-round coastal demand
Carlsbad$33072%$85,000Summer & spring (Flower Fields bloom)
Oceanside$25573%$70,000Summer (beach) & year-round (military)
Escondido$23573%$61,000Summer & school holidays (Safari Park peak)

South Bay

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Rolling Hills Estates$50570%$132,000June - September, year-round weekend retreats
Rolling Hills$49570%$126,000Year-round luxury demand, summer coastal season
Manhattan Beach$38573%$101,000May - September
Hermosa Beach$35572%$96,000June - September (summer beach)
Rancho Palos Verdes$33572%$86,000June - September, whale watching season (December - April)
Redondo Beach$33072%$84,000June - September (summer beach)
Palos Verdes Estates$33072%$83,000June - October
El Segundo$32572%$82,000Year-round (corporate demand driven)
Inglewood$24573%$66,000NFL season (Sep-Feb) & major events
Torrance$23573%$61,000Year-round (corporate) with summer beach peaks
Signal Hill$23573%$59,000June - September, Long Beach event weekends year-round
Hawthorne$18570%$47,000Year-round (aerospace/LAX driven)
Gardena$18570%$47,000Year-round (casino/LAX driven)
Lawndale$18570%$47,000June - September, year-round LAX demand
Lomita$18570%$47,000June - September
Carson$17570%$42,000MLS season (March - October), year-round port traffic

East LA

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Los Feliz$28577%$80,000Year-round, Greek Theatre season April - November
Silver Lake$26576%$73,000Year-round, strongest March - October
Atwater Village$22574%$61,000Year-round, spring and fall strongest

Orange County

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Laguna Beach$38571%$99,000June - September (summer and art festival season)
Dana Point$36072%$98,000June - September
Newport Beach$36573%$97,000June - August & holiday weeks
Seal Beach$35572%$96,000June - September
San Clemente$34072%$89,000June - September
Coto de Caza$37562%$85,000Year-round luxury demand, spring and fall strongest
Anaheim$26578%$80,000Year-round with peaks during summer, spring break, and holidays
Irvine$26075%$72,000June - September
Villa Park$25573%$71,000Year-round (Disneyland nearby), spring and fall weekends
Ladera Ranch$26572%$70,000June - September (summer family travel), year-round weekends
Tustin$25073%$68,000June - September
Yorba Linda$25073%$68,000May - September
Los Alamitos$25073%$68,000Year-round (military travel steady)
Westminster$25073%$67,000Year-round (Lunar New Year peak)
Huntington Beach$24573%$66,000June - September
Laguna Niguel$24573%$66,000June - September
San Juan Capistrano$24573%$66,000March (Swallows), June - September
Trabuco Canyon$26567%$65,000Spring and fall (hiking season), year-round weekends
Costa Mesa$24573%$64,000Year-round (retail & arts events)
Brea$24573%$64,000Year-round (business travel driven)
Rancho Santa Margarita$24573%$64,000May - September
Fullerton$24073%$63,000Year-round with summer and holiday peaks
Garden Grove$24073%$62,000Summer & holidays (Disneyland peak)
Orange$24073%$62,000Year-round (diverse demand), Angels season, Chapman events
Mission Viejo$23573%$61,000June - September
Buena Park$23573%$61,000June - September, October (Scary Farm)
Aliso Viejo$23573%$61,000June - September
Laguna Hills$23573%$61,000June - September
Fountain Valley$23573%$59,000June - September, holiday weekends
Lake Forest$23073%$58,000June - September
Stanton$22072%$58,000June - September
Cypress$21572%$57,000June - September
La Habra$21572%$57,000June - September
La Palma$21074%$57,000Year-round (Disneyland drives constant demand)
Santa Ana$21572%$55,000Year-round (government & tourism)
Placentia$20572%$52,000June - September
Laguna Woods$18570%$48,000Year-round (family visits steady), summer for beach proximity

Central LA

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Hancock Park$27574%$74,000Year-round, museum exhibition peaks
Echo Park$23575%$64,000March - October, Dodger season spikes
Koreatown$22578%$64,000Year-round (24/7 culture ensures consistent demand)
Mid-City$22575%$62,000Year-round, major museum exhibition peaks
Vernon$18570%$47,000Year-round weekday (industrial worker demand)

Foothill Cities

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
La Canada Flintridge$30571%$82,000Year-round (JPL steady), spring (Descanso peak)
Montrose$23073%$61,000Year-round, holiday event season peaks
La Crescenta$22573%$60,000Year-round, strongest spring and fall hiking seasons
Altadena$21572%$57,000December (Christmas Tree Lane), May - September
Sunland-Tujunga$19570%$50,000Spring and fall hiking seasons, year-round equestrian

San Fernando Valley

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Hidden Hills$62065%$147,000Year-round luxury demand, awards season (January - March)
Woodland Hills$31071%$83,000Year-round
Calabasas$30571%$81,000May - October
Encino$30571%$81,000Year-round
Sherman Oaks$29571%$76,000Year-round
Tarzana$28571%$72,000Year-round (entertainment industry)
Studio City$28571%$71,000Year-round
Porter Ranch$25573%$71,000Year-round (family relocation + corporate)
Glendale$25073%$68,000Year-round
Burbank$24573%$66,000Year-round (entertainment industry driven)
Northridge$24573%$65,000August - June (academic calendar)
Granada Hills$24573%$65,000May - September
North Hollywood$24073%$62,000Year-round (entertainment industry)
San Fernando$21072%$53,000Year-round (studio work driven), summer tourism
Van Nuys$19070%$50,000Year-round (airport/civic driven)
West Hills$19071%$49,000Year-round, spring hiking season peak
Lake Balboa$18572%$49,000Spring - Fall (park recreation season)
Reseda$18570%$48,000Year-round (location-driven)
Chatsworth$18570%$48,000March - October (outdoor recreation)
Panorama City$17573%$47,000Year-round (medical and worker demand)
Mission Hills$18071%$47,000Year-round, mission tourism peaks spring and fall
Sun Valley$17573%$47,000Year-round (working traveler demand)
North Hills$18072%$47,000Year-round, CSUN academic calendar peaks
Canoga Park$17572%$46,000Year-round, summer outdoor recreation peak
Pacoima$17571%$45,000Year-round (working traveler demand)
Arleta$17571%$45,000Year-round (working traveler demand)
Sylmar$18070%$44,000Year-round (medical/VA driven)

San Gabriel Valley

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Bradbury$48570%$122,000Year-round luxury demand, stronger in spring and fall
San Marino$30571%$81,000Year-round
Claremont$30071%$79,000September - June (academic calendar)
Pasadena$26574%$73,000Year-round with spikes during Rose Bowl, Rose Parade (Dec-Jan)
South Pasadena$28571%$71,000Year-round
Diamond Bar$25073%$68,000Year-round (business travel driven)
Arcadia$23573%$61,000March - June (racing season), October - December
Sierra Madre$23573%$61,000March - October
Glendora$22572%$60,000May - September
Rowland Heights$22572%$60,000May - September
Monrovia$22072%$60,000May - October
Hacienda Heights$22572%$60,000Year-round (temple tourism driven)
San Gabriel$22072%$58,000March - October
Monterey Park$22072%$58,000March - October
Duarte$22072%$58,000Year-round (medical travel driven)
Walnut$21572%$56,000Year-round (school visit driven)
Alhambra$21572%$55,000Year-round (food tourism driven)
Covina$21072%$53,000Year-round with summer family travel peaks
West Covina$21072%$53,000May - September
La Verne$20572%$52,000Graduation season (May) & fall semester
San Dimas$20572%$51,000June - September (Raging Waters season)
Temple City$20572%$51,000Year-round (food tourism driven)
Montebello$19570%$51,000Year-round (event-driven)
El Monte$19070%$50,000May - September
Azusa$19070%$49,000May - September (outdoor recreation)
La Puente$19070%$49,000Year-round (business driven), September LA County Fair
Baldwin Park$18570%$48,000Year-round (industrial travel)
Irwindale$18570%$47,000Year-round (business travel), event weekends
South El Monte$18570%$47,000Year-round (mixed demand), summer recreation season
City of Industry$18070%$44,000Year-round (business travel)
Rosemead$17570%$43,000Year-round (food tourism steady)

Northeast LA

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Mount Washington$23572%$62,000Year-round, clear-weather weekends strongest
Highland Park$21574%$58,000Year-round, strongest spring and fall
Glassell Park$21573%$57,000Year-round, spring and fall strongest
Eagle Rock$20572%$54,000Year-round, college event spikes

Ventura County

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Ojai$32571%$84,000Year-round wellness tourism, spring and fall peak
Camarillo$21572%$57,000Year-round, shopping holidays and summer peak
Moorpark$20570%$52,000Fall pumpkin season, spring strawberry season, year-round weekends
Thousand Oaks$19570%$51,000Year-round (biotech business) & spring-fall hiking
Oxnard$19070%$49,000Summer & Channel Islands season (Apr-Oct)
Simi Valley$18070%$46,000Year-round (Reagan Library) & spring-fall hiking
Ventura$18070%$44,000Summer & year-round coastal demand
Fillmore$17567%$43,000Spring and fall events, film production periods

Inland Empire

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Chino Hills$24573%$64,000May - September, year-round corporate
Temecula$22572%$61,000March - November (wine season)
Beaumont$22572%$60,000October - May
San Jacinto$22072%$60,000Year-round (casino steady)
Loma Linda$22072%$60,000Year-round (medical travel steady), academic calendar peaks
Pomona$22072%$59,000September - October (LA County Fair), May - June (graduation)
Eastvale$22072%$59,000Year-round (relocation + corporate)
Redlands$21572%$57,000Summer and winter (mountain access seasons)
Murrieta$21572%$57,000Spring-Fall (wine country season)
Yucaipa$21572%$56,000September - November (apple season), June - August
Upland$21072%$54,000Winter (ski season) and spring-fall (hiking season)
Menifee$21072%$54,000May - October (wine country peak)
Rancho Cucamonga$20572%$52,000Year-round with peaks in spring and fall
Corona$20572%$52,000Spring-Fall (outdoor & spa season)
Ontario$20572%$51,000Year-round (convention & airport driven)
Norco$20572%$51,000Spring and fall (equestrian events), year-round horse tourism
Rialto$19570%$51,000Year-round (logistics driven), concert season at Glen Helen
Riverside$20572%$50,000March - October
Perris$19070%$49,000March - October (skydiving/outdoor)
Hemet$19070%$49,000March - October (outdoor recreation)
Highland$18572%$49,000Year-round casino demand, winter ski season, summer lake season
Montclair$18573%$49,000Year-round, Cal Poly events and convention periods
Moreno Valley$18570%$48,000Year-round (military & logistics)
Chino$18570%$48,000Year-round (air show peaks)
Jurupa Valley$18570%$48,000Year-round (airport/industrial)
Colton$18570%$48,000Year-round (medical/business travel driven)
Grand Terrace$18571%$48,000Year-round (medical visitor demand is consistent)
San Bernardino$18570%$46,000Summer & winter (mountain resort seasons)
Fontana$18070%$45,000NASCAR event weekends & year-round logistics
Lake Elsinore$18070%$44,000April - September
Banning$17570%$42,000October - May

South LA

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
West Adams$21573%$57,000Year-round, USC events and football season
Leimert Park$20572%$54,000Year-round, cultural festival peaks
Lynwood$19070%$49,000NFL season (September - January), year-round airport demand
Compton$18570%$46,000Year-round (steady)

Gateway Cities

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
La Mirada$21572%$57,000May - September, event-driven year-round
Bellflower$21572%$57,000Year-round (location-driven)
Whittier$21572%$56,000Year-round with spring and fall peaks
Cerritos$21072%$54,000Year-round (event-driven)
Downey$21072%$53,000Year-round (diversified demand)
Norwalk$21072%$53,000Year-round (transit-driven)
Lakewood$20572%$52,000Year-round (business travel steady)
Commerce$19570%$51,000Year-round (casino and outlet driven), holiday shopping season
South Gate$19070%$50,000Year-round (Azalea Festival spring peak)
Artesia$19070%$50,000October - March (wedding season), year-round cultural events
Paramount$18570%$48,000Year-round (steady)
Pico Rivera$18570%$47,000Year-round (event-driven peaks)
Hawaiian Gardens$18070%$46,000Year-round (casino driven), holiday weekends
Santa Fe Springs$17570%$43,000Year-round (industrial demand steady), swap meet weekends

High Desert

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Hesperia$19570%$51,000October - April (pleasant desert weather)
Twentynine Palms$19070%$49,000October - May
Victorville$17570%$43,000Weekends (Vegas travel) & spring-fall

Southeast LA

CityNightly rateOccupancyAnnual revenuePeak season
Cudahy$19070%$50,000Year-round (budget traveler steady)
Bell$18570%$47,000Year-round (business travel steady)
Maywood$18570%$47,000Year-round (budget LA traveler steady)
Bell Gardens$18070%$45,000Year-round (casino driven), major poker tournament dates
Huntington Park$17570%$42,000Year-round (business travel), quinceañera season (spring/summer)

Methodology

Figures represent typical well-managed 2–3 bedroom short-term rentals and are aggregated from GnG Vacation’s Southern California management and revenue-analysis data, cross-referenced with public short-term rental market sources (AirDNA, Key Data) as of 2026-07. Individual property results vary with size, location, amenities, and management quality. Occupancy and nightly rate reflect professionally managed listings.

Cite this report

This data is free to reference. Please attribute to GnG Vacation and link to the source:

GnG Vacation, “Southern California Short-Term Rental Market Report” (2026-07). https://www.gngvacation.com/southern-california-airbnb-market-report

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