In San Mateo, Default, the average short-term rental earns $8.9K per year and books at a $168 average daily rate.
The average active short-term rental in San Mateo earns $8.9K a year, booking at an average daily rate of $168 per night. Both figures are trailing-twelve-month averages across every active San Mateo listing on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.
From July 2025 to July 2026, San Mateo short-term rental revenue is up 9.2% and the average daily rate is down 6.5%.
San Mateo's Revenue Growth subscore is 59 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 52.
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 Mateo's RevPAR is down 0.5% from July 2025 to July 2026.
It is benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.
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The average active San Mateo short-term rental earns $8.9K a year.
San Mateo's market-wide average daily rate is $168 per booked night.
San Mateo's average daily rate is down 6.5% from July 2025 to July 2026, now $168 per booked night.
San Mateo short-term rental revenue is up 9.2% from July 2025 to July 2026, averaging $8.9K per active listing.
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