Big Bear Lake, California has 2,650 active short-term rental listings that earn an average of $45.5K per year, with 37% average occupancy and a $394 average daily rate.
Big Bear Lake short-term rental market summary
Big Bear Lake's short-term rental market has 2,650 active listings as of October 2026. The average active listing earned $45.5K in revenue over the trailing twelve months. Listings were booked 37% of nights they were available at an average daily rate of $394. RevPAR (daily rate weighted by occupancy) was $144. From October 2025 to October 2026, revenue is up 52.4%, occupancy is up 9.2%, ADR is down 13.5%, RevPAR is down 1.1%, and active listings are down 37.6%.
Big Bear Lake, California scores 48 out of 100 on AirDNA's Market Score, a 40-to-100 scale benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.
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The average Big Bear Lake short-term rental earns $45.5K in annual revenue. Earnings vary by property type, bedroom count, and channel. See the Revenue chapter for a full breakdown.
Big Bear Lake's average revenue per listing is up 52.4% from October 2025 to October 2026, now averaging $45.5K a year.
Big Bear Lake runs 37% annual occupancy across 2,650 active listings. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly trends and segment splits.
Big Bear Lake's short-term rental occupancy is up 9.2% from October 2025 to October 2026, currently averaging 37% of available nights booked.
The average daily rate (ADR) in Big Bear Lake is $394 per booked night. RevPAR, daily rate weighted by occupancy, is $144. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly pricing patterns.
Big Bear Lake's average daily rate is down 13.5% from October 2025 to October 2026, now $394 per booked night.
Big Bear Lake scores 48/100 on AirDNA's Market Score (a 40-to-100 scale), which weighs rental demand, revenue growth, seasonality, regulation, and investability across 120K+ tracked markets. See the Analyst's Take above for the subscores that drive it.
There are 2,650 active short-term rental listings in Big Bear Lake as of October 2026. See the Supply chapter for channel split, property managers, and supply trends.
This page is refreshed monthly. It was last updated on November 5, 2026 and reflects completed short-term rental market data through October 2026. "Last updated" is when AirDNA last refreshed the page; the coverage month is the most recent full month of data behind those figures.
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