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A typical active Airbnb in San Luis Obispo, CA earned $54,851 in the 12 months to Sep 2026, with the median listing booked 55% of nights and an average nightly rate of $285 in Sep 2026.
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A typical active San Luis Obispo Airbnb earned $54,851 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $102,756, about 1.9× that. The bottom 25%, which includes rarely booked listings, averaged $6,933.
$6.9k
Bottom 25% average
$54.9k
Typical listing
$102.8k
Top 25% average
1-bedroom homes are the most common in San Luis Obispo (45% of listings).
| Bedrooms | Share of listings | Nightly rate | Occupancy | Est. revenue/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 5% | $143 | 63% | $32,934 |
| 1 bedroom | 45% | $226 | 52% | $43,267 |
| 2 bedrooms | 29% | $349 | 59% | $74,540 |
| 3 bedrooms |
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The best three months, Jul, Apr and Oct, brought in 28% of a typical San Luis Obispo listing's revenue over the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Jun beat a year earlier; Aug was 27% lower
Typical monthly revenue per listing, Oct 2025–Sep 2026, against the same month a year earlier
No year-earlier data for Oct–Mar yet.
93401 has the highest gross yield of the 2 San Luis Obispo zipcodes we rank, at 5.2%, with typical revenue of $56,758 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 San Luis Obispo home is worth $1,086,045 (Zillow, Aug 2026), up 1.8% in a year. At typical revenue that's a 5.1% gross yield, before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
The 10 largest operators in San Luis Obispo each ran 3 or more listings as of May 2025.
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San Luis Obispo ranks #42 of the 60 California markets we track by gross yield.
| # | Market | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twentynine Palms, CA | 16.5% | $40,675 | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree, CA | 16.1% | $55,698 | |
| 3 | Yucca Valley, CA | 15.3% | $55,134 | |
| 4 | Coachella, CA |
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A typical active Airbnb in San Luis Obispo, CA earned $54,851 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The median listing was booked 55% of nights, and the average nightly rate was $285 in Sep 2026. Against a median home value of $1,086,045, that's a 5.1% gross yield before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
A typical active listing earned $54,851 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $102,756 and the bottom 25% $6,933. Estimated by size: 1-bedroom about $43,267; 2-bedroom about $74,540; 3-bedroom about $99,906 and 4-bedroom about $95,948 a year.
The typical listing was booked 55% of nights in the 12 months to Sep 2026, from 63% in July to 42% in January.
Based on 260 San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo over the last 12 months, and label each number with what it counts. Compare like with like before comparing sites.
| 12% |
| $571 |
| 48% |
| $99,906 |
| 4 bedrooms | 7% | $849 | 31% | $95,948 |
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| 5 bedrooms | 3% | $1,263 | 36% | $164,477 |
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Estimated revenue = nightly rate × occupancy × 365, last 12 months.
| Month | Revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Revenue a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $4,935 | 59% | $266 | |
| Nov 2025 | $4,679 | 55% | $285 | |
| Dec 2025 | $4,369 | 46% | $273 | |
| Jan 2026 | $3,977 | 42% | $257 | |
| Feb 2026 | $4,116 | 50% | $256 | |
| Mar 2026 | $4,783 | 55% | $283 | |
| Apr 2026 | $5,190 | 59% | $291 | |
| May 2026 | $4,206 | 50% | $298 | |
| Jun 2026 | $4,410 | 58% | $332 | |
| Jul 2026 | $5,194 | 63% | $342 | |
| Aug 2026 | $4,447 | 56% | $330 | |
| Sep 2026 | $4,545 | 48% | $298 |
Of guests from the top 10 cities, 84% live within a day's drive.
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| 13.3% |
| $57,693 |
| 5 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 12.3% | $46,154 |
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| 6 | Sugarloaf, CA | 12.0% | $35,095 |
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| 7 | Three Rivers, CA | 11.7% | $64,767 |
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| 8 | Crestline, CA | 11.1% | $39,934 |
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| 42 | San Luis Obispo, CA (this market) | 5.1% | $54,851 |
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July; April and October earned the most, bringing in 28% of a typical listing's revenue in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
$1,086,045 as of August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Index), up 1.8% in a year.
1-bedroom homes make up 45% of listings, earning an estimated $43,267 a year.
The top origin cities are Los Angeles, CA (7.4% of guests); San Francisco, CA (5.5% of guests) and San Diego, CA (4.7% of guests). Of guests from the top 10 cities, 84% live within a day's drive.
Chalet tracks 260 short-term rental listings in San Luis Obispo, CA, with data through Sep 2026.
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