In San Jose, Default, the average short-term rental earns $12K per year and books at a $60 average daily rate.
The average active short-term rental in San Jose earns $12K a year, booking at an average daily rate of $60 per night. Both figures are trailing-twelve-month averages across every active San Jose listing on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.
From October 2025 to October 2026, San Jose short-term rental revenue is up 63.4% and the average daily rate is up 3.2%.
San Jose's Revenue Growth subscore is 55 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 95.
Revenue Growth is the year-over-year change in RevPAR (revenue per available rental), counting only properties booked in both periods so new and delisted listings can't skew it. San Jose's RevPAR is up 12.3% from October 2025 to October 2026.
It is benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.
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How a typical listing's monthly revenue rises and falls across the year.
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The average active San Jose short-term rental earns $12K a year.
San Jose's market-wide average daily rate is $60 per booked night.
San Jose's average daily rate is up 3.2% from October 2025 to October 2026, now $60 per booked night.
San Jose short-term rental revenue is up 63.4% from October 2025 to October 2026, averaging $12K per active listing.
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