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A typical active Airbnb in Tahoe City, CA earned $66,638 in the 12 months to Sep 2026, with the median listing booked 37% of nights and an average nightly rate of $509 in Sep 2026.
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A typical active Tahoe City Airbnb earned $66,638 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $90,014, about 1.4× that. The bottom 25%, which includes rarely booked listings, averaged $3,934.
$3.9k
Bottom 25% average
$66.6k
Typical listing
$90k
Top 25% average
3-bedroom homes are the most common in Tahoe City (38% of listings).
| Bedrooms | Share of listings | Nightly rate | Occupancy | Est. revenue/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2% | $213 | 52% | $40,672 |
| 1 bedroom | 8% | $281 | 50% | $51,283 |
| 2 bedrooms | 15% | $417 | 46% | $69,835 |
| 3 bedrooms |
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The best three months, Dec, Jun and Jan, brought in 30% of a typical Tahoe City listing's revenue over the 12 months to Sep 2026.
May–Jun beat a year earlier; Aug was 41% 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.
The median Tahoe City home is worth $1,297,737 (Zillow, Aug 2026), up 8.4% 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 Tahoe City each ran 7 or more listings as of May 2025.
and 3 more
Tahoe City ranks #41 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 |
A typical active Airbnb in Tahoe City, CA earned $66,638 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The median listing was booked 37% of nights, and the average nightly rate was $509 in Sep 2026. Against a median home value of $1,297,737, that's a 5.1% gross yield before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
A typical active listing earned $66,638 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $90,014 and the bottom 25% $3,934. Estimated by size: 1-bedroom about $51,283; 2-bedroom about $69,835; 3-bedroom about $70,263 and 4-bedroom about $82,271 a year.
The typical listing was booked 37% of nights in the 12 months to Sep 2026, from 65% in July to 18% in April.
Based on 378 Tahoe City 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 Tahoe City over the last 12 months, and label each number with what it counts. Compare like with like before comparing sites.
| 38% |
| $495 |
| 39% |
| $70,263 |
| 4 bedrooms | 28% | $649 | 35% | $82,271 |
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| 5 bedrooms | 8% | $950 | 25% | $88,169 |
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Estimated revenue = nightly rate × occupancy × 365, last 12 months.
| Month | Revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Revenue a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $5,593 | 30% | $436 | |
| Nov 2025 | $5,138 | 23% | $457 | |
| Dec 2025 | $7,434 | 42% | $557 | |
| Jan 2026 | $6,095 | 43% | $518 | |
| Feb 2026 | $5,642 | 46% | $548 | |
| Mar 2026 | $4,661 | 27% | $503 | |
| Apr 2026 | $4,318 | 18% | $473 | |
| May 2026 | $5,319 | 26% | $473 | |
| Jun 2026 | $6,614 | 52% | $590 | |
| Jul 2026 | $5,718 | 65% | $619 | |
| Aug 2026 | $5,070 | 46% | $582 | |
| Sep 2026 | $5,036 | 37% | $509 |
and 3 more
| 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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| 41 | Tahoe City, CA (this market) | 5.1% | $66,638 |
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$2,785,000
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December; June and January earned the most, bringing in 30% of a typical listing's revenue in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
$1,297,737 as of August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Index), up 8.4% in a year.
3-bedroom homes make up 38% of listings, earning an estimated $70,263 a year.
The top origin cities are San Francisco, CA (16.9% of guests); San Jose, CA (4.3% of guests) and Los Angeles, CA (3.2% of guests).
Chalet tracks 378 short-term rental listings in Tahoe City, CA, with data through Sep 2026.
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