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A typical active Airbnb in Escondido, CA earned $44,000 in the 12 months to Sep 2026, with the median listing booked 41% of nights and an average nightly rate of $274 in Sep 2026.
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A typical active Escondido Airbnb earned $44,000 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $90,768, about 2.1× that. The bottom 25%, which includes rarely booked listings, averaged $2,882.
$2.9k
Bottom 25% average
$44k
Typical listing
$90.8k
Top 25% average
1-bedroom homes are the most common in Escondido (43% of listings).
| Bedrooms | Share of listings | Nightly rate | Occupancy | Est. revenue/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 4% | $138 | 58% | $29,228 |
| 1 bedroom | 43% | $136 | 53% | $26,092 |
| 2 bedrooms | 16% | $275 | 42% | $42,400 |
| 3 bedrooms |
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The best three months, Jul, Apr and Jun, brought in 34% of a typical Escondido listing's revenue over the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Jul brings in 2.2× as much as Jan
Typical monthly revenue per listing, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
92026 has the highest gross yield of the 4 Escondido zipcodes we rank, at 5.6%, with typical revenue of $45,929 a year.
Ranked by gross yield (typical yearly revenue ÷ median home value), last 12 months. 1 zipcode has fewer than 20 listings or incomplete data and isn't ranked.
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The median Escondido home is worth $842,305 (Zillow, Aug 2026), up 0.4% in a year. At typical revenue that's a 5.2% gross yield, before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
The 10 largest operators in Escondido each ran 3 or more listings as of May 2025.
and 3 more
Escondido ranks #32 of the 60 California markets we track by gross yield.
| # | Market | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twentynine Palms, CA | 11.9% | $29,362 | |
| 2 | Coachella, CA | 11.5% | $50,071 | |
| 3 | Palm Desert, CA | 11.4% | $61,533 | |
| 4 | Joshua Tree, CA |
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A typical active Airbnb in Escondido, CA earned $44,000 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The median listing was booked 41% of nights, and the average nightly rate was $274 in Sep 2026. Against a median home value of $842,305, that's a 5.2% gross yield before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
A typical active listing earned $44,000 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $90,768 and the bottom 25% $2,882. Estimated by size: 1-bedroom about $26,092; 2-bedroom about $42,400; 3-bedroom about $73,222 and 4-bedroom about $93,130 a year.
The typical listing was booked 41% of nights in the 12 months to Sep 2026, from 67% in July to 21% in January.
Based on 278 Escondido short-term rental listings tracked by Chalet, with data through Sep 2026. Home values come from the Zillow Home Value Index.
Airbnb data sites count different things. Some average every listing, including ones that are rarely booked; some use a whole metro area instead of the town; some use a calendar year. We show typical figures for active listings in Escondido over the last 12 months, and label each number with what it counts. Compare like with like before comparing sites.
| 13% |
| $408 |
| 49% |
| $73,222 |
| 4 bedrooms | 14% | $556 | 46% | $93,130 |
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| 5 bedrooms | 9% | $844 | 52% | $158,891 |
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Estimated revenue = nightly rate × occupancy × 365, last 12 months.
| Month | Revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Revenue a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $2,702 | 37% | $256 | |
| Nov 2025 | $2,852 | 40% | $275 | |
| Dec 2025 | $2,792 | 35% | $263 | |
| Jan 2026 | $2,494 | 21% | $282 | |
| Feb 2026 | $2,612 | 34% | $269 | |
| Mar 2026 | $3,973 | 48% | $271 | |
| Apr 2026 | $5,016 | 43% | $280 | |
| May 2026 | $4,279 | 43% | $292 | |
| Jun 2026 | $4,479 | 58% | $312 | |
| Jul 2026 | $5,528 | 67% | $304 | |
| Aug 2026 | $3,865 | 52% | $274 | |
| Sep 2026 | $3,408 | 41% | $260 |
Of guests from the top 10 cities, 79% live within a day's drive.
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| 10.9% |
| $37,732 |
| 5 | Indio, CA | 10.5% | $53,281 |
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| 6 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 10.4% | $39,002 |
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| 7 | Yucca Valley, CA | 10.2% | $36,548 |
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| 8 | Sugarloaf, CA | 9.8% | $28,800 |
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| 32 | Escondido, CA (this market) | 5.2% | $44,000 |
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July; April and June earned the most, bringing in 34% of a typical listing's revenue in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
$842,305 as of August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Index), up 0.4% in a year.
1-bedroom homes make up 43% of listings, earning an estimated $26,092 a year.
The top origin cities are Los Angeles, CA (7.8% of guests); San Diego, CA (7.5% of guests) and Phoenix, AZ (2.0% of guests). Of guests from the top 10 cities, 79% live within a day's drive.
Chalet tracks 278 short-term rental listings in Escondido, CA, with data through Sep 2026.
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